Film Room: Can Chance’s 5-3 Offsuit Strategy Be Stopped?
Can Chance’s 5-3 Offsuit Strategy Be Stopped?
Our analysts break down the most committed relationship in league history: one man and his favorite hand.
In a sport defined by discipline, Chance has chosen love. Specifically, he has chosen 5-3 offsuit, and he has chosen it again, and again, and he will defend that choice to the Supreme Court of the felt.
Breaking down the tape
Conventional analysis says 5-3 offsuit is among the worst opening hands you can be dealt. Conventional analysis has never sat across from Chance at 11pm explaining, with the calm of a man who has made peace with the universe, that ‘it’s actually a great blocker.’
It connects with the board in more ways than you think. — Chance, every time, about a hand that connects with the board in fewer ways than you think.
Can it be stopped? Our model says yes, easily, on every metric known to mathematics. Our experience says no. You cannot stop a man who has stopped fearing the outcome. For the full statistical horror show, see our Advanced Statistics desk.
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