Re: Starting a live session
This depends on what game you're playing. For instance, if the game is small stakes, people are generally more loose/passive so you can generally fold your marginal holdings when faced with resistance. At more mid-stakes levels you start to have to call them down. Some games are known for more aggression; and I would adjust accordignly to those as well. If the situation is truly EV-neutral, there is some value in getting the information at showdown. If you do go to showdown, make sure you take note of the whole hand.
Part of solving this problem is also avoiding this situation in the first place. When I first play at a place I am unfamiliar with and don't have an advanced scounting report for, I will generally play slightly more conservatively and take the less variance route if something is EV-neutral. I'll fold things like 33 in the CO if I have the opportunity to open and 77 in EP where I normally go to raise town.
A last good way to avoid this problem is to observe the tables while you're on the waiting list and definitely start paying attention as soon as you sit. This only works well if there's 1-2 tables of the game you're interested running but is a good way to get free information that is vital when everyone appears to be an unknown.
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