Very simple PF question: AJo

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Although new to internet poker (I occasionally play on my friend's account at PP $25NL), I still feel that internet poker isn't THAT much different than live.

My buddy (who is far less experienced, doesn't play half as much as I, nor reads anything and plays seldom) had AJo in the BB. This is PP $25. An EP raised and everyone folded to him. EP is unknown with 100BBs.

I recommended fold. He told me we probobly wouldn't see a hand as good as that for a while. I attempted to explain the gap concept from TOP and found that I had difficulty explaining the concept. Can anyone give a fairly good, simple explanation?

[Hoopster81]

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Can anyone give a fairly good, simple explanation?

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easy fold, enough said

[wtfsvi]

Just explain him he will never win a big pot with AJ against an EP raiser's range unless he flops broadway or AAJ. He ought to be able to understand that.

[WhiteWolf]

Tell him he is OOP, and his hand is easliy dominated by many of the types of hands the EP raiser may have.

Also tell him hand strength is relative. AJo is a good hand, but not in the scenario where it is facing a PF raise from EP. He's in that situation here, his strong hand has actually gone way down in value.

HTH,

The Wolf

[trevor]

1) OOP
2) AJ vs. raise easily dominated in this scenario
3) Gap concept-need a better hand to call(re-raise) than you need to open the pot yourself with

The 'relative strength' of your hand comment was a good one. Me likes.

[theben]

fold because its hard to hit your hand and break somebody as they also hit thier slightly worse hand