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Old 12-20-2005, 01:53 PM
tripp0807 tripp0807 is offline
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Default Re: math at the table

Most of my math is simple memorization.

An easy, albeit not completely accurate way of figuring out the likelihood of completing your hand is the rule of 4/rule of 2.

Figure out how many outs you have. Say it's 8 for a flopped open ended straight draw. You have a 32% chance of completing your hand with 2 cards to come:

Rule of 4: multiply outs post-flop by four to figure out chance of completing hand.

After the flop, multiply it by 2; here, if you don't complete on the turn, you've got a 16% chance of hitting on the river.

Apply pot odds accordingly.
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