Forum: Poker Theory
10-18-2005, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: mulit tabling vs 1 table
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...while the variance per hour is reduced by half when 4-tabling at the lower stakes.
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Correction: it's the standard deviation, not the variance, that is reduced by half.
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Forum: Poker Theory
10-18-2005, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 125
Re: mulit tabling vs 1 table
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Variance is a function of number of hands, not of time.
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Variance and EV can be calculated as a function of either number of hands or time. Variance per hour is more...
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Forum: Poker Theory
10-16-2005, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 340
Re: Theory of Deception; A poll
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You lowered your ev for that play by not betting out, but slowplaying instead, thereby not getting as much money on the table as you theoretically could have. The effect of the deception...
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Forum: Poker Theory
10-15-2005, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 340
Re: Theory of Deception; A poll
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Deception lowers your EV for that hand, but in the big picture increases your EV for subsequent hands with that opponent.
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Huh?? If I have AA but convince my opponent that...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
08-11-2005, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 116
Re: Rule question
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Pre-flop... someone raises before me but I don't see him to it... I throw a chip in thinking I'm limping... Other players tell me that I've under-called... I realise my mistake and say...
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Forum: Beginners Questions
08-05-2005, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 206
Views: 745
Re: My 2 years
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There is something to be said for never having thieved in the first place.
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And there's something to be said for making restitution to the people...
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Forum: Micro-Limits
07-24-2005, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20
Where to find SSHE \"loose\" games online?
I normally play the Party micros, but have dabbled in the PokerStars nanos over the past couple of days. This is because I'm looking for loose-passive tables that meet the SSHE "loose" criterion of...
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Forum: Televised Poker
07-17-2005, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 252
Re: Hellmuth/Matusow Bathroom Chat
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"...my point is that just because you don't think you have anything doesn't mean you don't. Thus the apparent paradox: you can frolic with your honey all you want, but you still have to...
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Forum: Televised Poker
07-16-2005, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 252
Re: Hellmuth/Matusow Bathroom Chat
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Logically, not washing his hands does not present any problem assuming a) he didn't piss on them, and b) his junk is clean. Men usually wash their hands after they piss because...
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Forum: Politics
05-13-2005, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 529
Re: Broken record
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In my opinion he is either the a liar, l lunatic, or the Son the God. There can't be any middle ground.
I believe the later, but how can they justify saying a man who dedicated his...
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Forum: Politics
05-13-2005, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 555
Re: Bill O\'Reilly or FoxNews Fans
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O'Reilly still blows hard on Fox.
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O'Reilly is a blowhard. But to be fair to Fox, he's a pundit analogous to an op-ed columnist, not a newsman. And he doesn't pretend to...
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Forum: Televised Poker
05-12-2005, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 558
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Forum: Psychology
04-18-2005, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 204
Views: 809
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Forum: Sports Betting
03-26-2005, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 132
Re: CHOKE!!
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pure and simple, that was [censored] ridiculous and worse than any nightmare I could have had about the game...
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Yeah, I would have preferred an Illinois blowout. I would...
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Forum: Sports Betting
03-26-2005, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 132
Re: CHOKE!!
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I think we just witnessed the biggest coaching meltdown in the last 10 years or so.
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It's up there, but I have seen the same sort of thing happen too many times under...
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Forum: Poker Theory
03-13-2005, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 86
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Forum: Beginners Questions
02-25-2005, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 202
Re: I don\'t want to Hold\'em
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As for being harsh, well I am here looking for knowledge not for a dose of feel good. If I am being boneheaded then it is in my best interest for someone to be up front about it. Thank you...
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Forum: Poker Theory
02-24-2005, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 418
Re: Standard Deviation/Win Rate
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why exactly would 30/hr x 1000 hrs not yield $30,000?
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Because I'm an idiot savant who can take square roots but can't multiply! (It's funny that no one noticed the error...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
02-17-2005, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 87
Re: 55 with flopped set
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You also have to take into account the reverse implied odds, where you catch your set and still lose.
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Tell me about it! In the hand in question, villain had A4o, giving him...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
02-17-2005, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 87
Re: 55 with flopped set
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With pocket pairs, a good rule of thumb is not to put in more than 5% of your, or your opponent's stack, whichever is less. The most you want to put in is 10%.
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How big...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
02-17-2005, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 87
Re: 55 with flopped set
Thanks for the feedback.
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You fold pre-flop because you don't have implied odds.
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In NL, how do I assess my implied odds? Is it by comparing the size of the bet I need to...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
02-16-2005, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 104
Re: How i plau UTG in 6max
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But that is not correct because the first three in a full ring have looked at their cards. Do you see why?
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I think that simulations have shown that the effect of 3 early...
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Forum: Small Stakes Pot-, No-Limit Hold'em
02-16-2005, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 87
55 with flopped set
Coming from a limit background, I am finding that one of the biggest adjustments to NL is the need to pay attention to my own stack size when betting -- so that if I'm going to be pot committed...
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Forum: Poker Theory
02-16-2005, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 418
Re: Standard Deviation/Win Rate
RJT, following the pattern in my post, you can do the calculations yourself for any win/100, SD/100 and number of hands played per year that you want to assume. Then you can see how likely a...
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Forum: Poker Theory
02-16-2005, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 185
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