+EV Starting Hands

[StellarWind]

[ QUOTE ]
The discrepancy you see results from the fact that the pokerroom stats are taken over ALL players -- which includes primarily losing players.

[/ QUOTE ]
This also leads to biases that distort the relative EV of different starting hands.

Weak and unschooled players overestimate the value of certain hands compared to other hands. Two categories that come to mind are offsuit blackjack hands and offsuit connectors. Fish play these hands more often and in more dangerous ways than other starting hands of similar value. The result is probably greater losses and lower measured EV for the more popular hands.

I'm not sure these giant databases serve any useful purpose for the practical winning player. I've never thought of one.