Forum: Beginners Questions
11-11-2007, 03:27 AM
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Forum: Beginners Questions
11-11-2007, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 132
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Forum: Books and Publications
11-04-2007, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 12
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Re: Mathematics of Poker and what else?
Bob Ciaffone's Pot-Limit and No-Limit
Roy Cooke's Real Poker II: The Play of Hands
Chen and Ankenman's Mathematics of Poker
MoP is an absolutely brilliant book. I consider it Theory of Poker II....
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Forum: Books and Publications
08-24-2007, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 183
Views: 1,286
Re: How to Dominate $1 and $2 No Limit Hold\'em
I don't think 4card said he was not a winning no-limit player. He said he was not a winner in "high stakes deep stack" no limit holdem. $1/$2NL is not that type of game. There is an enormous...
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Forum: Books and Publications
08-23-2007, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 20
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Re: math.. of poker,how to use it?
As others have said, the thought process is more important than understanding the details of the math.
I feel that one of the most valuable contributions of MoP is a good discussion of exactly how...
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Forum: Small Stakes
05-30-2007, 04:31 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 119
Re: Top set... butchered?
Here's what I don't understand: you have over 9500 posts! What the hell have you been discussing? How many hands have you actually played? I guess its possible you spend all your time posting and...
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Forum: Small Stakes
05-27-2007, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 11
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Re: KK oop A high flop
Bet $35 on flop, fold if raised. You are HU, and his range includes many hands without an A. I think your flop c-bet will take down the pot often enough to be profitable in this situation.
If...
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Forum: Small Stakes
05-27-2007, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 54
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Forum: Small Stakes
05-27-2007, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 54
Re: Marginal spot vs. blind stealer
I like blocking bet/folding the river. I like the flop c/c, as a flop c/r makes this a rather large pot, and if he calls your flop c/r, you still don't know if your hand is good or bad. On the other...
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Forum: Small Stakes
05-27-2007, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 1
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Live 2/5 preflop quandary
Hello, please comment on my reasoning:
I am in a fired up live 2/5 game. Several players are quite laggy and one is a drunk semi-maniac. I have played with the drunk before. A week prior, I...
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Forum: Two Plus Two Internet Magazine
05-06-2007, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 29
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Re: Kelly criterion: from Phil Laak Q&A
Kelly shows the optimal fraction of your bankroll to wager based on your edge. Optimal, in this case, means simply the amount which will result in the fastest bankroll growth. While that's important,...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-16-2007, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Road trip for 2/5 or 3/5 NL?
I will do that! NOLA is probably about 2 weeks out... Is Harrah's the only game worth checking out there? I've heard it's a ridiculously good game, but this was pre-Katrina. Worth the 4-8 hours of...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-16-2007, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 8
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Re: Road trip for 2/5 or 3/5 NL?
Thanks for this excellent list! This is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping for.
I appreciate all the replies to this thread. Very helpful stuff.
Is Atlantic City worth the 2 days out of our...
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Forum: Brick and Mortar
03-16-2007, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 8
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Road trip for 2/5 or 3/5 NL?
Hi everyone,
I've been playing 1/2 and 2/4 online NL Holdem with modest success.
My GF (who also plays) and I are planning a road trip for 2-3 weeks to play some B&M. I wish to play 2/5 and...
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Forum: Books and Publications
03-09-2007, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 83
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Forum: Special Sklansky Forum
02-14-2007, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 781
Re: Two More \"Axiom\" Questions
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Aside from it being stated in the original post, you should know that when comparing something specific, all other things should be assumed equal.
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A very concrete-literal...
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Forum: Special Sklansky Forum
02-13-2007, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 781
Re: Two More \"Axiom\" Questions
1. I'm horrified that people would even consider this. I'm sure many would (though they won't admit it), but I'm not one of them.
2. You need to consider more factors, the most important of which...
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Forum: Small Stakes
01-26-2007, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 2,504
Views: 7,583
Re: SSNL [cheese] thread: JAN Pt. 2 (nc)
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How often are you calling PF all-ins with AK? Villain PFR's, Hero 3bs, Villian pushes, Hero folds?
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Oh my.
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Forum: Books and Publications
01-01-2007, 01:06 AM
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Replies: 43
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Re: Question: Money earnt by authors?
Huh. I didn't even consider looking online to see if it was standard South African or Australian. Guess we both learnt something new! /images/graemlins/smile.gif
No offense intended, sorry if my...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-30-2006, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 174
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-30-2006, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 174
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-25-2006, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 396
Views: 2,245
Re: The Mathematics of Poker
I just finished my first complete reading of the book. It is absolutely extraordinary.
Those looking for specific advice playing particular forms of poker will not be happy with the book (with one...
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Forum: Special Sklansky Forum
12-19-2006, 02:17 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 1,137
Re: NL Holdem Questions For Me
I'm not sure if this belongs here or in the book discussion thread.
The case-study section of the Chen-Ankenman book discusses a mixed calling/folding/checkraising strategy for blind play in...
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Forum: Special Sklansky Forum
12-17-2006, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 737
Re: Should Mild Preferences Have Equal Weight?
This is why pure democracy results in rule by mob, and the reason why the US system was designed as a representative democracy. It is also the reason why referrendum legislation is a bad thing.
It...
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Forum: Books and Publications
12-17-2006, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 396
Views: 2,245
Re: The Mathematics of Poker
I realize this is a week late, but the best calculator ever made is the Hewlett-Packard HP48GX or the older but basically the same HP48SX. You can get these off of ebay. They will last forever. There...
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