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How to Calculate Hand Odds in Texas Hold'em [closed]
What resources are available for mastering how to calculate current-hand odds in Texas Hold'em? ...books, websites, computer or phone apps are all helpful.
Note: On the iPhone I have found the ...
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3answers
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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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1answer
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Should there be a change in attitude/strategy when playing in a cash game versus a tournament? [closed]
Should there be a change in attitude/strategy when playing in a cash game versus a tournament? In one you are capable of replenishing funds, and in the other you will be eliminated.
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2answers
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How do I Calculate Expected Value of Shoving, including Fold Equity, in heads up play?
How do I calculate my expected value of shoving, including Fold Equity, in heads up play?
I know several factors are involved
Pot Size
My Stack
His Stack
My chance of winning if he calls
His ...
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3answers
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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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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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In Texas holdem, how should my betting change as my stack of chips changes?
In tournament style Texas hold-em, how should the amount of chips I have left affect my play? Should I become more conservative as my stack declines and more risky as my stack grows? Does my ...
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7answers
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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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3answers
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How do you determine a good online table to sit at?
How do you make a decision to play at any particular table online? The tables list stats like hands per hour, average pot, etc. Are those factors useful in determining which table to sit at?
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3answers
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How do you bet pre-flop when there's no action, you're on the button, and you have pocket rockets?
In a no limit cash game, if I'm sitting on the button pre-flop with pocket aces and no one has bet ahead of me, I usually don't want to limp because I don't want to offer free opportunities to draw to ...
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2answers
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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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7answers
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What are Pot Odds, and how do I determine them?
I understand this is the relative value of playing vs. winning, but how do I determine the values? Am I supposed to count the pot? Does the cost of playing include hands already played, or just the ...
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4answers
478 views
What can I do to calculate my odds in a hand?
How do I calculate the odds of making my hand for any given game of poker?
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1answer
187 views
How big an edge can you have on a tournament field ? ROI vs edge question
The situation:
You are playing a deep stack tournament with 300BB starting stack.
Let's suppose you have exactly 300% ROI in this field, in this specific tournament.
UTG goes all-in on the first hand, ...
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2answers
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How wide should my 3-bet range pre-flop be in low-stakes NL live play?
When playing $1-$2 NL live, many players do not 3-bet very frequently pre-flop. Although important in theory, I rarely do so with less than QQ. Is this likely to be exploited at this level, or is it ...
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6answers
386 views
How do you hide your tells?
How can you identify what your physical tells are, and hide them? Once you've identified your tells, should you work at suppressing them, or is it better to deliberately give your tells at strategic ...
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5answers
299 views
How to detect tells online?
I know there ara some tips to detect tells while playing live, but how can you do it while playing poker online? What should I look for?
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5answers
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How does Lo work in Omaha Hi-Lo
I have never really understood how the lo hand works. I understand that you have to have a qualifying lo hand but what does it take to qualify? Is it the best low hand or the worst?
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3answers
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Texas Hold'em Rules [closed]
This is my favorite poker game. I never found a list of all the rules of playing.
For example I play with my friends every weekend and in some cases we argue, if we where supposed to split or one to ...
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8answers
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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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4answers
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What is the most common variant of poker? [closed]
I am aware there are many different variants of poker. Having recently learnt "Texas Hold 'em", i am wondering whether this is the most common game, or which others are the most popular ones?
To ...
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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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2answers
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How does a wild card (53rd) affect the odds of making the standard poker hands?
By standard poker hands I mean:
high card
one pair
two pair
three of a kind
straight
flush
full house
four of a kind
straight flush
EDIT: five of a kind
I'm curious if the ranking of hands should ...
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3answers
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What are the odds I will hit my flush? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What can I do to calculate my odds in a hand?
If I have 2 cards of the same suit in the hole, and 2 board cards with those suits on the flop, what are the chances that ...
