Re: One day I will learn how to play 10/20 LO8
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why do people raise in the CO with 97s? J9s? etc
you have position and a decent hand.
i understand that in o8 there are a lot of flops where you are seemingly drawing only to a chop.
just look at the equity between KKT9 and A2 XX, you might be shocked, with position, I'm not folding here and I think its a SMALL leak to do so.
stop being nits! gambol.
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I hadn't noticed this post until buzz responded but I think it is very well put.
The playability of a hand is a function of it's strength AND position.
When you get as late as the cut-off, the bottom end of your opening distribution should consist of decently coordinated high hands. Badly coordinated high hands are still unplayable, and well-coordinated high hands are not at the bottom.
The analogy with 97s is perfect imo. Is it a good hand? Not really. Is it good enough? I think so.
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