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Texas Hold'Em is a poker variant in which each player receives two cards (hole cards) that are dealt face down and then five community cards are dealt face-up by the dealer. All players may use their hole cards and the five community cards to make their best five-card poker high hand.
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Why does 555 beat QQQ in this Doyle vs Elezra hand?
Doyle started with 55. Elezra started with Q high. That is to say, Doyle started with the better hand.
The board helped BOTH players. Elezra caught QQ, making trip Queens. Doyle caught a pair of Q's. …
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Effect of number of players in the probability distribution of poker hands
The issue is what is the probability distribution of the hands that go to the river.
If it is ten-handed, there are ten hands, and the probability distribution (ex ante) of hands is the same from one …
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What is an open limp?
Someone who "open limps" is someone who DOESN'T raise with a very strong hand such as AA, but just calls "limps."
He's hoping that someone behind him will raise with a "strong" (but weaker) hand, su …
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How do you play at a table where everybody always goes all in?
According to Sklansky, in this situation, you should play only with AA, KK, QQ, and AK suited.
I might add a couple more; AK off, and AQ suited. The reason is (in limit), AA and KK only cover the "b …
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What is the purpose of a continuation bet, and when is it best applied in Hold'em?
I'd make a continuation bet in a situation where my hand MIGHT BE BEST. That is, I will raise pre-flop with a high pair or two high cards.
If three low cards of different suits came on the flop, I wo …
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Main differences between Limit and No Limit Hold'em
If you are getting "fleeced" in limit games after playing no limit, you are probably folding too many hands in limit, that you should be playing out.
The difference between no limit and limit is that …
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Why can't folded hands compete for sidepots?
If a player meets the all in bet, and then folds, BY DEFINITION, s/he was bet out of the side pot by one of the other side pot betters. That's why the player can't win the side pot.
Basically, you h …
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Why is this a poor play?
The A-5 player played poorly before the flop. He should feel that a raiser would probably have raised with "higher" ace; that is, an ace with a side card.
The A-K player was trapped after the flop. H …
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Who has the higher hand: 44 vs. A2 on a JJKK2 board?
The highest 5 card hand, JJKKA beats JJKK4. The second four "doesn't play" because the pair of fours was superseded by TWO higher pairs. For the same reason, the two in player one's hand that creates …
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The more advice I read - the worse I play. What am I doing wrong?
You seem to be losing now because you let the results of your earlier hands affect the later ones. You seemed to be winning earlier when you didn't do this.
It's time to go back to first principles. …
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KQo on wet board
You were leading all the way, until the river card paired his hand (K-high vs.6-high). He was drawing to the "idiot" end of a gut shot straight.
The "donk bet" on third told you everything. He had "n …
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Is there a situation where just calling is justified with AK on a QKA suited flop?
I would call if I thought my opponent had made a straight OR a flush, but not a straight flush. Many loose opponents will call pre-flop with two suited cards, or two straight cards, not necessarily tw …
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What is the definition of a "redraw"?
Let's say you have A hearts, K hearts in your hand.
The flop comes up A spades and two small diamonds. One of your opponents bets heavily. It's likely that he has one of the following:
Two pair
A …
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Is Small Ball Poker In Cash Games A Good Strategy?
Small ball poker is a "theoretically" incorrect version of poker. It appears to be an "adaptation" of the principles of the game based on the fact that the vast majority of players play too "loosely." …
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What is the"Top Five Cards" rule and how does it apply to splitting pots?
The top five cards in the hand were T 9 8 7 6 for the straight. Both you and your friend had them.
Your ace was the "sixth" card and your friend's K was the "seventh" card in the hand. The fact that …
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