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Game: No-Limit Hold'em | Format: Cash Game | Blinds: 1/2 | Effective Stacks: 25 bb. Why do suited connectors like 8♠ 7♠ lose significant value as stacks become shorter (e.g., 25 bb)?

1. The profit mechanism of 'implied odds' is defunded
2. They have lower raw equity than offsuit broadways
3. The bunching effect makes them weaker
4. They are more likely to be dominated

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