Re: [ba-poker] You've got to know when to fold 'em

[Jeffrey Siegal <jbs(deleted the rest)>]

On Dec 6, 2004, at 23:52, David S. Heller wrote:

>  By teaching someone they should fold 76s and play 76o
> > you cost them much more than you will save them in the
> > short term.   I mean look you *know logically* it is
> > wrong to fold 76s in situations where you should play
> > 76o.
> >
> > Bill
>
> I understand what you are saying, Bill, and I even mostly agree with 
> it - I
> mean, how can 76o be stronger than 76s?  It can't be, except for one 
> thing -
> what if you suck at reading certain situations, so you can't tell 
> where your
> opponent is at?  If such a situation were flush over flush, then 
> mightn't it
> be better to play hands that produce unambiguous flop results - stay 
> in or
> get out?  Perhaps lower EV, but also lower variance.

You can just play 76s as if it were 76o.    That's almost certainly 
better than automatically folding it.  (You'd still fold it if you 
would also fold 76o.)