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As
discussed in Chapter 4, special considerations apply to the blind
opener who must decide whether or not to call the blind raiser.
This situation can be reduced to mathematical consideration to a
greater degree than most other forms of poker. The following table
gives the odds against the blind opener being able to defeat the
blind raiser with various draws.
On any hand better than a medium pair you should raise.
Comment: The pot usually offers 4 to 1. It will be seen that the
usual plays stand to lose. However, the figures are complicated
by the high cards in the hand that may pair.
The same principles apply to straight draw poker when you are next-to-last
man and everyone but the dealer is out.
Every additional opponent reduces the odds in your favor on a particular
hand. But every additional opponent has to put his money into the
pot, thus increasing the odds you are getting for your own money.
All poker calculations come to the same thing, though in varying
degree: If you had the high hand to begin with, you figure to win.
The more players there are against you, the fewer pots you will
win but the more you will win each time you win the pot, and in
the long run you still show a profit.
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