*** HOH volume 1 study group - week 3 - pages 125-195 ***

[Philos]

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In the "Hand Analysis" part, Harrington starts recalling
standard winning probabilities.
He writes:
"2. Pair versus two higher cards. This is the basic "race" situation that you see so often in all-in showdowns in no-limit hold ’em. The pair is about a 55-to-45 favorite. The pair does slightly better if it's close in value to the high cards, by eliminating some straight possibilities. The presence of common suits also helps the pair. (Obviously the unpaired hand is helped slightly if it is suited or connected.)"

In fact, doesn't the presence of common suits helps the OVERCARDS??? Must be a typo.
EV
QcQs 57,165%
AhKd 42,835%

QcQs 56,757%
AhKs 43,243%

anyone noticed that typo?

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You're correct, but your example is a bit confusing.

Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 54,117%
A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 45,883%

Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 56,350%
A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 43,650%

Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 57,165%
A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 42,835%

The presence of common suits helps the overcards.