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Committing Chips With the Worst of It; or, A Lesson in Equity

Several years ago when I was still relatively new to poker, I made a post on a forum that I used to frequent where I moaned about continually getting my chips in as a favorite only to have my opponent suck out on me.

Some of the forum’s members told me that if I were getting my chips into the middle of the virtual felt with the best of it often enough, I would win many more chips than I would lose in the long run. But one poster told me — and I remember his post word-for-word — “if you’re only getting your chips in good, then you’re doing it all wrong.