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Old 06-25-2007, 11:00 AM
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Default Re: Suited stuff, enough odds? 40 at the Borg

One of the general lessons that I learned from Stox's book is that with an issue like this there are often balancing forces. One of the biggest mistakes we make as "thinking, advanced players" is to only offer 1 point when defending a play, when that point automatically has a balancing effect. I consider this a major leak.

True, players will tend to play paint cards in these games, but this is mitigaed for the last few players that enter a multi-way pot. Also, when low cards come out, simple overcards, which constitute a larger range as compared to overpairs will not be paying off multiple bets on big streets, especially if coordinated boards come. And 1 more: players that are more likely to tighten their ranges to premium hands are also much more likely to play better postflop.

All of these points mitigate the point of having more "low cards in the deck" and mean that you shouldn't spew preflop with mediocre/weak drawing hands, unless you have specific reads on the situation.
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