Very common situation sjclar.

Feel that there may have been some missing information about the relative hand strengths 'hot and cold' here, the odds are around 60/40 of course (depending on shared suits), but I am sure that many inexperienced players feel they should win far far more than that.

Certainly agree with not giving free lessons at the table - right here at the Poker Strategy Forums is the right place for helping each other improve our games!

Cheers, Mark