How to Calculate Heads Up

[r2p]

How do you properly calc heads up play in terms of favorites to win ? For example 7-7 vs KJ Pre Flop. If this is elsewhere just point me in the direction.

[gaming_mouse]

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How do you properly calc heads up play in terms of favorites to win ? For example 7-7 vs KJ Pre Flop. If this is elsewhere just point me in the direction.

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Proper heads up play is a difficult question, and there is no easy right answer in general.

Calculating what is called all-in equity -- which is also the perecentage of times each hand wins when it goes to a showdown -- is done by enumerating over all possible board cards.

This is a gargantuan task to do by hand, but thankfully there is a free program that does it for you:

www.pokerstove.com

gm

[dtbog]

...or, if you're near a computer that isn't your own, and on which you can't install anything:

http://www.twodimes.net/poker

-DB

[r2p]

Great - Thanks to both of you for the reference !

[r2p]

The Poker Stove tool is very helpful and easy to use. There are several hands that are far worse than I would have thought.