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[QUOTE="Alizona, post: 5931883, member: 444115"]
This is the correct answer, and contemplating Sklansky's theorem is well worth the time spent.

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_theorem_of_poker[/url]

As stated, since we can never know the exact cards our opponent is holding, we can never exactly compute our expected value in a poker hand... the best we can do is assign our opponent a "range" of holdings, and then we can analyze our "expected value" against that range.  We can't do it during a hand because online poker sites will typically have a rule that prohibits such real-time analysis, but we can review our play after our poker session is completed for the day, and this is where we learn how to estimate our expected values against certain ranges by use of a poker equity calculator.  Just run millions of different scenarios and memorize the outcomes, then you'll be a top-level pro.  :-)  It takes years, obviously, to do this.  If it were easy, everyone would be a well known pro, but it isn't easy.  The more time you invest, the better your game will be for it.  Good luck!
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