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Originally Posted by Rain Man
How often does the best hand not win? I presume you're talking about someone bluffing and getting a good hand to fold, which seems like it would be exceedingly rare. If I have a good hand, I'm playing it to the end.
Note that I don't play poker, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.
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That is essentially what I am talking about. But the best hand not winning no doubt occurs more often than you might think, especially among amateur players.
For instance if the board reads Ace, 8, 3, K, J and you are holding a King/Queen, how comfortable are you that you are going to win? Especially if the other player has been betting hard and representing an Ace even though they just have a pair of 8s. Or if the flush possibility is also out there, you are even more uncomfortable. Obviously the decision to call or fold to a final bet in front of you depends on the amount of the bet, how much you have already committed to the pot, and how the action played out, but you can never be too sure. In this case, you will probably be playing your pair of kings to the end. But imagine you only have a pair of Jacks. Now you are really uneasy about your hand even though you have had the other player dominated since the turn card. The intricacies that go into the game are a large part of what makes it enjoyable.