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Poker program that tells you the best-known multistrategy in limit hold'em
I'm Mike Johanson, one of the authors on the recent "HULHE is solved" paper, and I wrote a fair chunk of the code for Cepheus.
kuzzooroo's link was the right one. At the link he gave (not reproduced ...
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Can somebody tell me whom wins in this poker flush?
OK, so you have:
Board: 3⋄ 9♠ A♠ 4♠ 8♠
Player 1: Q♠ 9⋄
Player 2: K♠ J⋄
Player 3: Q♣ 5♠
Well, combining the 5 best cards,...
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What are the actual odds of being dealt pocket Aces?
The odds of getting aces do not at all depend on the number of cards remaining in the deck. They depend solely on the number of cards in the deck (52), how many aces are in the deck (4), and how many ...
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Player allowed to play for main pot after folding during side pot action?
No, B folded. They are no longer in the hand. Cards are tabled, main pot of 75$ goes to A or C, depending on who has the best cards. If a side pot exists it goes to C.
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Hold'em: Why does K♠️7♠️ beat A♠️2♠️ more frequently than K♠️8♠️ does?
K7 steals one winner from A2
K7 wins 3456 and K8 does not
K8 does not steal 4567 as A2 does not have a piece of it
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How to deal with a table that always calls?
Focus on playing hands that have polarized showdown value. High flush draws and pocket pairs (preflop) are good examples. Basically, against passive callers, the difficulty is that you don't gain ...
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Who wins in this flush vs. flush hand?
Comparing flush vs flush is exactly the same principle as comparing a high-card hand vs another high-card hand. The flush that has the bigger highest card wins. If they are the same, compare the 2nd ...
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looking to see what card would have come
This is called "rabbit hunting," or just "rabbiting." Many casinos and card rooms explicitly prohibit it in their "rules and regulations" document (example). If you want to try your luck with asking ...
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Can I showdown early
I am going to ignore the bet amounts and your stack size first and give you a general answer, you have no fold equity anyway.
Well in live, yes you can, there is nothing stopping you from physically ...
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What are the odds of making a royal flush after the flop in Texas Hold 'Em?
There are 2598960 unique 5-card poker hands (C(n,r) = C(52, 5) = 2598960). 4 of those are royal flushes. So, the odds of one specific player flopping a royal flush would be 4-in-2598960, or 1-in-...
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Questionable Tournament Rule With Two Players Left
This is false. The hand will play out as usual with the flop, turn, and river.
I'm not sure where your friend heard this or why he believed it. There are plenty of televised heads-up tournament ...
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Rules when dealer flips river early
Depends on the rules in use. Two common sets are Roberts rules and Tournament Directors Association (TDA) rules.
From Roberts Rules:
IRREGULARITIES:
If the dealer prematurely deals any cards ...
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Acting out of turn.
Most of the time in poker, the WSOP rules are held as canon, so keeping that in mind, this is what the 2016 WSOP rulebook has to say:
Non-Standard Folds: Any time before the end of the last ...
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How to play the flop when two aces appear?
You did not play the pot correctly, you managed to lose the maximum amount possible.
Your pre-flop raise was OK.
With queens I would much rather have two aces hit the board then one, but that only ...
Jon♦
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If you put chips out but don't say anything while it's your turn, can you take them back, even if you didn't say anything?
Some casinos have a betting line on the table or other house rules that may differ from the norm. But generally, a player in turn is bound by his first action, whether verbal or by movement of chips. ...
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What is Teddy KGB's tell?
When he was bluffing or weak he only broke open the Oreo, but didn't eat them. When he had the best hand or was strong he'd eat the Oreo. Basically he was rewarding himself with a cookie when he made ...
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How to determine the winning hands in poker?
Each player in a basic game of poker is given five cards to make their hand. There are variants to the game where players receive more than five cards and players have community cards. However it is ...
Jon♦
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Why is 4, 3, 2, A, K not considered a straight in Texas Hold'em Poker?
Because that's the rules of the game. Simple as that. Straights are not cyclic, they're linear. Think of the Ace as the start point and end point but not at the same time. I.E. You can have an Ace ...
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What are the rules of a misdeal in casinos?
So I'm going to just copy and paste the TDA rules here as they are one of the most common set of rules enforced around the world, and often if a place is not using the official TDA rules, they're ...
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A detailed definition of a Donk Bet
Generally a donk bet is when a players leads out with a bet (often on the flop, but could also be turn or river) before the preflop raiser has acted (i.e. when the preflop raiser was in position ...
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Ruling on a non-standard check
The only relevant question here is what the other players thought and how they reacted. If they thought it was a check, and reacted in any way that you might have been able to see before you bet, then ...
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Ruling on a non-standard check
If you did one of the following things, you committed to checking the turn:
Clearly say the word "check"
Deliberately pat the table with your fingers extended twice in succession
Deliberately knock ...
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What is the min-raise and min-reraise in Holdem No Limit?
@Dutch.Boyd's answer contradicts the very TDA he posted with it.
B: In no-limit and pot limit, an all-in wager of less than a full raise does not reopen the betting to a player who has already ...
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Mucked hand. who wins?
In this case it would be the player that mucked last that wins the hand. Just because the other player didn't know you mucked or didn't show his hand doesn't disqualify him from winning - he wins if ...
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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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Question of declaration in Texas Hold em
This kind of thing is irritating at best and angle shooting at worst.
I suspect whether this is considered a binding action will depend on lots of context, such as the frequency he's been doing this ...
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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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Kicker cards - and splitting pots
In the example you give both players have 1 pair. Poker is the best 5 card hand. Your best hand would be 2,2,A,Q,6 your opponents best hand would be 2,2,A,Q,7.
Therefore his 7 would "out kick" your ...
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