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Re: weird 77 hand

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but if it's a bet or lose then you must bet. it's that simple.

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This is flat wrong. If the odds of winning the hand are less than the pot odds (or implied odds, if there's any chance a worse hand will call) then betting is wrong.

Re: weird 77 hand

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but if it's a bet or lose then you must bet. it's that simple.

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This is flat wrong. If the odds of winning the hand are less than the pot odds (or implied odds, if there's any chance a worse hand will call) then betting is wrong.

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again... geez. you are, of course, correct in your statement. i should then say that in this case - because there is a reasonable good chance, better than pot odds, that hero's bet will take it down - then he should bet.

man, this is a tough crowd! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Re: weird 77 hand

Check, UTG has Ts wahoo, he won't fold to a river bet.