From: Francis Hwang <sera@...>
Date: 2005-03-19T01:40:15+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Texas Hold'Em (#24)


On Mar 18, 2005, at 9:41 AM, Ruby Quiz wrote:
> YOU: Okay, I was going ask what character to use for 10, but I guess 
> 'T' is it.

T is what people usually use for 10 when discussing the hands online.

> YOU: Why he stayed in with only the 4 and 2 of diamonds? That's just...

This is a bit of didacticism nobody wants, but: 42s is a pretty lousy 
starting hand, but maybe:

1. You're in the button or one off, late position makes a lot of 
marginal hands playable.
2. You were in the big blind and nobody bet over the blind, or you were 
in the little blind, and you figured that the small amount you'd have 
to pay to see the flop would be worth it.
3. You're on an exceptionally loose-passive table, so maybe you won't 
have to pay much to draw to a flush or low straight, and when you do 
nail your hand you'll be able to raise to make your bet payoff. These 
tables do happen, though if you're being televised, your opponents are 
probably all better players than this ...
4. Or maybe you're going in with the occasional pure, ludicrous bluff, 
hoping to show terrible cards at the end to advertise the fact that 
you're looser than you actually are.

Francis Hwang
http://fhwang.net/