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Forum: Poker Theory 11-05-2007, 09:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 82
Posted By _D&L_
Re: Why does a flush beat a straight?

In order from lowest hand to highest (hi-card, 1 pair, 2 pair, 3 kind, straight, flush, full house, four kind, to straight flush).

23294460 - hi card
58627800 - pair
31433400 - 2 pair
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Forum: Poker Theory 10-31-2007, 02:53 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 127
Posted By _D&L_
Re: Theory of multitabling...

Why multitable (might) be good -

1) Lower limits, often, just a battle of patience - especially full ring. More tables to watch, means playing hands more often - and less impatience.

2)...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-31-2007, 02:33 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 114
Posted By _D&L_
Re: How to minimize standard deviation?

Fine...don't play against opponents who systematically like to make pots big. Don't look for big payouts, such as playing multiway hands where some investment might be needed, but has big payouts. ...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-31-2007, 02:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 64
Posted By _D&L_
Re: calculate reverse implied odds

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is there a way of calculating the reverse implied odds I am getting given certain assumptions, in the same way i might estimate my implied odds?

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No, its not possible to...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-31-2007, 11:46 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 96
Posted By _D&L_
Re: When does EV apply? When does it not?

Hi rob, what you're thinking of is risk aversion.

Generally poker players should avoid situations where they would have risk aversion. E.g. you shouldn't be playing with your rent money, because...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-30-2007, 07:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 52
Posted By _D&L_
Re: Micro stakes need advice

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Shortstacking and ratholing the megamicros is no way to improve your game.

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I don't really agree with the advice to avoid playing shorstack. I think they have the...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-30-2007, 07:02 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 114
Posted By _D&L_
Re: How to minimize standard deviation?

Ways to lower standard deviation
- Don't win any big hands.
- Don't lose any big hands.
- A corrolary: Don't make the pot big by betting.
- U normally fold, and get zero - so more...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-28-2007, 08:32 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

Hey Alan, glad to see someone else with some good intuition and thinking.

Here's some thoughts to help you:

1- you already understand that your bet is a hedge, you are sometimes raising for...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-25-2007, 05:02 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 428
Posted By _D&L_
Re: Variance is Fractal

Variance is a meaningless term in poker. We talk about variance, but we are all talking about the variances of different things.

Some of us are talking about the variance of luck with the cards -...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-25-2007, 04:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 117
Posted By _D&L_
Re: Help me with this math...

Let P = pot
F = fold %
S = Effective stack size
E = Equity

P*F + (1-F)[(P+2S)*E-S)]

To put it in words. You get the pot, whenever he folds. And when he calls, you still get...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-24-2007, 10:36 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

I think Rufus's point is partially valid. He makes a good point that we can't treat all hands equally weighted. That is, we can infer from previous rounds the likelihood that our opponent is on a...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-16-2007, 08:26 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

Hi nick,

Will you be focusing on poker-related research while earning your degree? Working with the poker research group in Alberta?

If you are...i got a problem or two i could use some input...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-16-2007, 07:57 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

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This pure bluff raise looks spectacular when it works.
But the math says never bluff raise from the fold area.

|____raise____|____call_________|br|________fold_______|

The bluff...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-15-2007, 10:29 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

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That's true. But we still have an idea of what it would look like.

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Van nostrin is right. We can't solve for it, but we have a pretty good idea of what it looks like. ...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-15-2007, 10:07 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

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Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics that is often used in the context of economics. It studies strategic interactions between agents. In strategic games, agents choose...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-15-2007, 08:08 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

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Game theory is about how you would play against an opponent playing the optimal strategy. ....


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This is the garbage they teach in school.
Forum: Poker Theory 10-15-2007, 06:17 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

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I mean your statement is FALSE.

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A nash eq is defined where each player plays with the best response to his opponents strategy. Each player thus plays with an optimal...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-15-2007, 06:11 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

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Game theory is about how you would play against an opponent playing the optimal strategy. Thus, u are correct, u wouldn't use these ideas versus a human.


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Forum: Poker Theory 10-15-2007, 05:36 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

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Once you are reraised in a limit game why would you take it any further with no chance of winning? If he has called and raised a couple of times why would he ever fold instead of just...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-13-2007, 10:33 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 251
Posted By _D&L_
Re: simple game theory question

I do not believe there is a theoretical cap.

I'll give u a no-limit exampe first:

Pretend you have AdKs and 3 out of 5 cards on the board have diamonds on it, with no straight flush...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-07-2007, 06:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 106
Posted By _D&L_
Re: What is \"Nash equilibrium\" as it relates to NLHE?

Your right - i did let it get to me too much.

But its tiring to be attacked as "especially stupid" for points that I never made. I admit you probably have a good share of intelligence, but for...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-06-2007, 04:25 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 106
Posted By _D&L_
Re: What is \"Nash equilibrium\" as it relates to NLHE?

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In poker, my own calcs is that a nash eq. will beat virtually all of the opposing strategy space; your chance of playing by luck a non-nash strategy that breaks even is virtual...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-06-2007, 05:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 81
Posted By _D&L_
Re: Game Theory and poker

My example is only symmetric in the sense that in some future hand, each player may find themself in the same informational disadvantage.

If you want to claim thats long term symmetry, or...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-06-2007, 05:27 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 106
Posted By _D&L_
Re: What is \"Nash equilibrium\" as it relates to NLHE?

Look at page 18 of von neumann's thesis, located at this link: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/papers/poker2.pdf

Can you tell me why it says that the "value of the game" for the first player is...
Forum: Micro Stakes Limit 10-06-2007, 02:14 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 154
Posted By _D&L_
Finding limit videos on youtube

I noticed youtube has a great library of poker playing. Watching people, their styles, online. But its very difficult to find the limit videos, because even when u use the keyword "limit" you still...
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