Re: Matusow\'s O8 article
It's rare that Mike can make a str8 from his 3 cards here without being beaten by a flush. So he must be looking to win primarily with pair(s).
While I think the perspective is worth pondering, as Buzz said, I certainly don't think a 3 card non-flush hand OOP is the one to do it with.
One more thing I haven't seen mentioned, is how the cap inflates the pot and encourages chasers. An A235 hand can call a flop as bad as 5JQ here and probably show a small profit by sometimes makeing 3 fives, aces up, a backdoor wheel or low.
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