Some specialized draw plays

[schubes]

Very interesting analysis for #7. I want to think about this one some more, but I think the reason the results seem so tight is because the nearly optimal players are folding their pat hands more than us mere mortals do. A bet or a raise isn't getting as much value if you will make a portion of hands you beat fold.

I solved for the optimal strategy in an easier situation, involving some very subobtimal (but not too unrealistic) assumptions:

1) Neither player will fold their pat hands, for fear of being bluffed.
2) The first player will never check-raise

Player 2 bets when checked to with the top 7/9
Player 1 bets out with the top 5/9
2 raises with top 2/9 (I think this is a small to medium flush but not sure)
1 reraises with top 1/9

These might be a little looser than seems natural, but I tend to think of optimal play as involving very thin raises for value, so if you know you will get called (and know you will call a bet if you check), the standards make sense.

Good situations and analysis, keep the draw discussion coming!

[TheShootah]

BOOYAH! No need for calculations! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]