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Determining the proper play on the turn
This hand came up in a local WPT event (not the main event for the series) that had a $340 buyin. Everyone started the tournament with $15K in chips and the structure was good with 40 minute blinds. ...
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1answer
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What is the maximal pot bet if one of the players has less chips than minimum raise
Assuming 3 players in a pot limit game.
Dealer has 1000$ in chips
SB has 1000$ in chips
BB has 100$ in chips
blinds are 100/200
SB puts 100, BB is all in with 100 (instead of 200).
if Dealer ...
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3answers
415 views
Balanced Continuation Bet range
Assume a 100bb NL game 6max game. Hero is on the Button on Open raises 3BB with a 55% range
The BB calls (25% range). On a Board Axx a lot of players cbet a large portion of their range (60% - 90%) ...
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3answers
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What is the odd of hitting flush when you have nothing
What is the odd of filling 4 suited cards by river to make a flush? This would be starting from the "flop" in hold 'em, and starting from the fourth card, all of which are suited, in seven card stud.
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4answers
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Are there times when your bets are more important than your cards at poker?
I heard about some players will bet without considering the cards they hold in poker. Can this be true? That is, can they soundly bet against their opponents' cards if they sense weakness and still ...
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5answers
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Inactive player problem: Where should the money be distributed in this situation?
Immagine the situation: Texas Holdem, No Limit.
5 players at the table. At some point in the betting, Player 3 makes a raise and suddenly leaves the table. So, betting may looks like this:
Player 1 ...
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4answers
33 views
Considering Weighted Ranges
When reading about range analysis in books and looking at range analysis tools online it always seems that the ranges are not weighted, is there some reason for this?
What I mean here is that say ...
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8answers
284 views
How do you recognize when you are playing “on tilt”?
Whether its from a series of bad beats or comments made at the table, sometimes we start playing on tilt, and let our emotions get the best of us. This leads to sloppy play, poor decisions, and ...
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2answers
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Adjusting strategy for MTT
I've been playing low stakes SNG's (10-50 participants) for a while and learned to beat the game to such a degree that I can play profitably. However, when I attempt playing in MTTs I rarely make it ...
2
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1answer
45 views
Best playing style for MTT's
When I read the question Quantifying the amount of luck required to win a tournament and the answer to that question I started thinking about different playing styles. Could this method of calculating ...
4
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3answers
201 views
The groups of Sklansky starting hands
Which criterion did Sklansky use when dividing starting hands in groups? Computer generated starting hands seems to show a subjective grouping by Sklansky, doesn't it?
3
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2answers
113 views
1/2 NL: Call this villain's all-in with top pair, ace kicker?
Game is $1/$2 NL Hold'em at the Venetian
Hero (~$200) - Been playing TAG for the first couple hours and went up about $100. Then switched to loose play since I've been wanting to improve that skill ...
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3answers
86 views
Name for limpers that call a pre-flop raise?
I've been watching some videos over at pokerstars.tv and the commentators have a name for limpers that call a later pre-flop raise. I think it was the name of the first (american?) tournament player ...
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3answers
99 views
Equity calculation at brick and mortar poker
Pokerstove is very usefull tool for online players, but when you play live you simply can't use it. Does exist (even aproximate) an algorithm in order to estimate your equity against the range of your ...
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1answer
23 views
Does a poker party always end with one player winning all the chips? [closed]
I've seen some guys playing Texas Hold 'em and each time it ends with one of them taking all the chips on the table. Does it always work that way, or are there some limits?
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2answers
266 views
Whats this “OFC” game that I keep seeing poker players talking about?
What is this "OFC" game that I keep seeing poker players talking about?
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2answers
57 views
Teach poker in a home game
I am a huge poker fan. I played on the Internet for a long time, before my free time completely ran out, however my love for poker didn't and I still enjoy playing the game, and I feel that the best ...
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1answer
40 views
Best Poker sites on net [duplicate]
I just want to ask which is the best online poker there is on the net.
I am currently on Zynga Poker on facebook.Can u please suggest any good poker sites for free
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2answers
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What is the protocol for dealing the “draws” in “draw poker”?
In draw poker, you will initially deal out, say eight hands of five cards each (40 in total), leaving 12 "unseen" cards. Some players will fold, others will choose to draw.
In "The Education of a ...
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1answer
3k views
Minimum re-raise in Hold em
What is the minimum re-raise in Texas hold em? I have heard both that you need to double the previous bet and that the minimum raise is the big blind. Which is it?
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3answers
158 views
Is online poker safe?
I'm sure many of you remember the story of various poker websites being seized by the FBI back in 2011 (such as Full Tilt, Pokerstars etc.) and how the assets of many American players were frozen ...
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0answers
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What happens when you break the “No talk rule”?
I just read the Is trash talking legal in WSOP? question and answer and it made me wonder, what kind of punishment would you get for breaking the no talk rule?
Also, I wonder, do casinos have similar ...
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4answers
79 views
Is it advantageous to buy into a NL cash game at the maximum amount?
Is there an inherent advantage/disadvantage to having a larger stack than your opponent in a cash game? I know it can affect tournament play.
I would think if you expect to have a skill advantage over ...
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2answers
63 views
Moving from online to live games
What are the most important considerations in moving from online to live games? I usually play low stakes SNG with somewhere between 10-50 participants and want to try playing live tournaments with a ...
3
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2answers
82 views
Short stack play - best way to deal with it?
Short stack play - the extreme measures/adaptive game-plan a
short-stacked player will undertake to stay in the game.
The characteristics of this effect/game-plan tends to include higher levels ...
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1answer
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Why Prahlad Friedman's hand called dead againist Ted Bort on WSOP 2010?
