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Mahjong Hand Reads: Irime Case 1

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Opponent Call timings: Chii 2s => cut south Chii 2p (tsumogiri) => cut second 7p I had a pretty interesting South 4 push / fold decision recently, with the potential for an even more interesting set of reads. I'm going to start by analyzing the dealinrate of 7p (at the time it was pushed) and 1m , and then make a conclusion on the discard choice. Incentives Let's start by analyzing the all last incentives. Our competitor declares riichi from 1st place, temporarily dropping to 2nd place from the riichi stick cost. They declare riichi into two pretty threatening 1 call hands, suggesting that they have no yaku and a good wait. The dealer has called for a seeming honitsu hand in the dora suit, with a lot of suit overflow. The green dragon is live, and the red dragon and east are once cut. They cut 7p into the ippatsu turn risking last place, likely indicating tenpai with a valuable hand. With so many tiles in their suit cleared, the only remaining ryanmen is 14s. The dealer...