PBP: Renton Theorem zohmygod

[AllTheCheese]

I think Old School's criticisms on page 1 are spot-on. However, I think the whole central idea of Renton's thread (as I understand it) anyway, is great. For a solid poster I knew on another forum, this was like his mot. In NLH, the pot odds themselves are almost irrelevant during the early/middle stages of the hand. It's the IMPLIED odds on your plays that determine which plays are "good" and "bad"

Example: TAG button open-raises and you're in the BB with K8 offsuit. Considering the current EV, you should def. at least call, if not raise. So why is it conventional wisdom to muck this hand? It's because the hand plays so poorly on later streets. K8 off suit has a lot of reverse implied odds.

This hand is somewhat different than the ones Renton posted, but I think it's a similar idea.