Re: Good power play or silly risk ?
Sean, it isn't about "hoping for a coin flip." It is about putting your opponent on a range of hands, determining your odds, and determining pot odds. Once you can compare those odds, you'll know if someone is offering you a good bet. If someone rolls a six-sided die, and offers you 4:1 payout if a "6" falls, BUT only takes bets of $1000, you take the bet. Sklansky talks about future situations that might be more +EV. Well, true, so find a gap between true odds and pot odds that is acceptable to you. Good players notice these slight edges and take them. With 88, true odds have you around 51%, Pot odds recommend a call at 42%. I think that gap is wide enough for me.
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