People ask more questions about preflop strategy than anything else. When to raise. How much to raise. How to vary raise sizes. When to limp. When to reraise. What hands to play from early position.

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Imagine that every time you made a royal flush and someone moved all-in on you you folded. It is a ghastly mistake and one that costs you money, but improving to a royal flush is so rare that even if ...