Strategy Notes
This is the multiway version of the aces lesson. The ace hand is still premium, but two rundowns divide the deck into many more dangerous runouts, forcing the favorite to fade both high-connected and low-connected board families.
The takeaway is not to stop playing aces aggressively. It is to understand how quickly equity spreads out when multiple coordinated hands enter, especially when they do not block each other's main straight paths completely.
What to Learn From This Spot
- Aces lose a large amount of equity when two live rundowns join the pot.
- Different rundown bands can attack different board families.
- Multiway preflop edges are often much thinner than heads-up edges.
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