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 === Defense ===
-The hand lock prevents you from defending, which is the biggest risk of declaring riichi. Often, the reward is worthwhile (i.e., it's often best to keep tenpai instead of defending). But if the risk of dealing in is greater than riichi's extra value, then it can be a bigger point of concern.
+The hand lock prevents you from defending, which is the biggest risk of declaring riichi. Often, the reward is worthwhile. Even without riichi, it is often best to keep tenpai instead of defending. But if the risk of dealing in is greater than riichi's extra value, then it can be a bigger point of concern.
 For example, say it is South 2, you are in 2nd place, 1st place is 16000 points ahead, but 3rd is catching up. You shouldn't riichi with an otherwise [[pinfu]]-only hand, since the extra 1000-1900 points will not impact placement, but dealing into 3rd can cause you to drop down placement.