Läste Gary Carsons "The complete book of holdem poker" idag och hittade då ett stycke som jag undrar vad ni pokerhajar/fiskar har för åsikt om. (Och det är inte själva boken jag vill diskutera, utan just denna teorin, så jag hoppas jag är på rätt ställe i forumet..)
I kapitlet om odds skriver han följande:
"Raising to thin the field.
There is a popular misconception that a primary purpose of raising before the flop is to drive other players out of the pot, to limit the field. It´s an idea that just keeps getting repeating over and over again in poker books, a mantra to soothe the soul. It´s an idea that is just wrong.
So far I havent found a single Hold´em book that doesnt suggest someplace in the book that you should raise with a hand like A A if your raise will cause others to fold. The idea they all express is that if you can reduce the numbers of opponents, you will increase your chances of winning the pot.
Well, that idea is right. Fewer opponents do mean you have have a greater chance of winning the pot. That´s true whether your hand is A A or 7 2 . Poker isnt about winning pots, its about winning money. With a very strong hand such as A A , you will win the most money when you have as many callers as you can get."
Sådär. Dags att diskutera. Själv är jag inte säker på att jag vill spela AA mot 9 spelare.
Ha det gott!
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