Re: preflop equity
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A 3% edge against 8 people is small, you need MANY hands to overcome the variance.
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These are just the pokerstove numbers. You're completely ignoring this in terms of playing poker. We have position (+ev) and we are the best, or one the best players at the table (assumingly) (+ev).
Our edge here is more than 3%.
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That is part of my point of not playing these hands. We are better players, and are essentially playing showdown poker due to the hugeness of the pot, you are having to call with underpairs to the turn and maybe river, and call with runner runner draws, which may not even be good if they hit.
I agree position helps a little in this situation (ie. if it gets capped to you on the flop and you have nothing you can fold), but if it is 2 bets to you on the flop what is your position do for you, you have the odds to call with any runner runner draw. That is not using our superior poker skills optimally IMO and is unnecessarily asking for big swings in bankroll. Most players go ON TILT sometimes regardless of their skill levels, and this is just the type of pot that can cause this, which also somewhat reduces the EV of playing.
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