Re: Stat-reads vs. real reads for multitablers
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Personally I’m VERY careful with players I have less than 50 hands on (unless I watch them openlimp UTG with 75o and real obvious stuff like that), and as of 50 hands the stat-reads become more accurate.
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I don't think that 50 is a magic number at which your stats suddenly become "more accurate." Is there really a significant difference between 49 and 50 hands?
More to the point, though, it's very possible for me to get a hot run of cards over only a 50-hand sample. You might conclude that I'm really loose and really aggressive when, in reality, I'm just getting lucky. It's also possible for me to be incredibly card dead over a 50-hand sample. You might conclude that I'm a nit.
This probably speaks volumes to your point about about how reads are more important than stats. Small sample sizes can be misleading, and lead you to conclude something totally incorrect about a villain.
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