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- From: kubey@sgi.com (Ken Kubey)
- Subject: Re: Is 4-of-a-kind a Pat Hand?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.211841.9434@odin.corp.sgi.com>
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 21:18:41 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.152406.27514@pmafire.inel.gov> cdm@pmafire.inel.gov (Dale Cook) writes:
- >
- >It would depend on how you had been playing the particular game, wouldn't
- >it? If you had been playing very loose, and been called on a couple of
- >bluffs, perhaps standing pat with four of a kind could be a good play.
- >On the other hand, if you were playing tight, drawing might be a better
- >play, to give the appearance of drawing to a straight or flush or even
- >two pair.
- >
- >Probably the best answer is "it depends". It depends on the other players
- >and how you think they perceive you. This kind of question underscores the
- >importance of understanding your opponents.
-
- I think you should always draw to 4-of-a-kind. It doesn't matter
- who you are playing with or how you've been playing.
-
- The only reason to stand pat would be to deceive the other players,
- but drawing one card is *much* more deceptive. You could have
- anything from a four-straight to four-of-a-kind. When you start
- betting heavily after the draw, it could be because you are bluffing
- with *nothing* or that you drew into a good hand.
-
- By standing pat, you are telling the other players "You better fold
- and save your money unless you draw to a straight or better."
-
- I think it's a decent idea to stand pat *once in a while* with
- two pair or 3-of-a-kind to mess with the other players minds.
-
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