Larryvillain
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Silver Level
The phrase "in a vacuum" is used to explain making decisions in a poker hand. It refers to decisions that are optimal in one particular hand (say, if it was the one and only hand you will ever play) versus the description of plausible outcomes over the course of a larger sample (What decision or strategy produces the most return over the course of playing a situation say, 1000 times). It's a very simple concept, but is hard to think about in in these terms, probably due to our short-term attachment to winning every hand that we play, as opposed to thinking in terms of which strategy earns the most return in the long run. I'd like the advice of someone that is experienced with this concept that can articulate it and perhaps give a few examples. Any thoughts are welcome and appreciated.