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Originally Posted by powder_8s
I understand your setting. It's also how I have been mostly playing it. Here is my question. I feel like I'm playing purely not to foul. My hands end up so weak that I get scooped often anyway. I also find that I am often catching an over card next.
Not fouling must be balanced with making hands that
prevent scooping.
You want to build to allow for royalties, while blocking scooping, and preventing fouling.
The priority between avoiding a foul, Blocking a scoop, or going for royalties is based on your analysis of your opponents hand, dead cards for yours, and when 3 or 4 way, the likelyhood of other fouls, etc etc.
It is *way* too complicated for simple "if/then".
Quote:
Originally Posted by powder_8s
How about setting like this? I have been avoiding playing to many cards in the top while setting. I'm wondering if it really is not such a bad play here though.
23
58
T
Plan for next card 2-3 goes top, 4-9 middle T+ bottom.
I don't like this at all.
NEVER pair the TOP with a non-royalty pair if the MIDDLE does not already have a pair to support it.
I avoid pairing even royalty cards on top without support in the middle, unless I'm expecting to get scooped anyway AND there is a substantial chance of making a supporting hand in the middle (such as a straight).
For top, in the INITIAL set, I'll want to place a single card that could make a royalty pair, so long as that placement does not incur a high risk of fouling. For instance, I won't place a high card like K or A on top in an initial set, but I'll certainly put a J or Q up there if there is at least a K or A to put in the middle to support it.
The ONLY time I put a non-royalty card on TOP in the INITIAL set, if if that card would block development of a strong middl e(or bottom) hand, such as:
4
J
T
A
5
In this initial set, I hoping to possibly improve to flush over flush or straight over flush - the next two draws will tell how this may go - but to allow for the possibility, I place the weak 4
on top, so I don't block the others.
Of course, if the next couple streets present pairs for middle/bottom I'll change direction and go that way instead.
A tough choice would be if the 4
came on 6th street, and would be very dependent on the opponent(s) hands, my dead cards, etc.
Last edited by AlienBoy; 04-04-2013 at 06:04 PM.