First of all, watch this video;
WSOP ME Controversial Hand - Friedman vs Bort (2010)
I really don't understand why Friedman's hand called dead. He said "call" in his last second exactly but the ...
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1answer
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Difference in strategies with stakes?
What difference in strategies should occur as the stakes change. For example in a tournament(888.com| 24x7 Freerolls) , I have noticed that I have decent rank in the initial stage when the stakes are ...
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3answers
178 views
Do I need to change my tactics playing pocket rockets (AA) to maximize their potential? [closed]
When playing AA to maximize the potential return, I tend to bet a lot pre flop but that often leads to just stealing the blinds. Given this fact, should I limp and reraise if I can, given that I've ...
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4answers
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Joining an offline poker league - can being new be used to my advantage?
I plan to join a poker league at a local pub. I'm told roughly 10 to 15 players are involved each week, most of them regulars. While I played in a similar poker league in the same area in the past, I ...
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2answers
52 views
Poker etymological dictionary
Is there a Poker etymological dictionary out there that explains the origin/history of the poker terms? There are many terms in Poker with meanings that are not immediately obvious and it'd be nice to ...
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1answer
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Should you use average value or marginal value when deciding which hands to play?
This example comes from Sklansky: Suppose you are in a very loose wild limit game, where seven players (other than yourself) call for the maximum four bets on every hand. Sklansky then asserts that ...
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0answers
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Is it possible to make profit from Online games? How? [closed]
Is it realistic to think that I can put time on online casinos, invest my money on poker and be always the winner and have profits?
In case, your answer is yes, please tell me how? Is there any books ...
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2answers
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Who has the higher hand: 44 vs. A2 on a JJKK2 board?
I played with my friends yesterday and run into the following situation:
player 1: 4 4
player 2: A 2
table: J J K K 2
Both players have two pairs: J J K K.
However, player 1 have one pair in ...
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6answers
156 views
How is Poker a game of skill?
First of all, I'm a newbie so excuse my stupid question but I have to know :(
I notice a lot of people say this, especially those who play a lot of poker.
I'm not really a poker player, but I know ...
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3answers
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Systematic all-in
This is a theoretical question, following what I have seen in some low blinds cash games. You generally cannot buy-in more than 100BB.
Say at some point, you reached 10,000 BB. All you adversaries ...
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2answers
158 views
Quantifying the amount of luck required to win a tournament
If we disregard deals, players accidentally mucking winning hands, and time-limited tournaments, in order to win a poker tournament, you must win the very last hand of the tournament. In order to win ...
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2answers
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Quantifying the amount of skill required to win a tournament
I was thinking about this topic: Quantifying the amount of luck required to win a tournament And I wondered if there is a way to quantify the relation between skill and final place.
It's seems hard ...
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2answers
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Short stack strategy
In Bodgan's answer to Is it advantageous to buy into a NL cash game at the maximum amount? I read:
There is even a known, mechanical strategy, called short stack strategy, designed to play if you ...
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1answer
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Heads Up NL Holdem: Best strategy against all in every hand
Assume you are playing a NL Holdem tournament heads up. What is the best strategy against these all-in scenarios, and what is the expected win percentage when implementing the best strategy against ...
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1answer
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What if you get a straight flush on flop?
What should be your strategy once you get a straight-flush [not to a high card as A♠or K♠] after flop itself. Keeping in mind the cards in flop are in a row.
Should one start raising ...
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5answers
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Outs counting correction
When we counts outs, we are making the assumption that the outs are not already dealt. This can be correct in the heads up, but I guess that in the full game this will not be correct (due to the ...
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1answer
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Site with beatable PLO rake?
I've just started getting into PLO but have quickly realized the low-stakes games are next to unbeatable because of rake. Apparently paying 2buyins/1k hands in rake is not uncommon.
An example of a ...
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3answers
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Effect of number of players in the probability distribution of poker hands
We have this official rank of hands.
I have a theory (which I do not know how to prove) that the number of players in a texas-hold-em table will affect the probability distribution of the hands.
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0answers
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Easy to remember push/fold/callpush table/formula
I've tried to generate a push fold table that's easy to remember in my head. This is what I've got so far:
Take the highest card:
A = 10
K = 8
Q = 7
J = 6
T = 5
9-2 = Face value / 2
Add the ...
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4answers
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Tough decision on the turn
The tournament has 30 minute blind levels, everyone began with 10K in chips, and the play is 10 handed. At this point the blinds are 200/400 with a 50 Ante. Hero starts the hand with 7825 in chips ...
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4answers
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Strategy Against Aggressive, Maniacal Player
I have just lost 5 buyins against a very lucky aggro monkey (87/65/33). 3 All-In's starting very much a favourite and lost, and a plethora of coolers left me completely tilted. I don't want this to ...
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4answers
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What do you do when you are running bad
I have been running pretty bad recently, I now feel that I have started to play worse as a result. What do you think is the best way to reset yourself so you can start to play better?
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1answer
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Are there any 5-card-draw games with the joker online?
I used to play a lot of this in gardena before holdem became popular. I did find some draw without the joker at poker stars a few years ago, but there were very few games.
Is there any 5-card-draw ...
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3answers
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Poker Rooms Comparison
I am playing at Pokerstars only. Basically there are a lot of tournaments/cash games at PS according to any taste and bankroll.
I am think of creating an account in some other poker rooms.
So what ...
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1answer
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Start playing NL Hold'em or Limit Hold'em?
I am a novice who is beginning to take poker seriously and invest a fair amount of time into improving. Limit holdem seems to be a less complicated game than holdem and seems like it may be easier to ...
