Forum: Other Poker Games
11-20-2003, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 87
Re: omaha8 calculations
Or should I be using EV = sum(probabilities*PROFITS)? I think I should be...
profits for outcomes:
win/win: total pot - bet
win/lose: half pot - bet
lose/win: half pot - bet
lose/lose: -bet...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
11-19-2003, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 87
Re: omaha8 calculations
ph and pl are the probabilities of making your high and low hands respectively.
I want to know the overall pots odds taking into consideration my high and low outs together.
To get that overall...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
11-19-2003, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 87
Re: omaha8 calculations
Corrections and followup:
If you are going for high or low and expect to only win half the pot you have to use half the pot for odds calculations. So if you have 7 outs that would give you odds...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
11-17-2003, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 87
omaha8 calculations
I was messing around with Excel. When I play online I have a spreadsheet open with a table of outs and odds required to call flop/turn/both (from Sklansky's tables). Normally I play holdem, but I...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
04-19-2003, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 33
Re: Internet gambling banned article
Check out bills HR21 and S627 at house.gov or senate.gov (or congress.gov or thomas.loc.gov).
Write/call your representatives to vote against the "Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-07-2003, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 80
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
03-07-2003, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 82
Pokakure: The Book of the Poker Samurai
The proper manner of poker is nothing other than not being careless. But in this way one's play will simply be sluggish and stiff. One should go beyond this and depart from the norm.
You...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-06-2003, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 80
Barona near San Diego
Anyone played here? What do they spread? What's the competition like? I'm heading down this weekend (Sat-Mon) if any 2+2ers from the area want to get together.
NK
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
02-21-2003, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 79
live chat?
Has the idea of having a 2+2 hosted chatroom ever been brought up? I noticed one at thepokerforum.com, but nobody's been there the few times I've tried. Maybe an IRC channel?
NK
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Forum: Internet Gambling
02-20-2003, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 27
Re: From my paradise micro game tonight...
I've seen Lady Black steam when you slow played against. I don't think she/he is a bot. The other two I don't know.
Claiming other players are bots is like semi-bluffing. Easy to overdo, hard...
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Forum: Books and Publications
02-18-2003, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 90
Re: Black Jack software
The shufflers are automatic, not continuous so counting and wonging on a Friday afternoon (when the tables are open, but the crowds aren't there) is still doable. Penetration is dealer dependent. ...
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Forum: Books and Publications
02-17-2003, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 90
Re: Black Jack software
Yes, I'm overenthusiastic. Standard deviation and inability to keep up with the dealer will kill you.
Practice, practice, practice. Then realize it's all about cover anyway so teach your...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
02-17-2003, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 95
Re: blackjack books
I can beat your wimpy quadrupling down!
Last year at Suncoast I was burning through my 7th LVA POV 3/1 BJ coupon of the trip, but was getting clobbered anyway. Betting green even with the edge...
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Forum: Books and Publications
02-17-2003, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 90
Re: Black Jack software
that being said, Casino Verite is the practice software a lot of people recommend. You can d/l a demo. I never thought it justified the pricetag.
you'll have to spend some time hanging out at...
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Forum: Books and Publications
02-17-2003, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 90
Re: Black Jack software
www.blackjackinfo.com (http://www.blackjackinfo.com) it's free, has a strategy coach, try the javascript one, it's small and user friendly.
If you're serious check out Statistical Blackjack...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
02-14-2003, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 82
Re: Tell me about your First tournament Win
My first two tournament wins came back to back at planet poker. A $20 pot limit holdem followed by a no-limit one. I had just started playing having read the books and practiced TTH. I remember...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
02-14-2003, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 141
Re: playing the tourist in vegas?
If you can look like a scared college kid (like in Vegas for his 21st, bring a football beer to the table or whatever) who's trying out poker for the first time you can induce some bluffy calls and...
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Forum: Small Stakes Hold'em
02-11-2003, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 134
Re: What kind of beat pisses you off the most?
My least favorite beat is when I have a great read on a player's hand, but can't get myself to lay it down, e.g., my TPTK to his set. I override the voice in my head with the math and pot odds...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-10-2003, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 79
Re: rake simulations w/ TTH
Thanks for the reply. I guess that was the real question I was asking, if low limits were beatable in the long run even with high rake. But I'm always trying to find an more analytical way of...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-10-2003, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 79
rake simulations w/ TTH
I'm down $134.50 after 40 hours of live play. I've played 15 hours of 4/8 Holdem w/ 1/2 kill, another 5 hrs of 4/8 holdem w/o a kill, 10 hrs of 3/6 holdem, and the remainder playing 3/6 omaha8.
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
02-10-2003, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 80
Playing together
My wife and I like to play at the same table sometimes. Was wondering what other people thought of this. We don't cheat or talk to each other during the hand, but having her on my left essentially...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
02-10-2003, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 18
Re: Free Hat and Shirt From Paradise
Thanks for including the link! Just ordered for me and my wife. I figure it'll go well with the mardi gras beads and yards of virgin margaritas we use as cover when we play.
Can't believe how...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
02-05-2003, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 49
firepay wire transfer fee
As of 2/11, Firepay will charge $10 for withdrawals to bank accounts, but no charge for deposits or payments.
Sorry if someone mentioned this already, just came across it myself. I've been using...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
01-28-2003, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 72
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
01-27-2003, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 104
Re: Little Vegas Trip Report
little because of trip length, not post length (obviously, lol).
The whole nanoking thing is just funny to me on multiple levels: nanotechnology, ruler of a microscopic kingdom, it kind of rolls...
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