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[citanul]

ry,

what is it that you don't understand?

fold equity is double edged, for now i'll call on "fold equity" and one "folding equity."

fold equity is the actual equity in a given pot given to you because there is a % likelihood your opponents will fold.

folding equity is a property of having enough chips in your stack at any point to have fold equity.

so:

if there are 1000 chips in the pot and you think that by going all in for whatever is in your stack, there is a 50% likelihood that everyone will fold, your "fold equity" in that pot is 500 chips. your other equity is of course a function of what hands you can expect to call you and how you will run against them.

whereas if the blind is 1000 and you have 1500 chips, you likely have no "folding equity" preflop, as whomever is in the blind will be pot committed to call your raise.

if you have no folding equity, you can have no fold equity, by the definitions i have set here.

in other posts fold equity and folding equity will be used interchangably to mean both of these things, but it will be intuitive which is meant when you understand the concepts.

citanul

[lilkunta2]

im not really a newbie, but this is a good place to have my question answerd. this move seems kind of standar for me, accualy very standard, almost automatic. but i begin to question it when i consistently get called bu better hands from the blinds. is the indeed the correct move and is it a +EV situation?

***** Hand History for Game 2442267477 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:14354873 Level:5 Blinds(75/150) - Friday, July 29, 04:49:17 EDT 2005
Table Table 35315 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 1: Gdub424 ( $1283 )
Seat 2: lilkunta2 ( $1470 )
Seat 7: BestHand06 ( $5247 )
Trny:14354873 Level:5
Blinds(75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to lilkunta2 [ As 9c ]
lilkunta2 is all-In [1470]
BestHand06 calls [1395].
Gdub424 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Jd, Qc, 6s ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8c ]
lilkunta2 shows [ As, 9c ] a pair of nines.
BestHand06 shows [ Jc, Ah ] a pair of jacks.
BestHand06 wins 3090 chips from the main pot with a pair of jacks.
lilkunta2 finished in third place and won $20.
lilkunta2 has left the table.

and i am trying not to be results oriented,,,, i still think it was the right move, but i am just getting slightly skeptical.

[citanul]

lil,

you played it fine.

citanul

[baronzeus]

Why do I suck so much at poker?


Edit; THis isn't meant sarcastically. I really need help with my game in all aspects.

[Rasputin]

Someone I know on another forum is looking for the "formula" to beat Party SnGs.

Is it outlined in a post anywhere that someone has a link to?

I've done a search but haven't found it.

[Rasputin]

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Someone I know on another forum is looking for the "formula" to beat Party SnGs.

Is it outlined in a post anywhere that someone has a link to?

I've done a search but haven't found it.

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Adanthar's Strategy Guide

Found this, I think this will do.

[Rosie5]

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tom,

each of the party skins tops out at 4 tables.

citanul

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Then how come I always hear people talk about 8 and 12 tabling?

How are they doing 12 when really no other site offers SNGs at every level

[Maulik]

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tom,

each of the party skins tops out at 4 tables.

citanul

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Then how come I always hear people talk about 8 and 12 tabling?

How are they doing 12 when really no other site offers SNGs at every level

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Many players, have accounts at more than one skin. Euro, Empire, Party, etc.

[Maulik]

When I go to the bar with “acquaintances” people who think I’m their friends I get very bored. Is this a result of these people being boring or me being unsocial? How can this be resolved?

[fluorescenthippo]

For all the 2+2ers who started playing online poker from scratch at the 10s and got to the 50s with an ROI over 10%, how long did this take on average?