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Is just calling the big blind a poor strategy?
I came across this quote concerning the Chen Formula:
Just calling the big blind is not a profitable way to play NL Hold'em for the most part.
He is basically saying that you should always ...
4
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2answers
170 views
Should I call opponent's flop re-raise with trips?
I'm looking for some advice on a particular hand I played last night.
1/3 NL.
Villain (~$350) - Playing loose aggressive and seemed like a reasonable/good player overall. Definitely raises more ...
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4answers
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What software to use when playing online?
I want to use some software for online play that would help with better information about my opponents. I think I saw over the years some screenshots with such software, but I don't know their name.
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2answers
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Are seat re-assignments random in multi-table tournaments?
During multi-table tournaments, players are re-assigned to other tables in order to keep minimum number of tables and to have them as balanced as possible. Are there any rules as to which table to ...
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1answer
154 views
Maximizing profit post-bubble
Had a few pleasant games in a particular tourney format: 9max NL normal speed/structure; NTT S-M field (~150); M-L buy-in (~$300); this runs often enough for me to have accumulated a sample of just ...
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2answers
295 views
Why does 555 beat QQQ in this Doyle vs Elezra hand?
I am confused about this video:
Doyle Brunson vs Eli Elezra
Why does 555 beat QQQ? Or I am missing something?
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3answers
161 views
Micro Stakes, playing Big Aces pre-flop against multiple very loose opponents
I'm kinda new to poker online so i'm sorry if my question is kinda silly.
I decided to start building my bank-roll by start playing from micro-stakes, where i'm more comfortable in having some losing ...
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1answer
133 views
Online play analysis software
What software would you recommend for analyzing one's game? I'm talking detailed number-crunching after the session, not online databases like sharkscope or in-game odds calculators (meh).
Is there ...
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1answer
114 views
Most common freerolling situations in holdem?
Player1 K♣T♣
Player2 K♥T♥
Board is A♣ Q♦ J♥ 4♣
This one is most common, what are the few others(most common)?
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3answers
231 views
Heads up NLHE, is it harder to beat rake then full ring?
I don't play HU but tried to play one game at 10NL. I can't remember exact numbers but we both started with 10$ stack and played many hands until I took his all stack. I left table with ~14-15$. Is it ...
3
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1answer
265 views
is there an open source algorithm for a fixed limit holdem
I'm looking for an AI algorithm in any programming language for studying. The simple - the better. I've read that Polaris is the best implementation for a fixed limit holdem so far. I'm looking for ...
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2answers
108 views
Redealing to the board in Pot Limit Omaha
I was watching a repeat of Poker After Dark last night. They were playing Pot Limit Omaha.
Twice I noticed that after someone won, the dealer would drop down the turn and river cards, and then ...
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3answers
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Basic Strategy for Pokerstars ZOOM?
Edit:
With moderator's comment in mind, I'd like to rephrase the question.
What would be some of the basic strategy adjustments and exploitable quirks you would focus on when playing ZOOM?
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3answers
111 views
Interesting Spot in Penny Poker: Overpair vs Nit on Wet Board
One of my students was practicing at the super-low stakes online games, and he came across a hand that ended up a lot more interesting than it seemed on face value. I have my own conclusions that I'll ...
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2answers
143 views
Minimum number of hands required to establish a conclusion about win-rate?
What is minimum number of hands required to establish a conclusion about win-rate at particular level (10NLHE, 30NLHE, etc)?
e.g. You can play 1000 hands and have a win-rate of 53bb/100 but that is ...
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1answer
168 views
How to calculate expected value if I go All-in before flop with AK offsuit
1/2$ 6max NLHE game. I am UTG and I raised by 6$ with AKo. Everybody folded except BB who raised by 11$. Pot is now 20$. Now, if I go All-in my opponet will fold everthing except AA and KK in which ...
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4answers
1k views
Is online poker legal or not in the United States ?
I am just starting to learn Texas holdem, and I've heard that online poker is not legal, and also that it is. Which is it?
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2answers
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Poker hands - betting - best hand [closed]
I know the poket rockets (A A) is the best drawing hand in poker.
But if you see a king in the flop, what strategy would you follow in betting?
Also, which hand do you consider the best hand to ...
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1answer
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How often, and how much, should I bluff on the river when I miss my flush but a possible straight comes?
Playing no-limit hold-em cash game, I am out of position drawing at a flush against one opponent. The river card comes down without completing the flush, but it does complete a potential open-ended ...
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2answers
75 views
About Holdem Manager graphs
When I go to Opponents tab -> Summaries in down right corner I have Group Profile and have option to choose to look different states bar graphs, for example for VP$IP I have these:
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1answer
190 views
What does 'freerolling' mean?
I was reading the most common freerolling situations in holdem, but I have no idea what is being asked. What is Freerolling?
Google wasn't any help (hit too many free rolls vs. freerolling), and we ...
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2answers
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How do I structure the blind levels of a tournament to run for a certain length (on average)?
I'm hosting a poker tournament with 10 people and want it to go on for 3-4 hours. I'm bringing a 500 piece poker set for the event (5 colors). What blind structure should I use for this? In general, ...
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1answer
42 views
HUD states - current or database based
Does poker tracking software like HEM generates HUD states about my current opponents at the table based of current game, or are the states generated from database(all the game I played with those ...
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2answers
697 views
In heads-up Texas hold'em, what starting hands are “above average” pre-flop?
In heads-up Texas hold'em what are the pockets that are "above average" pre-flop?
In other words, what would I need to hold to be infront of two random cards held by the other player?
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1answer
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Does Holdem Manager 2 have built in hand convertor?
