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what are the odds of hitting a flush with 2 suited cards before the floop [duplicate]
what are the odds to hit a flush if you hold two suited cards pre flop.
In a tournament 3 guys go all in I was in last position. I had suited 10/J and called as I was getting 4-1 on my money.
was ...
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Poker game notation PGN as in chess
Is there a notation for poker hands, as in PGN for chess? If not can you suggest one.
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What are the betting rounds for badugi?
The rules for Pokerstars Badugi doesn't state what bets are available.
https://www.pokerstars.uk/poker/games/badugi/
Assuming it's BTN/SB versus BB and both decide to keep raising and calling if ...
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Someone else took my cards from the muck
I made a big bet and everyone folds. Following this I mucked my hand and one of the losing players reached into the muck and took my hand to have a look at it. What would be an appropriate remedy or ...
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What are the odds of this? [closed]
Played poker two nights ago and the result ended up being quad kings over quad queens over aces full of kings. it was insane
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Quads sevens 5 times in one night
I got quad sevens five times in 3 hours .
The first three times were within the same round of ten hands.
Without a technical explanation what are the odds of three times in ten hands and five times ...
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texas hold um no limit
IN a texas hold no limit game, my question is this, a player raises, the next player to act pushes all chips across the line and says I call all in. with hands off chips are all chips comitted to all ...
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$2100 High Roller Event #1 hand review
We are at the final table of the high roller event #1 on pokerstars. On the previous hand 'calculer_' lost most of his stack. We are 5 handed.
I will explain the hand with text, but you can also ...
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Which player bets first, relative to the dealer chip, if there are only 3 players left? What about 2?
My understanding, when blinds are involved, is that the following rules apply to "Who Bets First" in Poker:
1) After the cards are dealt, before the flop, the player to the left of the big blind bets ...
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Small stakes $1-$2 $200 Cap - What to do inside straight flush draw?
This is a Monday night game, so players aren't to splashy, everyone is playing pretty tame somewhat of a laggy, passive table. I am able to take advantage with some aggressive
bets and increase my $...
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Etiquette: Why is it rude to ask to see a mucked bluff?
If i call i river bet and the aggressor mucks, why is it bad etiquette to request to see the hand?
I get that the common understanding is that its rude unless you suspect collusion. I also get that ...
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Tie-related question [duplicate]
could you help me out please?
Just saw an episode of High Stakes Poker:
One player went all-in with AK, another one called with AQ. Neither of them made any hand after the river. But they split the ...
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I am so confused with All-In of Limit Holdem [duplicate]
I am so confused with All-In of Limit Holdem. I searched the answer but I could not find any.... Could you please anyone explain me the rules of
Call, Raise, and Complete when the amount of All-in is ...
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Why is it easier to make a flush than a straight with four cards already matching?
In draw poker with five cards, if I have four cards with an open-ended straight draw, why is it a lower probability to get the fifth card for the straight than if you have four cards in a flush and ...
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How does one get comfortable with the honesty of online casinos? [duplicate]
I occasionally play microstake NLHE on PokerStars, and there I've recently witnessed (what feels like) a suspicious number of "unlikely" deals.
The most recent was in a 6-ring game, in which 1 seat ...
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What are the names of these poker games
My family and I play a poker and some of the games we play can't seem to found on the internet, there was no internet around when my dad learnt these because it was the 70's and in Ireland. The first ...
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Showing your cards after your opponent has mucked his
I was recently heads up in a poker game. My opponent bet, and I called. My opponent immediately said nice call and mucked his cards. He then demanded that I show him my hand. I refused because in my ...
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Texas Holdem going all in with cards under your chips
Is it considered a muck or folding your cards if you go all in with your chips and your cards are under the chips. When you push the chips in and your cards in at the same time?
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In a poker game with a double-sized deck, does a "Flush Pair" have a special rank?
Suppose I play a game of 5-card-draw with a relatively large table (>5 players), necessitating that I double the deck with two standard decks. In addition to adding 5-of-a-kind to the hand rankings (...
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What happens to the chips in the middle if someone is disqualified?
I was running a tournament where someone said something sexist to which I pulled them up on, I also told them if they say it again I will DQ them on the spot.
The rest of the night was tense but ...
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Misdeal.....or not?
My question regards a player being dealt 3 cards. (preflop in Texas Hold-em). In this particular situation, a player in seat #7 was dealt 3 cards but failed to notice and immediately speak up. The ...
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In Seven Card Stud, the dealer missed dealing the last cards and shuffles the deck
After the 6th card is dealt (6 player, 3 have folded) the dealer mix in the dead cards and shuffles the deck (the dealer forgot that we had 1 more card coming).
What should happen now?
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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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How to play online horse tournament when you lack knowledge in one of the games?
I really like play h.o.r.s.e and I am pretty good at it.
my problem is that I am a mediocre player at stud. In all the other games I am pretty good (I think I am above average in Holdem, Stud hi/low ...
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Texas Holdem poker software for LAN
Is there any free/paid multi-player (in LAN) poker software available? Please suggest a good one you know.
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Does software exist that will analyze my previous hands and tell me what it thinks I did wrong?
It would be even better if it syncs up with Holdem Manager 2 (I'm very new to Holdem Manager 2) still on the trial trying to learn the program.
I want some assistance on where any holes in my game ...
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what would be the minimum and maximum bets be in 7-card stud with a pot of $1000?
