Forum: Beginners Questions
11-15-2005, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 86
Re: Whatever you say
And then Mario takes back the pot, because his cards speak and it doesn't matter what he said.
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Forum: Rake Back
11-09-2005, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 69
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Forum: Probability
11-09-2005, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 87
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Forum: Probability
11-07-2005, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 81
Re: Equity question
In other words, the AJo's main advantage without the 77 around is it will win unimproved. In this case, both AJo and KQs need to improve to win, and KQs has a better chance of improving.
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Forum: Probability
11-07-2005, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 166
Re: QTo favorite over 2\'s
Pairs are always somewhere around 50/50 with overcards, but they aren't always slight favourites. Many suited and/or connected overcards are actually slightly stronger headsup. For example, from...
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Forum: Probability
10-26-2005, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 123
Re: Not Being dealt AA for 1500 hands
Probability of being dealt AA: C(4,2) / C(52,2) = 0.004525
Probability of not being dealt AA: 1 - 0.004525 = 0.995475
Probability of not being dealt AA 1500 times in a row: (0.995475)^1500 =...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
10-15-2005, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 307
Re: I got screwed... help
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Dude 50 hours in 9 days? I would start tutoring.. is there like a hs nearby? Those hours can be easily fudged.
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Yeah, I tutored some of my friends in high school for...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
10-15-2005, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 176
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Forum: Computer Technical Help
10-15-2005, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 88
Re: 1600*1200 resolution
Doesn't matter the monitor size (as in, 19"), as long as it has 1600x1200 there's no overlap for four tables.
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Forum: Internet Gambling
10-15-2005, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 114
Re: 2001fp for 426 shipped.
Is there any good way to get these shipped to Canada without knowing someone in the US?
Or, do they ever come out with deals like this for Canadian customers? I remember I saw one once... It...
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Forum: Probability
10-14-2005, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 86
Re: AA KK AK what are the chances
One opponent, given that you have AK, has:
C(3,2) + C(3,2) = 3 + 3 = 6 ways to get AA or KK out of C(50,2) = 1225 possible hands. So, the probability he has AA or KK is 6/1225 = 0.004898.
With...
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Forum: Probability
10-14-2005, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 77
Re: Simple probability question
Yep, this is simple if each trial is independent (i.e. the fact that the last one failed does not affect the probability that the next will fail).
Just multiply the probabilities together. So, in...
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Forum: Probability
10-13-2005, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 86
Re: AA KK AK what are the chances
Ways to get AA: C(4,2)
Ways to get KK: C(4,2)
Ways to get AK: C(4,1) * C(4, 1)
Number of starting hands: C(52, 2)
Probability of getting AA, KK, or AK:
(C(4,2) + C(4,2) + C(4,1)*C(4,1)) /...
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Forum: Probability
10-13-2005, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 181
Re: interesting coin flip problem
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When you're given information that reveals that "one coin was heads", you aren't supposed to assume that this information was arrived at via random sampling. It's just a given...
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Forum: Probability
10-13-2005, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 85
Re: How to calculate hand potential?
In general, to find the probability of certain outcomes, you have to follow these steps:
1) Find the number of flops/boards that contain that outcome, and
2) Divide that by the total number...
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Forum: Probability
10-13-2005, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 181
Re: interesting coin flip problem
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All coin flips are completely independent. Regardless of how many you intend to flip and and how many you have flipped already and there results, each coin flip will have a 1/2 chance of...
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Forum: Rake Back
10-13-2005, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 71
Re: why not just lower the rake?
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do rakebacks always go thru and affiliate? or can you get rakeback directly from the sites?
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Almost always from an affiliate.
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Forum: Rake Back
10-13-2005, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 71
Re: why not just lower the rake?
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somewhat new to online play..don't get all this rakeback crap. why don't the sites just have lower rake for all?
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Certain types of players (the bad, gambling type...
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Forum: Probability
10-13-2005, 11:57 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 181
Re: interesting coin flip problem
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You're talking to a man you've never met before. He mentions that he has only one natural sibling. What the chances he has a brother? What the chances he has a sister?
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Forum: Probability
10-13-2005, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 181
Re: interesting coin flip problem
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(1) Two coins are flipped. If they are both tails, we reflip both. We continue until we get an outcome that contains at least one head. What is the probability that we end up with two...
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Forum: Poker Theory
10-13-2005, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 89
Re: Function of pot odds, math related question
(I replied to this post in the Science, Math, and Religion forum but I just noticed you posted here too so I'll cross-post my reply.)
You just want a function for pot odds?
f(x) = (1 + x) / x,...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-13-2005, 01:33 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 43
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Forum: Internet Gambling
10-13-2005, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 55
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Forum: Probability
10-13-2005, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 181
Re: interesting coin flip problem
Think of it this way:
H1 = first coin was heads
T1 = first coin was tails
H2 = second coin was heads
T2 = second coin was tails
Your question is: What is the probability of (T1 AND H2) OR...
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Forum: Probability
10-12-2005, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 138
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