2-7 What's stonger?

[NYplayer]

a good 3 card draw like 23,24,25,27 or a bad 2 card draw like 457 or 378 or 347? i'm talkign about when stealing or defending the blinds.

[Nomar]

I think a good 3 card draw is stronger by a wide margin.

[Notorious G.O.B.]

I disagree. For one thing you'll be more in control of the hand with a two card draw. When you draw three cards the other guy knows you're pretty weak, obviously.

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I disagree. For one thing you'll be more in control of the hand with a two card draw. When you draw three cards the other guy knows you're pretty weak, obviously.

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without really thinking about it hard I think the strength in a weak 3 card hand is when your up against a player who calls with a 3 card draw in the BB and is capable of folding unimproved. However when you steal and your called, and the opponent is showdown bound, I would rather have 23xxx because the is a chance to improve to a winning hand.

On a related note I'd like to point out once again that stealing blinds is overrated in TD, unless you can run over the blinds.

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[NYplayer]

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On a related note I'd like to point out once again that stealing blinds is overrated in TD, unless you can run over the blinds.

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so you're mucking 478 first in on button?

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On a related note I'd like to point out once again that stealing blinds is overrated in TD, unless you can run over the blinds.

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so you're mucking 478 first in on button?

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sometimes, sometimes not. Its player and field size dependent. Also keep in mind that if 3 players folded to you there is a slightly greater chance that the deck, or the remaining opponents hands are rich with baby cards. Now I'm not a firm believer in the theory of bunching, but I do think it cannot be ignored.

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