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[QUOTE="fletchdad, post: 1622696, member: 65205"]
Yes, and there are a number of other things to consider as well. Like hands that do not go to showdown. Why dont they? For example, I know both blinds are tight, and I have 2 7o on the button, and I shove or bet (this is hypothetical, and many factors would have to be considered, but in the right situation, I am doing this). One of them may wake up with AA-QQ or AK, but mainly not. So I am "gambling" not that my hand is good, but rather that their hands are not. But it is not a gamble really, as I know they will fold often enough to make it +ev in the long run. Many more example possible, such as going over the top as SB or BB and the button is stealing often, and so on. As long as these decisions are made on information you have gathered, the odds offered etc. then they are decisions with a certain amount of risk, but IMO not "Gambling". I am interpreting gambling as being an outcome based purely on random luck. And if you play using reads, math, odds, position, etc. then the randomness has been greatly reduced. The gambling factor is greater when your opponents play purely on luck, since they will not react on what you do, but rather on what they have and how much donkey blood is in their veins.
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