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and, as per the example, i'd be very inclined to fold after being bet into with more 1 or 2 more callers around (example didn't give details). .... also, i'd be a little concerned that the paired A or K on turn wouldn't be good.

with all due respect, the fact that % improves on turn is very nit-ish..... the turn often changes everything anyway. then i'm extremely worried my pair A/K isn't good.

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All of that is beside the point. The point is, he doesn't understand the basic concepts. He's the one who said you shouldn't call and used 12.7% as a significant figure. Why present such a nitish figure, and then fail to supply any detail at all about the really important things? The point is, he can't make his point. He claimed the chances would be going down on the turn and that is a reason for folding. Now that I know it's not, then how do I separate fact from fiction? If I'm a beginner I can't, and so the book doesn't help me. If I can figure out where the book's wrong, then I wouldn't be a beginner, and I wouldn't need the book.