How can I use the equities that PokerStove generates?
This a very difficult question to answer completely. The idea that you can take a pure equity number and use it to directly generate a strategy is certainly incorrect. When it comes to strategy, PokerStove is much better suited to dealing with all-in decisions. When there is significant play left in the hand, there are two scalar values which should drive your decision making process. First, what is the chance that you have the best hand. Second, what is the chance that a winning draw will give you the best hand. Beyond that, the playing characteristics of your opponents should greatly inform how you play. PokerStove does none of that. This is bad and good. It is bad because it is very difficult to use it to generate strategies – should you raise for a free card? It is good because what you are getting is very clear and easily understandable. There is no real uncertainty in the meaning of the equities generated, only what to do with them. Understanding how to use those equities is the
