TOP: Fundamental Theorem discussion.

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"I'll give an example that might clarify the difference. I was watching a re-run of the 2004 WSOP ME last night. Down to 3 tables and the last 19. 1 more player had to go before they could finish the session. Josh Arieh raised J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG pre-flop and got a couple of callers. Flop is A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Josh pushes for an over bet of about 200% of the pot. An English guy on the BB calls all-in with AJo. Josh had him just covered.

Josh is openly disgusted with the call. "You called with Ace-Jack?!? What you look down and see Ace-Jack and think 'Wheeeeee let's go'?". Manners aside, I think he had a right to disgusted. Now maybe Josh had a tell and the dude put him on a draw. Maybe he had been psuhing people around all session and the dude decided to take a stand, but for the sake of argument suppose Josh had just sat down at the table."

People don't usually open bet the flop for 200% of the pot with a hand that's really strong here, such as AK, a set or a straight. The bb most likely realized that and can then call with AJo expecting to be ahead frequently.