April 3, 2010 – 10:41 am | 6 Comments

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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2NL Update
January 14, 2010 – 1:25 am | 4 Comments
2NL Update

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 …

Theory of Induction
January 11, 2010 – 11:11 pm | No Comment

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 Limit Hold Em Theory by Sklanksy and Miller
January 8, 2010 – 1:19 am | 4 Comments

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 …

Pocket Aces Hand #1 – Suck Out?
January 2, 2010 – 7:43 pm | 21 Comments
Pocket Aces Hand #1 – Suck Out?

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In an earlier post, I mentioned that I’ll do some analysis of my losses with Pocket Aces. Here’s one such analysis. To be honest, my gut feeling is that I didn’t …

My Goals For 2010
December 31, 2009 – 10:34 pm | No Comment

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 …

My Biggest Leak: Pocket Aces
December 30, 2009 – 10:15 pm | 7 Comments
My Biggest Leak: Pocket Aces

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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 …

Equity Spreadsheet by MPhobia
December 29, 2009 – 9:20 pm | No Comment

MPhobia from the 2+2 forums recently posted this great equity spreadsheet.
It shows equity percentages vs. 1 and 2 opponents for 15 hands (AA to KQo) vs. opponent percentage hand ranges in a graphical format I’ve …

How Physical Condition Affects Play
December 28, 2009 – 7:56 pm | One Comment

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 …

Pre-Flop Odds Charts
December 27, 2009 – 8:43 pm | One Comment
Pre-Flop Odds Charts

This post has been in the works for a while now, it’s just taken me longer than I expected to run the calculations on PokerStove. What is it I’ve done? A preflop odds chart.
WestonPoker has …

Math Corrections: TPTK Odds
December 27, 2009 – 12:59 am | No Comment

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, …