(OT) Strasser says coinflips early are ok.

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yeah AL,

a good example of what i think strasser is discussing here is the idea of something like when a villain opens 3x bb and gets 4 callers, you can be happy to shove JJ even if you get called by AQ. dont be afraid of a spot like that. i think that signifies his point well here in that you should be willing to do that to pick up the chips early, or if you flop a straight+flush draw, dont be afraid to c/r AI and get called by donkey with TP and race for it, etc...

make more sense now?

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But there is one important factor in your example hands that the author doesn't necessarily address, which is that you are the one doing the shoving, so you're giving yourself a good opportunity to win some chips without a coinflip showdown. The sense I get from the passage is that he's saying don't be afraid to call shoves early on if you're pretty sure that it's a coinflip.