[Big Dave D]

Buzz,

I don't want to say that random hand simulations are useless...because they are not...but in terms of hand playability, especially in a game like PLO, they are a poor guide. For example, the ds med rundowns do so well in the game, because when the pot is big you (ideally) are either against an insane overplayed AA type; in ok shape vs a set/two pair; crushing a similar hand with your freerolls. You are *not* normally stacking vs another made flush, or being rivered for a one pair kind of hand that in reality your foe would not see, which are some of the ways the random hand showdown wins.

This is why hand dbs are so valuable, and why although I often disagree with Pete so much in "play of hands" scenarios here I often think he is posting mischeaviously, I have the utmost respect for him when it comes to starting hand analysis.

gl

bdd