Positive EV or Bad Poker
Positive EV or Bad Poker? (also posted on small-stakes fourm)
I think this situation comes up often at low-limit (especially micro-limits).
First a few general assumptions:
Assume a “typical” $.50/$1.00 loose-passive game, 5-6 limpers – no raises pre-flop.
N = Rank of card.
X = Any rank that would not impact the value of our potential draw.
You are dealt: (you have limped into this pot)
(N) [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] , (N+1) [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
6 limp to the flop = $3.00
Flop comes
(N+2) [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] , (X) [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] , (N) [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Lets assume the pot has been bet at and is now back to you. We’ll say 4 people have bet $.50 each, and the action is to you (last to act). Is it positive expectation to call this flop – knowing your calling really hoping to hit a stronger drawing hand on the turn. This hand seems to have a lot of outs to draw to, (I have a 3 flush, and 3 open ended straight, and a pair) that if you hit one of them you’d probably want to call a turn bet as well.
Diamonds: = 10
N+3 = 3 (N+3 diamond already counted)
N-1 = 3
N = 2
That’s 18 outs that will probably make your hand worth a call on the turn IF you hit one on the next card.
Should I make this call?
What's the math involved here? I'm curious about the specifics. Of the times I hit my card on the turn there is a percentage of time I'll miss on the river costing me money. However if i do hit runner runner - does that offset the expense of missing both on the turn and river?
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