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Old 05-27-2004, 10:09 PM
PairTheBoard PairTheBoard is offline
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Default Re: Median Best Holdem Starting Hand

I'm not sure about that logic Aisthesis. If I was at the 1st of 5 hands I think I'd ask myself, is this hand better than the best hand I can expect to get in the next 4 hands? If it is, wouldn't I want to play it? I believe the Median Best hand ranking goes up like a logrithm rather than linearly, so going by the Median Best Hand criteria I'd think it would encourage you to make the move with a lesser hand than by your method. If that's correct it could make quite a difference. There's also the factor of number of players remaining to act. Seems to me this is worth some thought. I think most people make this decision purely on feel which might definitely be improved on. I know when I get in that situation I'm just guessing.

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