Hot answers tagged poker-theory
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When it comes to seat positions in poker, you have to keep in mind that it varies depending on how many players there are at the table.
So, here they are:
2 players: Dealer, Big Blind (in this case, the Dealer is also the Small Blind). The Dealer acts first preflop, but last post-flop
3 players: Dealer, Small Blind, Big Blind
4 players: Dealer, Small ...
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You're missing the whole betting process, which is key in poker. Cards are dealt randomly, but afterwards, the players will wager on the strength of their hand until one of two things happen:
all players but one have folded their hands or;
the latest bet have been called by everyone still at the table.
So if you are a winning poker player, your betting ...
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You can't adjust the "outs" because you don't have enough information (that's what poker is, a game of incomplete information) but that's perfectly ok because the outs themselves do mean absolutely nothing.
If I tell you, you have 16 outs to win... are you ahead or are you most likely dead? You don't know, 16 outs means you're ahead in the flop but you're ...
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The calculations given in your example make sense. Except you write 53/44 when you should have written 35/44 I believe.
In the case that player A checks, the expectation value of profit will be:
<(A)>=(35/44)*400 + (9/44)*0 = (35/44)*400 = 318
In the case that player B bets $60, and player A calls, the pot increases to 400 + 60 + 60. The expected ...
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The books your are reading are telling you to play this way as it will help you to exploit these kind of players and its correct.
Its not telling you how they need to react to counter your play style.
If you are playing against a tight player you can definately open up your range a lot more and make aggressive plays. If they miss the flop then they are ...
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In my experience:
One approach in this spots, is enter the pot only if you have position
If you don't have position enter the pot only if the rest of players are very passive
If you have premium then stab the pot strongly, since pot is very small you may want only one player to stay at it.
Always take in mind the size of your stack, it may help you to take ...
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To convert backdoor draws into probabilities, you need to multiply the probability of hitting the first card by the probability of hitting the second card given that you hit the first card.
How do I measure the probability that my straight backdoor draw will be realized at the river?
It depends on the number of gaps you have in your draw;
Suppose we ...
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I think it's more of a convention than a rule of logic. That said, there are compelling reasons why this is the case.
Mostly, it's to address the imbalance that would be created if, in heads-up play, the button was also the Big Blind (BB). Here are my thoughts:
If you give the BB the button, then they act last pre-flop and post-flop. Acting last is one of ...
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The correct bluffing frequency is a subjective measure. It all depends on the perceived probability that your opponent will call your bluff, and the estimated equity you have at that moment, whichever street you're on.
Similar to the question How Do I Calculate EV Of Shoving..., you can work out how often bluffing would be a profitable play by manipulating ...
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I think we should not consider heads up match here, when players are "tuning" their style to the opponent. This approach is reasonable against the average field. For example, if you play on a tight table, the aggressive style is beneficial, and on the contrary being neat is profitable against "loose" table on the average.
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TAG/LAG is all relative to the mathematical sub games. If a guy is an over aggressive calling station in 3bet pots then you need to craft a thorough strategy to exploit that specifically. This would probably involve opening smaller and less often so that your range has a much higher percentage of monsters while losing less on the weak part of your ...
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Well, it's actually pretty easy. In Texas Hold'em you can combine them anyway you want. So the answer is yes, you can choose all the 5 community cards to form your hand1.
In fact, in Texas Hold'em, the total number of ways you can combine the cards is:
(7!) / ((5!) x (7 - 5)!) = (6 x 7) / 2! = (6 x 7) / 2 = 42 / 2 = 21.
where n! = n factorial = 1 x 2 x 3 ...
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As well as the link Toby has suggested above take a look a the following:
the simple psychology of postflop play
How to play after the flop
Post flop strategy
Post flop play after missing flop
Top 15 Poker - Post Flop strategy
Partypoker - Post flop play
Pokerstars Pokerschool - Post Flop quiz
The last one is a quiz. There are a lot of useful quizzes on ...
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The betting behavior of players does not affect the order in which action takes place in later betting rounds. When new community cards are dealt (flop, turn and river), the new betting round starts with the first player left of the dealer, if he/she hasn't folded in the previous betting round. In the examples you give, nobody folds so this would be the ...
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If its a free roll I tend to stay clear of any big pots at the beginning unless I have a premium hand. If theres already been action before me then I will probably shove with premium hands as in freerolls you are likely to get a caller no matter what.
