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Originally Posted by zook
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Originally Posted by salsa4ever
the challenge is of course not in the mathematical calculation, but in the estimation of the variables that go into the calculation
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QFMFT. This is why hand reading > > > math. The math is important, but if your pattern mapper's on the fritz, it doesn't do you much good. |
Hand reading is a pure skill.
You make your decisions based on Math alone however. Math starts after hand reading as the hand reading specifies your probabilities to win. Getting 5 to 1 does not automatically make it a call. Only if you think you are better than 5 to 1 to win can you make a good call.
If your hand reading sucks, then as zook says the math will not make you money. (But at least you make correct decisions based on the knowledge you have.)
There is no excuse for deciding your probabilities, using that info to work out that you have a mathematically correct call, and then folding. Ever.
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