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Poker Articles

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Metagame Considerations

Poker Helper, Jun 2007

When many people analyze poker situations, they analyze hands as if they are independent from each other. The reality of poker, though, is that hands do not happen independently of each other. Instead, hands occur over the span of a session, and against commonly encountered foes, hands occur over the span of multiple sessions. What happens during a specific hand affects the results of many hands yet to happen; thus, when making decisions, you need to consider the impact not only on the hand in question, but also on hands yet to be played. Considering what will happen in future hands is a game within a game. As a result, such considerations are referred to as metagame considerations. Metagame considerations are important in both cash game play and tournament play. ...

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