With regards to small stakes tournaments I will play my big hands and play in position, sometimes even ...
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Although customary, you can muck before showing your hand. I've seen this happen on WSoP (two players in the hand, winner mucked his low pair, figuring he was beat, the winner showed high card and took the hand). The rules can and will vary with the Casino you are at or the people you are playing with. Always best to ask.
According to Robert's Rules for ...
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At showdown, the player in the earliest position must show his hand. After that, it will go clock-wise (just like on a flop, turn or river) and all the other players have the option to show or muck. If they muck, they can't win the pot.
So, to answer your question: if the guy with AK has the earlier position, he can't just muck and forfeit the pot. He MUST ...
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Sklansky's statement is nothing more than just statistics. Looking at your stats in PokerTracker you will see that in most cases preflop callers have better hands than preflop raisers. If your raise has two calls preflop, then the second call will be "stronger" than the first on the distance.
Really, better pot odds can make someone call with boundary hand ...
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This is pretty complex question and proper answer is worth a chapter in book
(Try Collin Moshman's SNG strategy it's a must read for every sng student.)
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No one ever solved Nash equlibrium for such complex game as poker, if such strategy was found, it would be unbeatable strategy. (Not most profitable though, because its static strategy and doesnt ...
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There really isnt a correct frequency to bluffing. Its all dependant on the reads you have on the players around you. If you think you can get a lot of bluffs through to steal pots, then do it. If however the table is quite loose and call with a wide range then you should not bluff as much.
I guess if you keep getting caught bluffing then you are doing it ...
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Position has no effect on odds, which are determined by relative hand strength and is the same regardless of position.
Theoretically speaking, equity is impacted by position but it would be impossible to define as it would be different for every player, and also different for every player against every opponent and further still different for every player ...
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Well, I guess you could find a way if you have a flush draw. It's the easiest.
Let's say you have A:diamonds: J:diamonds: and the board is 7:diamonds: 5:spades: Q:diamonds: 2:hearts: . You need to hit one of the 9 remaining diamonds to make a flush.
If you're playing 6max, then it means there were 10 cards dealt to the other 5 players + 2 burn cards. This ...
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Unless you know something about your opponents range, it doesn't matter. Consider this simplified version of the problem:
Shuffle a deck of cards. What are the chances of an Ace being on top? Because there are 4 aces and 52 cards in the deck, this is clearly 4/52. So lets say we remove two cards from the top of the deck and set them aside. What is the ...
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I think you should look at it slightly different.
instead of counting the number of cards you need to win a hand,
you should look at the chances you'll hit one of them.
Let's say that after the flop and turn there are 10 cards that can help you.
In heads-up, your chances to hit one of the 10 are around 20%.
(I assume your opponent might have one of your ...
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The way poker games are structured is such that under normal circumstances there is an element of luck combined with an element of skill. Of course the cards you use to make your hand are completely random (in hold'em), and therefore this is the element of luck. But the betting structure involves calculating pot odds, psychology, and reading people. REalize ...
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I am not sure if this is the answer you are looking for, but I will give it a go.
You would calculate your outs the same as you always do. So if you need 1 card to hit your set you have 2 outs. On the turn you multiply that by 4, so there is an 8% chance of you hitting that card. On the river there is only a 4% chance as you half the previous percentage.
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I agree about your bubble math for sattelite and R/A tournaments.
The general idea is that if you are on regular MTT bubble, in the money already, or even on the final table (doesn't metter) - you should tend to get the highest place. And take appropriate risk.
I mean the distribution of prize places you get should be in favor of the first and last ...
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The gap concept is a little dated. In a completely sterile poker world with perfect information about each others' ranges, it makes sense that the calling range of a middle position player is stronger than the calling range of a late position player, and since we don't know whether the hand was at the bottom or the top of his calling range, you may actually ...
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The Sklansky hand rating is also inclusive of post flop playability and implied odds. A simply equity calculation would render T8o better then 89s. This clearly isn't the case though.
You have to consider how the hand flops relative to villain range, and it's post flop playability. Do not base hand ranking on pure jam equity because you will be ignoring too ...
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I assume you are interested in texas holdem(Most common type of poker card game)
Your selection of learning materials depends on type of game you play(Fixed/No limi cash, Heads up, SNG, MTT)
I found nice list of best books.
Especially Moshman, Miller, Sklansky are authors who invented a lot of poker terminology. Their explanation of poker decision process ...
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