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Pre-flop charts 6-max cash games
I found some opening charts here which you might find useful:
Semi-Loose
Tight
There is also a chart here with calling, 3-betting and 4-betting ranges:
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Why would a player ask how many chips another player has during a hand?
It affects strategy in no-limit, and especially pot-limit play. Some simple examples: There's $300 in the pot, and you plan to try a $200 bluff to take it. Well, if one of your opponent's only has $50 ...
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Need analysis of flop bluff shove
*Range charts made with https://premiumpokertools.com/equity-calculator
Here's my analysis! Assuming your opponent is min-raising about 80ish percent of hands preflop, a reasonable calling range ...
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Do you have any "in-hand" thinking procedures?
Probably but these "thinking procedures" only apply when given a hand to analyse. When you're sitting at a table, you're aware of everyone's stack sizes, positions, previous actions, table image, etc. ...
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At least one ace
First calculate the probability that no aces are dealt to 6 players (12 cards):
Prob of no aces 48/52 * 47/51 * ..... * 37/41 = 0.3376 = 33.8%
Therefore the probability of at least one ace being ...
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Probability Of Getting A Straight Flush Or Royal Flush When Holding QJs
There are five board cards in hold'em. Since you start with two known cards, there are 50 unknown. That means there are 50x49x48x47x46 ways the board can come. Since the order of the cards on the ...
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Are online poker sites rigged?
I have over 1M hands in my poker database and everything holds true for the RnG of any site. Stats I can look up are frequency I get hands like AA and odds of calling and shoving all in's. Everything ...
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In what situations will you lose the low-pot in Omaha Hi/Lo while holding Ace-Deuce?
You can only lose the low hand if you get counterfeit (when a low card hits the board that also pairs one of your low cards), so that you don't hold the nut low on the river anymore.
If there is a ...
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Studying poker math - is it worth it?
Definitely yes, its worth it.
For example: you play MTTs, in the middle of tournament, and you've got a decent stack of chips (not short stacked). Blinds are going high, and a lot of short stacked ...
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Studying poker math - is it worth it?
In the big scheme of things at the poker table there are upsides and downsides to math, as well as with intuitive play. For the sack of clarity, generally speaking intuitive play is doing what you ...
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What do you study for poker? What do you focus on?
I'll give you my perspective as someone who has abandoned cash games in favor of only doing live MTTs.
I think a lot of this will depend on your current level of experience and your game will change ...
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What do you study for poker? What do you focus on?
I think it's important to not try to bite off too much at once. You're right that you have a lot of options, but focusing on one thing and really attacking that is IMO always going to be more ...
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Bug to display 10 as Card as Poker beta
A♠ 2♠ 3♠ 4♠ 5♠ 6♠ 7♠ 8♠ 9♠ T♠ J♠ Q♠ K♠
You need to use a T
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What is a small card in a texas holdem preflop hand?
A small card, sometimes called a "rag", is usually any card that isn't a face or paint card, which includes the 10. So anything from the 2 to the 9 may be considered a small card, although some ...
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How do straddle and antes effect the absolute stake?
So first part of this, we need to in my opinion, breakdown and acknowledge the differences between a straddle game and a larger stake game. In the example you mentioned both may have the same amount ...
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Do you have any "in-hand" thinking procedures?
First off, I think this is a GREAT question! I'm not sure if I have a procedure that I follow, but I definitely have reminders for myself. Little things that I tell myself to re-enforce concepts that ...
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Do you have any "in-hand" thinking procedures?
I think about my opponents range, my percieved range, previous action in this hand(Is the pot raised/limped preflop? What are their ranges for raise/limp preflop?), pot/stack ration, stack sizes, plan ...
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Do you have any "in-hand" thinking procedures?
There's a bunch of hard-skills (you mentioned some) which you will gain naturally as you play more poker. Specific plays, situations that always play out in certain ways, etc. But there are also a ...
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What is the nature of Omaha starting hands?
If one is a hold em player, after playing Omaha as a serious student for a time you will notice that with starting hands you will be playing less hands than in Holdem, and if you are playing 8 or ...
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Who has advantage if one player is known to have an Ace?
For the purposes of this answer, Player 1 is the one with the Ax hand. Player 2 is the player with the non-Ace hand. I'm also assuming that Player 2 has a random hand - in other words, sometimes their ...
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How to decide winner between equal double pairs in Texas holdem?
Repeat this 100 times until it really sinks in: All poker hands have exactly 5 cards, no more, no fewer. EXACTLY 5 cards. In Hold'em, you play the best possible 5-card hand you can make out of the 7 ...
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How many ways to shuffle a standard deck of 52 cards?
It turns out that each shuffled deck is in the order that may have never before existed in the history of the universe! :)
The odds of you getting two 52 card decks arranged in the exact same order ...
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Computing Nash equilibrium strategy
Your question is very general. Game Theory, which employs Nash equilibrium, is a set of methods to model situations where players are in conflict.
If your input is the entire game, the problem ...
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General strategy shortstacked PLO cash games
The general strategy for Omaha is the same for playing short stacked in any poker game. Play tight aggressive. The concept is that you put your money in when you are against a large field with the ...
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Why do so few players play razz?
Razz has never been a popular game.
Razz is a form of seven card stud. The best hand is a "wheel" which is a 5 high straight (a-2-3-4-5). They also play a 2-7 version. These days in brick and mortar ...
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Burning cards in poker
No question is silly, and you are right, it is for preventing cheating. Let me elaborate on that.
The main reason for burning top card is to prevent players from using a marked deck. For example, if ...
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Two players have two pairs. Who wins?
The winning hand is determined by who has the best five cards. The best five cards for player 1 is: Ace, Ace, 10, 10, J (two pair, Jack kicker). The best five cards for player 2 is: Ace, Ace, 10, 10, ...
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In what situations will you lose the low-pot in Omaha Hi/Lo while holding Ace-Deuce?
Example:
You have A2, villain has A3.
Board is: 24567.
That gives you a low: A2456
Gives villain low: A2345
Basically, whenever one of your cards pairs, you might be in danger.
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Studying poker math - is it worth it?
Of course it's worth it. Playing profitable poker comes down to two fundamental principles:
Identify your opponent's strategy.
Compute, and implement, the best response.
You're falling prey to a ...
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