Does Holdem Manger 2 have built in hand convertor for posting on forums or I can only copy hand to some online covertor? Also is there some hand convertor that I can download that works with ...
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1answer
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Who wins this game of high low Hurricane with wilds?
In a game of high low Hurricane with deuces and 2 jokers wild, who wins between one player with Ace joker and the other deuce deuce?
Here are the rules we were going by:
Players must declare ...
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3answers
182 views
Is it against the rules to show a hole card during play?
In our home game, players will sometimes reveal a card with two players remaining in the hand to entice the other player to call or fold. For example, with 3 clubs on the board after the river a ...
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1answer
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NL600: River Decision IP vs TAG 3 Barrel
Opponent is a TAG. 23/19/2.8 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~600 hands. He's opening ~23% from MP. I've been playing slightly tighter, around 20/15/1.7 which given our table dynamics, I believe I looked less ...
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3answers
184 views
Expected Value for SB und BB in NL HU (GTO)
Lets consider a NL HU Match 100BB deep (no rake). Both players are playing GTO (game theoretical optimum).
Lets assume in the GTO Strategy the SB open limps or open raises r times and open folds f ...
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3answers
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Why is 7c2d a semi-bluff?
In No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice by David Sklansky and Ed Miller p106:
But every once in a while you should semi-bluff raise to perhaps $40 or
so, and you should do so with 7c2d and not ...
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2answers
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Dead Button in Rush Games
Main question:
What is the position distribution logic in Texas Hold'em No Limit Rush Games?
When I say "Rush" I mean an ability instantly to change table after dealing cards, as it was in FTP.
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4answers
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Which requires more skill, cash game or tournament poker?
Cash games and multi-table tournaments require different styles of play.
But which one requires more skill to be good at?
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2answers
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Can you win while “short a card” in poker?
Perhaps the best example comes from draw: You are dealt five cards, which include three of a kind. You discard the two odd cards and are given only ONE by the dealer. But it makes "four of a kind," a ...
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2answers
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pair of K, low kicker, out of position
I had this situation (fake money, very low buy in):
I folded because I was afraid of two A.
Was it correct to play at blinds A5o?
What should I have done at the flop?
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1answer
66 views
SB raise in preflop in no limit TH
please correct me if I am wrong:
No Limit Texas Holdem
5 players at the table. Each has bankroll of $1000. SB = $1. BB = $2.
Player1 = BTN
Player2 = SB
Player3 = BB
Player4 = UTG1
Player5 = MP1
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5answers
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Do I call a turn all-in with KK with against a possible flush?
I don't recall all the details about this hand, but here's what I do know.
Some folds and possibly some limps; I forget exactly.
$1/$2 NL
Villain (Has hero easily covered) in Seat 1
Hero (~$450) ...
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2answers
221 views
How many SnG tournaments do I need to play to be relatively sure I'm a profitable player?
A couple weeks ago I started playing 1$ SnGs on a popular online poker room(poker site?). I've now played 90 of theses SnGs and I am up 12$. That's not bad considering it took me 15-20 tournaments to ...
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1answer
81 views
Online vs live tournament pace
How would the two generally compare in terms of hands per blind level etc.?
Context: I'm planning to buy into a live regional event later this year, which historically had ~125 players. I find myself ...
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7answers
1k views
Should I call this river overbet with an overpair?
1/3 at Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh Pa. Villain is a Hines Ward lookalike - he started out playing as a seemingly competent LAG, playing lots of hands fairly aggressively, putting opponents in tough ...
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6answers
199 views
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118 views
Online vs Live problem
I am having somewhat of a problem, I read books, I study hands, and I do everything a growing player should do, and I can see my progress when playing poker online. I am confident and I would like to ...
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3answers
606 views
SNG or cash games, what is the best type of games for regular income
I am not asking about the differences between sng and cash games.
But suppose that you want to make a regular income from playing online poker. Should you play let's say 3 - 4 cash game tables or 2 - ...
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4answers
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Is shoving all in with a weaker player the best strategy?
I'm heads up on the final of a tournament. I have around 1200 chips and my opponent around 4800, blinds 25/50. I'm on the small blind with A♥8♥, I go all-in since I've seen him make loose calls and ...
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2answers
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How does an opponent's all-in range change after showing an all-in bluff in an online heads-up tournament?
Just to clarify something: I am talking about Online heads-up. (I believe in real life this trick is not used that frequently).
In online heads-up tournaments, you barely know how your opponent ...
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2answers
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Giving a short stacked opponent a perfect all-in vs forcing them to over-commit
I just finished Every Hand Revealed by Gus Hansen and in it he is talking about a short-stacked opponent and says:
I should probably watch out so I don't give him too many perfect
all-in moves ...
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How should I play blind vs. blind late in tournaments against unknown players?
One type of situation has troubled me when I've faced various versions of it. In the later stages of tournaments where the blinds are significant, I find myself wondering what to do when it comes ...
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5answers
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How can I keep my skills sharp without online real-money poker?
As a player residing in the United States, what is the best way to keep my poker skills sharp without access to real-money online play at sites like PokerStars or FullTilt?
What if I live in a state ...
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3answers
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Ante + BB all-in, what can the BB win?
How are the pots computed when in a tournament deal when the big blind posts his full ante but then doesn't have enough to post his big blind?
To take a concrete example, here's a hand history from a ...
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1answer
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What topical resources do you often use to learn more about poker?
To get information that's usually considered cutting edge, it's often good to discuss topics more candidly with experts forging new thoughts on well established theories.
Books of course mostly deal ...
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3answers
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Does a bounty chop?
In a poker tournament with a bounty on a player, the all in player was against two others at the table. The two remaining players chopped the hand and beat the all in.
We split the side pot and the ...
