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Message: [QUOTE="Eric Salvador, post: 4338025, member: 315501"] I think that you views on luck is just not understanding the math side of the game. Just think of it in this sense. If you're holding 10c9c and the flop comes Jd 7h 2c and your opponent bets a half size pot bet into he's giving you 3 to 1 on your money and 25% pot odds when you call. Even if his range is QQ+ and AKs and AKo you still have 30% equity in the hand allowing you to make a EV+ call. If you took out AK and left him with QQ+ your equity in the hand is 23% giving you a slight negative EV call. Some people will make the call with -2% equity seeing the implied odds. If they hit the gut shot on the turn QQ+ will likely give them a good amount of value and if another club comes on the turn they'll be getting 26% equity. If they completely miss they can either use it as a bluff or easily lay it down. [/QUOTE]