I’ve compiled a short (just 7-pages) e-book, an introduction to the mathematics of poker. It’s basically covers how to calculate your expected value in a certain spot – starting with explaining what EV is, all …
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Ideas about modelling opponent’s play, and how to best do that with mathematical tools.
Analyses of past hands (my own or otherwise), using math as much as possible to determine how well the hand was played.
Thoughts about the mental/psychological side of poker – dealing with tilt, etc.
Other information – book reviews, contests, announcements, or random spew.
Have you ever wondered how well a suited connector does against a pocket pair? Or how likely a set on the flop is likely to hold up against an open ended straight flush draw? Or what your chances of flopping a straight draw are with a hand like 3-5?
I’ve compiled some of what I feel are the most relevant of these odds into one short/simple ebook. It includes some information on starting hands, comparisons of hand types, among other things.
And I’m giving it away for free for anyone who signs up to get the free email updates for this blog, so if that sounds good to you, sign up now (it’s free)!
[update: After some discussions on the forum, I realized I was missing something, and so I've taken a closer look at the hand. You can read the new analysis here.]
I was playing in a live …
This is a topic I’ve been wondering about, so I thought I’d do some calculations to figure out the best line of play here. So, imagine a situation like this.
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold’em …
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It’s been about a month since I re-deposited my $10 into my PokerStars account and started playing at 2NL. Since then, I’ve played over 2000 hands, and my deposit is currently at about $22. Here’s …
I had a really good discussion in my earlier post about my Pocket Aces hand. One thing from the conversation that struck me the most, however, was this statement by “Micro Donk”
if they fold to …
No, this isn’t a book review post. It’s actually more of a question to you guys.
I’ve seen the book, No Limit Hold ‘Em Theory by Sklanksy and Miller, around, and it seems like an interesting …
So, we’re moving into a New Year, and I thought it’s about time I set some goals for 2010. Poker-related ones, anyway.
Firstly, this blog. I’d want to get a 150 subscribers for this blog by …
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I was looking through my PokerTracker 3 database, and it seems like my biggest leak is pocket Aces. Yes, I’ve only had just over a thousand hands, and that is far …
I’ve been down over the Christmas weekend with a really bad fever, hitting 39.1 deg C at one point. Even then, I tried playing a couple of sessions, but soon realized it was a really …
Looking back at my post on Broadway vs Small Pairs, I realize I made a mistake in one of the calculations. In the post, I said this:
There are 2 more Js which you don’t want, …
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold’em – 5 players – View hand 399873
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
Hero (CO): $1.91
BTN: $1.06
SB: $3.10
BB: $0.65
UTG: $0.85
So, this was a hand I lost a while ago on PokerStars. …
About a week ago, I blew my whole bankroll on Pokerstars (all of about 6USD). I could make excuses for sure, but the truth is, I just played badly.
So, after emptying my account (by losing …
When analyzing the last hand, I realized that I need a model to predict whether my opponent (given a certain hand) will fold. Basically a way for me to say “if he has X-X cards, …
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A couple of people have mentioned that they find what I’m doing here interesting (thanks, by the way, really appreciate the support), but that the math can be hard to follow. So I …
