The Schooling Concept--My Way
You may have heard of the "schooling concept." I want to illustrate another level of the schooling concept.
Fish like to travel in schools. If you ask any poker players what type of player they'd love to play against, they'll tell you instantly that they want to play the "fish." Unfortunately, a lot of fish together in a school can make your life misery.
Take this for example: AA against a random hand is an 85-15 favorite to win the hand. I like those odds. Now, look what happens as the number of players increases, each with garbage and a random hand:
AA vs. 2 random hands: 71% to win.
AA vs. 3 random hands: 62% to win
AA vs. 4 random hands: 54% to win
AA vs. 5 random hands: 49% to win
AA vs. 6 random hands: 43% to win
The point is that while you're getting your money in with the best of it, playing against a couple fish is great--playing against a table full of fish might not be that great.
Fish like to travel in schools. If you ask any poker players what type of player they'd love to play against, they'll tell you instantly that they want to play the "fish." Unfortunately, a lot of fish together in a school can make your life misery.
Take this for example: AA against a random hand is an 85-15 favorite to win the hand. I like those odds. Now, look what happens as the number of players increases, each with garbage and a random hand:
AA vs. 2 random hands: 71% to win.
AA vs. 3 random hands: 62% to win
AA vs. 4 random hands: 54% to win
AA vs. 5 random hands: 49% to win
AA vs. 6 random hands: 43% to win
The point is that while you're getting your money in with the best of it, playing against a couple fish is great--playing against a table full of fish might not be that great.
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