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Old 07-18-2005, 01:05 PM
josh3336 josh3336 is offline
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Default Wouldn\'t it be fair.....

Wouldn't it be fair to raise any unopened pot with a hand that is statistically in a certain level that is less then the percentage of the table you represent?

Ok maybe I didn’t word that right because I wasn’t positive how to but I’ll give an example.

Ok say you were UTG in a ten handed game, wouldn’t it be fair to raise with A-8s since it’s statistically in the top 10 percent of hands and you make up 10 percent of the table?
I don’t know maybe I have a huge error in my thought process but I was just wondering?
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Old 07-18-2005, 01:08 PM
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Default Re: Wouldn\'t it be fair.....

Your logic is flawed by the fact that your hand will, in all likelyhood, be called and dominated by better cards whenever someone possesses a hand of a higher caliber.
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Old 07-18-2005, 01:16 PM
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Default Re: Wouldn\'t it be fair.....

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Ok say you were UTG in a ten handed game, wouldn’t it be fair to raise with A-8s since it’s statistically in the top 10 percent of hands and you make up 10 percent of the table?

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Position matters. There's more of a chance that there's a better hand behind you when you're UTG than if you're in the CO or Button.
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Old 07-18-2005, 01:18 PM
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Default Re: Wouldn\'t it be fair.....

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Wouldn't it be fair to raise any unopened pot with a hand that is statistically in a certain level that is less then the percentage of the table you represent?

Ok maybe I didn’t word that right because I wasn’t positive how to but I’ll give an example.

Ok say you were UTG in a ten handed game, wouldn’t it be fair to raise with A-8s since it’s statistically in the top 10 percent of hands and you make up 10 percent of the table?
I don’t know maybe I have a huge error in my thought process but I was just wondering?

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You'll, in all likelihood, either win a small pot or lose a big one.
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Old 07-18-2005, 01:40 PM
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Default Re: Wouldn\'t it be fair.....

One concept that a lot of people miss with regards to hand strength is that most hands don't go to showdown. If some guy calls you in LP with QTs you are a pretty big favorite but when the flop comes J83 with a flush draw for him he's going to end up taking it down more often than you will.

You want to raise PF when you have a good chance of winning post flop, and a huge part of that is position. Bloating up a pot that you are unlikely to be able to win without seeing a very cheap showdown when you are OOP is pretty bad practice.
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