When to play a hand

[fortunesknave]

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Ignoring table position, how do you determine when to play a hand?

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It's difficult to answer your question given this stipulation, because position is such an important factor in determining when to play a hand. It's also one of the few mitigating factors that can be known (i.e., out of context, we don't know how the table or players at the table are playing; we don't know your image at the table; we don't know stack sizes or blinds; we don't know whether this is cash game or a tournament; etc.)

One concept you might want to study is the <u>gap concept</u> . You can do a search on this forum to see it discussed.