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Forum: Probability 11-21-2007, 06:34 PM
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Prob. of getting 2 pr. in 5 card draw poker?

Sklansky says that the prob. of being dealt 2 pr. in 5 card draw is 5% on p. 229 of The Theory of Poker.
My math: {3/50 *3/49 *44/48 *43/47 * 42/46}*5! doesn't work.
Does anyone know the correct...
Forum: Probability 11-08-2007, 05:55 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 75
Posted By mdb
Prob. of flush in 7 card stud with three-flush after 4th street?

In The Theory of poker on page 95, Sklansky says that there is 9-to-1 chance against making flush (spades) when you have a 3-flush (spades) after 4th street. In the example sited, there is only 1...
Forum: Probability 10-01-2007, 01:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 88
Posted By mdb
Re: Flopping 2 pair

Thank you.
Forum: Probability 10-01-2007, 11:16 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 88
Posted By mdb
Flopping 2 pair

If I have any 2 cards, that are not a pair, is the probability of flopping 2 pair [(3/47)*(3/46)*(45/45)]*3! or 2.5%?
Forum: Probability 07-10-2007, 02:42 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 88
Posted By mdb
Probability of flush in 7 card stud

If your initial 3 cards in 7 card stud are all the same suit, Sklansky says that you have an 18% chance of making flush. My math says (10 x 9 x 47 x 46)/(49*48*47*46)??
Forum: Probability 03-27-2007, 02:58 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 85
Posted By mdb
8c8d vs Ah8h and other heads up all- in matchps

Sklansky shows the odds of some heads up matches in his No Limit book on page 228-229. Is there a mathematically break down that illustrates how he arrived at these odds? I become lost when looking...
Forum: Probability 03-22-2007, 10:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 54
Posted By mdb
Re: Set over set

Sklansky comes up with a different answer to the probability of flopping a set of jacks vs. a set of aces on p.35 of his No Limit book. He gets 0.1%. I am confused.
Forum: Probability 03-22-2007, 10:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 83
Posted By mdb
Prob. of flopping one ace and one jack

Sklansky says in his no limit hold'em book on page 36 that the probablility of flopping exactly one jack and one ace are 0.1% when one player has a pair of jacks and the other a pair of aces.

I...
Forum: Books and Publications 03-20-2007, 01:27 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 78
Posted By mdb
typos in Sklansky\'s No Limit Hold\' Em

Is there a listing of any typos within the text of Sklansky's No Limit Hold'em?
Forum: Probability 03-16-2007, 02:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 49
Posted By mdb
No limit hold\'em - Sklansky p.164

If a player has 12 outs after the flop, Sklansky says that he has a 45% chance of getting his card on the turn or river. What is wrong with my math? 12/47 + 12/46 = 52%?
Forum: Probability 03-14-2007, 09:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 56
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Forum: Probability 03-13-2007, 01:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 56
Posted By mdb
8:1 flopping a Jack vs. an Ace

Sklansky states on p. 34 in No limit Hold'em that it is 8:1 to hit a jack and not an ace on the flop. Does anyone know how to calculate that?
Forum: High Stakes 03-12-2007, 03:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 81
Posted By mdb
Odds

In Sklansky's No limit Hold'em book on page 34, he states that to call a $15 bet with a pot of $125 is 125 to 15 or 7.33 to 1. I think it should be 8.33 to 1? Please help.
Forum: Poker Theory 02-02-2007, 04:41 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 85
Posted By mdb
No Limit Hold\'em: Theory and practice

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Forum: Probability 02-02-2007, 04:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 57
Posted By mdb
No Limit Hold\'em: Theory and practice

page 33 says that JJ is a 4.5:1 dog vs. AA preflop. Does someone know how to calculate those odds?
Forum: Beginners Questions 09-13-2006, 09:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 51
Posted By mdb
Small stakes Hold \'em talks about \"Passive Players\".

What are the characteristics of passive players? Are they calling stations?
Forum: Small Stakes Limit 07-02-2006, 01:13 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 70
Posted By mdb
Counting outs

With top pair, a player can have up to nine outs according to Miller, Sklansky, Malmuth (p.113 of Small Stakes Hold 'em)after the turn to beat 2 pair. I count 8 outs. For example: I hold a king and...
Forum: Poker Theory 07-01-2006, 11:14 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 87
Posted By mdb
Small Stakes Hold \'em Theory

Small Stakes Hold em July 2004 edition
1) p.80 Tight Games, Why is there instructions for what hands to play when you are small or big blind and there is a raise and a reraise?

2)p. 102 The text...
Forum: Books and Publications 06-27-2006, 01:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 79
Posted By mdb
Forum: Books and Publications 06-27-2006, 01:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 79
Posted By mdb
Small Stakes Hold \'em - Winning Big with Expert Play (1st printing Jul

In your book Small Stakes Hold 'em - Winning Big with Expert Play (1st printing July 2004), on page 34, a player getting 5:1 odds needs to win only 17% of the time to call profitably. Shouldn't it...
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