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Forum: Poker Theory 10-13-2005, 07:30 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 341
Posted By marv
Re: Zizzling\'s Poker Theory Game

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I have answered this a couple of times already.

Check-raise is allowed.
Each player gets 1 raise.
I don't know how to explain it any clearer than that.


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Forum: Poker Theory 10-12-2005, 11:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 130
Posted By marv
Re: BB/100 attainable for headsup expert?

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I couldn't reasonably expect your edge as a heads-up player to be so great so as to overcome the rake, due to variance.

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Variance has nothing to do...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-08-2005, 05:51 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 187
Posted By marv
Re: looking good

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When you compute the probability of player 2 picking up AA given that player 1 picked up AA, what value are you using?


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Forum: Poker Theory 10-08-2005, 03:20 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 187
Posted By marv
Re: looking good

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When you compute the probability of player 2 picking up AA given that player 1 picked up AA, what value are you using?


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0.000816327
Forum: Poker Theory 10-08-2005, 02:45 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 187
Posted By marv
Re: looking good

OK, I've posted my SB and BB strategies to
http://web.onetel.com/~marv742/HUNL/sb and http://web.onetel.com/~marv742/HUNL/bb .

The format should be fairly clear. There's a solution to a more...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-08-2005, 01:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 187
Posted By marv
Re: looking good

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Alright, I've got a solution. Anyone want to compare notes?


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What are your game's parameters?
Forum: Poker Theory 10-08-2005, 05:43 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 187
Posted By marv
Re: looking good

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Alright, I've got a solution. Anyone want to compare notes?


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What are your game's parameters?

sb/bb
choice of limit/pl/nl
Forum: Poker Theory 10-06-2005, 02:26 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 187
Posted By marv
Re: linear programming for soln of games in extensive form

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Does anyone have experience with this? I am familiar with the normal form LP, but the extensive form formulation ala Koller et. al. isn't clicking yet. I can't...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-05-2005, 03:23 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 187
Posted By marv
Re: linear programming for soln of games in extensive form

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Does anyone have experience with this? I am familiar with the normal form LP, but the extensive form formulation ala Koller et. al. isn't clicking yet. I can't quite figure out how to...
Forum: Internet Gambling 07-22-2005, 05:58 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 185
Posted By marv
Re: Phil Laak vs. the bot

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A perfectly programmed bot with a HH database backing it up would be unbeatable, and there is nothing in online poker a bot couldnt be programmed to handle perfectly.

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Forum: Internet Gambling 07-21-2005, 07:13 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 185
Posted By marv
Re: Phil Laak vs. the bot

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Bluffing and catching bluffs is just game theory. Sklansky covers this in his book. Chris Ferguson is a master of game theory. There is a correct percentage to bluff and to call...
Forum: Poker Theory 05-29-2005, 10:55 AM
Replies: 286
Views: 1,041
Posted By marv
Re: Head Up Theory Question

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[I have a program for these sorts of games.]

With 100 cards (and at most 25 raises), an optimal strategy with a 99 is to open the betting 95% of the time and then call...
Forum: Poker Theory 05-28-2005, 07:46 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 1,041
Posted By marv
Re: Head Up Theory Question

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Marv,

What about when the deck has 100 cards. When does the 99-player call/fold?
It seems that after a point having more available raises in the game wouldn't change much for any...
Forum: Poker Theory 05-28-2005, 07:26 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 1,041
Posted By marv
Re: Head Up Theory Question

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Marv, your response is interesting, but you are proposing not to initially bet often. Sklansky's question states that you lay the first bet. How does your answer to the 5-card deck...
Forum: Poker Theory 05-28-2005, 05:24 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 1,041
Posted By marv
Re: Head Up Theory Question

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Is the equivalent problem, but with a smaller decks, so much less interesting that they are not worth trying to "solve" first? Maybe we can we then extrapolate to put limits on the result...
Forum: Probability 05-28-2005, 09:07 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 123
Posted By marv
Re: Best Hand Against The Rockets

Here's a similar but different question:
Suppose you get to choose both your hole cards and that of your oppo, and want to maximize the probability that you win.

What cards should you choose?
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Forum: Poker Theory 05-27-2005, 06:05 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 1,041
Posted By marv
Re: A note about the folding part

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If you play optimum game theory betting strategy, your opponent does equally well by folding or calling. Optimum calling strategy is to fold no more or less often than needed to keep it...
Forum: Poker Theory 05-27-2005, 03:32 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 1,041
Posted By marv
Re: A note about the folding part

I've looked at this a bit more now and put optimal strategies for the 8-card game here http://web.onetel.com/~marv742/8cardpoker/

The summary is: for an 8-card deck, any optimal strategy for the...
Forum: Poker Theory 05-27-2005, 02:07 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 1,041
Posted By marv
Re: Another Solution - Comments Appreciated

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I dont usually post on forums, but I've found this debate so interesting that I thought I'd throw my ideas into the hat.

I only have an answer for the first part of David's question,...
Forum: Poker Theory 05-26-2005, 11:10 AM
Replies: 286
Views: 1,041
Posted By marv
Re: Head Up Theory Question

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You have 9. You bet.

I am acting second. I have an unexploitable strategy for the second player which involves raising the first bet with 8,9, 10 every time.

How is folding a 9...
Forum: Poker Theory 05-25-2005, 03:17 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 1,041
Posted By marv
Re: Head Up Theory Question

Why do people assume you never fold the 2nd nuts?

Here is an example where one can bet and fold to a raise with the 2nd nuts:

limit
ante 1 dollar
no blinds
10 cards
max 4 bets/raises ...
Forum: Probability 05-25-2005, 02:36 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 405
Posted By marv
Re: New And Improved Wallet Game

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there was a post a little while ago about a game called wallet, which got me thinking about the game and the best way to play it

so here are the rules: you and an opponent choose how...
Forum: Poker Theory 05-20-2005, 04:06 PM
Replies: 286
Views: 1,041
Posted By marv
Re: Head Up Theory Question

Also interesting would be answers for fewer cards. Assume no more than 1 million raises to make the game always terminate.

[Primarily to DS] What would your answers be for the cases with 10, 100...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 05-16-2005, 03:39 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 377
Posted By marv
Re: Gumpzilla + Marv = ? or: What is the source of betterness?

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Assume that we're down to the last two players of a SNG. The payout is 0.5 to 1st place and 0.3 to 2d place. Each player uses an optimal strategy. Is the equity function still linear?...
Forum: One-table Tournaments 05-15-2005, 08:52 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 377
Posted By marv
Re: Shadow + Marv = ? or: What is the source of betterness?

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If the hero is more skilled than the villian, then the equity of the hero's chips is greater than the hero's chips as a percentage of all chips in play for all levels of the...
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