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As a physicist and engineer, I am the same way about thinking something is pointless until I see the practical use for it.

I had to learn all my college math 2 times. Once to pass a math course,...

(Surely, we can find better terminology than "I've blown these guys off.")
It's great that you're thinking about your opponent as an individual, and not a generic amalgamation of the player pool...

The hand with 55:
You're on the BTN, so acting IP... not the expected case for opening UTG.
Albeit, against SB, this may be moot, but that assumes SB's range vs a BTN open is the same range vs. a...

Well then, I stand corrected.

Thanks!

EDIT:
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What is this:

Umm... no. No, not at all. You have more information and fewer to act behind you unless UTG.

Check your tracking software and see if you're +$$ playing { 66, 55 } from UTG.
Please share.

I'm not trolling. I'm genuinely curious.

In general, I'd suggest that if you're making money with...

88 UTG at 6-max is probably a solid open. 77 is probably a fold, but can be an open if the table is fishy. I don't think 66- will ever be a profitable open UTG 6-max.

Just to put it out there,...

Those set-mining hands are quite difficult to make money from when you're OOP. They're probably quite near 0 EV, even when played perfectly, much like suited connectors.

These hands are brilliant...