I am writing a short story, set circa 1979, about a home game of 7-card stud. I am familiar with the game and the rules, but I do not know how to state the limited bet structure. This is to be a big ...
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Rank of two-pair hands for low in razz or 7-stud hi-low
Which hand would be ranked the lowest at razz or 7-card hi-low,
two pairs of 2's and 9's, or two pairs of 4's and 5's ??
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My opponent turned his cards over in error
3 players betting, 4 cards on the table.
1st player bets.
2nd player goes all in.
3rd player covers the bet.
1st player covers the bet.
The dealer calls, wrongly, for the players to show there ...
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Mucking cards in holdem
Ok so here is the scenario that played out for me last night, there were three players in the hand preflop. Player 1 pushes all in, player 2 folds, I am going to call...but, player one mucks his hand ...
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Straight vs Three of a kind in flop
I was the one last to act in a hand with T:hearts:8:hearts:. UTG raised to ($3). Everyone else folds and I called.
Flop is J:hearts:9:diamonds:7:spades:. I flopped a straight and he bets the pot $8. ...
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Need analysis of flop bluff shove
I'm playing heads-up in a cash game (only 2 players at the table).
I have 40xBB. The opponent has 60xBB.
I'm BB. I have A♥9♦
The villain min-raises. I raise 5xBB. He calls.
The flop: J♠Q♠K♠
I go ...
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What are good poker books from the last 4 years
I've been out of poker for a few years now. I was a winning @ NL100/200 and small stakes tourney. What would be a worthwhile read since 2015?
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Do older players tend to never bluff?
In cash no limit Hold’em, is there a pattern or behavior that older players don’t tend to bluff?
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Looking for advanced poker tutorial strategies
I have been playing poker for a while and I want to advance to a higher level and understand different strategies for the games. Do you know some good video tutorial or resources about how to advanced ...
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Who gets what and why does a player making three others fold get nothing [duplicate]
Game is Texas Hold'em
Situation:
Blinds 3000 and 5000 with first three players calling 5000. Fourth person, the small blind, goes all in at 6000 the following player being big blind goes all in at ...
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A list of funny / non competetive Poker Variants
I am about to host a small homegame. I am familiar with many variants of poker. From 8 Game over Short deck variants.
Now for a birthday party and fun I am looking for "fun" variants.
Like: everybody ...
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Pretty new to poker, wondering how this hand wins [duplicate]
Hand A: Ace of Spades, Jack of Hearts
Hand B: Four of Hearts, Four of Diamonds.
River: Eight of Diamonds, Seven of Hearts, Eight of Spades, Ten of Clubs, Ten of Spades.
Why does Hand A win?
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Preflop and Flop action with KK
1/1 cash home game with mostly recreational players. Villain (~$200) is loose (opens 80-90% of hands and generally will call opens prefrop with any 2 cards) but the table rarely sees 3-bets, and ...
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What are the best open source bots available for NLHE (2 player and multiplayer) [closed]
Seeing bots that play as well as Libratus and Deepstack is pretty fascinating but, aren't there any good open source implementations available?
I found a couple of reimplementations on GitHub that ...
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mucked or not in texas hold em
Two players,one all in. All five cards are dealt and face up. The winning player shows his hand on top of the mucked cards face up. He did not say fold, but showed his winning hand. Is that a muck?
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How to manage money in the early stages of a poker journey
I am a casual poker player that likes to spend my free time reading on poker strategies, memorizing some statistics and learning the math.
Recently, i have been booking consistent wins in house games ...
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behavior at the poker table after a big bet
So I've seen this a couple times while I was not in the hand, but this recently happened to me in a 1/2 game and I got bet out of a hand where I had a good pocket pair.
Hands starts like this:
SB, BB,...
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Playing low cards in position
Hello I am wondering if it's worth while to play hands like 3h 6d in position, when nobody has raised? I would certainly fold to any pre-flop raises, but what about when nobody raises?
Thanks!
Andy.
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Is this HUD stat profile a nit?
Game is 50NL six max. Villain in early position raises to $1.75 (3.5xBB) pre-flop. All fold up to hero. Hero is on button. Hero's stack is $65. Villain's stack is $50. Hero has Villain on following ...
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Is it legal to play online poker in New Jersey? If so, is it worth it?
If I move from NYC to NJ am I able to play online poker with real money?
I see this old post, but it was asked in 2012 and last edited in 2017. I am asking again in 2019 with the recent changes in ...
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Why can't one add the (outs/possible) fractions of hitting flush on turn or river for the overall chance given 4 suited on flop?
"This means that the total odds for completing a flush - which should matter for example if you're going all in after the flop - are (19.14%) + (19.5%*(1-19.14%)) = 34.96% (the odds of completing on ...
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What is the official procedure for starting a hand in texas holdem heads up?
As a dealer what are the steps I need to perform when dealing a hand during a heads up?
E.g.
Move Button to player 1
Collect BB from player 2
Collect SB from player 1
First card goes to...?
A ...
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Hands when playing Omaha
When playing Omaha If the community cards have 3 nines come up and I hold the 4th nine can I claim four of a kind?
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How does a bad beat jackpot work?
I have been hearing about bad beat jackpots ever since I started playing poker, I am not sure how they work. I have a few questions:
Does the casino give out the bad beat jackpot at a set amount or ...
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