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Originally Posted by btl981
I guess my question is how strong is that hand in a spot like that?
On the turn more times that not its a pretty strong hand, on a scale of 1 to 100, I would say its somewhere between 60 and 75, as the only hands beating you are 88, 67, and A2.
On the river its one of those hands that with all things considered is pretty close. These drive people nuts, but because it is so close, its not a huge mistake no matter which choice you make. Its more or less a coin flip choice in a vacuum. Maybe a little more towards his hand winning, but not a lot, like 55/45 in the villains favor.
The betting line your villain took is pretty much the same if he hit the str8 on the turn or two pair with the 8. So on the river, its either a str8, bigger boat or air.