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Originally Posted by r8ed
What's the difference between 22 and 99?
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Set over set
Stronger straight value
Better chance of winning unimproved
44 is a better hand than 33 which is a better hand than 22. Large hand databases have validated this...
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Originally Posted by edudlive
The stack size reply was true, but I find that at 25NL, not enough people are sitting with deep enough stacks to call the larger raises and make it worth it when you hit
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...and many of these same players won't go stupid broke with just a pair.
IMHO, calling raises with a PP to hit a set for more than 5% of the money isn't a no-brainer in the current online games. Particularly NL100 and up.
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