Re: Barron\'s Article.
I don't play live so much anymore, but when I do if I saw an UTG raise from a tight player and 4 callers I cant imagine having positive pot equity. Not only are you going to have to make at least 2 pair to win, the deck is VERY rich in low cards. If I can't have a pair here I dont want to be in it, but if i'm playing a suited connector i want it lower than JTs. There just isnt enough left in the deck for a hand that needs to catch a lot.
The other problem is with calling 2 bets cold. I the situation you decribed on the flop and turn, i would expect the pot to get 3bet about 50-60% of the time and 4bet about 30-40% of the time. If im in a place that allowed 5 bets I wouldnt have even considered calling. Am I just really bad at game selection?
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