Statistics and your % of coming out of the hand a winner are vital to the way you play your hand. If you feel like gambling, well, that's totally different, but I prefer the statistics, even though at times I myself gamble as well. For example: you have 5S6S, your opponent has ADQD. The flop comes: 3S, 7D, AS. Now, you have 12 cards that can make your hand. all the 4's, and all the spades. your opponent, he needs running diamonds to 'make' his hand, or just needs to avoid the 12 cards that help you. statistics would put this in a coin flip situation, but i would rather be the guy sitting w