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Forum: Stud 10-29-2007, 12:29 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 79
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Working out the percentages - seventh street

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I feel the same way, by the way... I always want to know how to do something, even if, in practice, I won't be doing it myself. Sometimes it really does help.

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Your right...
Forum: Stud 10-29-2007, 12:06 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 79
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Working out the percentages - seventh street

All I want to do is to find out how to work these things out. It might not be that useful other than by solving alot of these puzzles that you have a greater intuition about the percentages. I...
Forum: Stud 10-28-2007, 11:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 79
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Working out the percentages - seventh street

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Y'know, the simulator is a lot easier and you're less likely to make a mistake. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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True, but I like to know I can do it without one too...
Forum: Stud 10-28-2007, 11:21 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 79
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Working out the percentages - seventh street

Ahhhh... no I didn't...

So let me split this up

If player 2 hits a ten 3/40 and him then missing his nine is 21/39 the chance of this occuring is 3/40 x 21/39 = 63/1560 x 100 = 4.03846%

If...
Forum: Stud 10-28-2007, 10:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 79
Posted By Mathew82
Razz - Working out the percentages - seventh street

Instead of using a simulator, I thought I would learn how to do this manually.

Unfortunately I do not come up with the exact same answer as the simulator.

I created this hand

Player 1 -...
Forum: Stud 10-27-2007, 06:06 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 284
Posted By Mathew82
Re: a hand from 1/2 razz

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There is more to poker than simple maths.

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Poker is a game of maths.

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Forum: Psychology 10-26-2007, 01:49 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 1,032
Posted By Mathew82
Re: poker pro - hardest job there is?

Playing poker online for a living is an easy job.
Forum: Stud 10-26-2007, 01:46 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 284
Posted By Mathew82
Re: a hand from 1/2 razz

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There is more to poker than simple maths.

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Poker is a game of maths.
Forum: Stud 10-26-2007, 12:48 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 284
Posted By Mathew82
Re: a hand from 1/2 razz

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Any time your showdown equity % for a particular street is above 100/numberofopponents then your correct action is to raise.

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Umm, no.

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Forum: Stud 10-26-2007, 03:44 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 284
Posted By Mathew82
Re: a hand from 1/2 razz

Any time your showdown equity % for a particular street is above 100/numberofopponents then your correct action is to raise. If heads up it would be 50%, if 3 handed 33.333...%. The fact is that...
Forum: Stud 10-25-2007, 12:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 64
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Razz - defending bring-in with 9 low

You played the hand just fine.
Forum: Psychology 10-23-2007, 05:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 55
Posted By Mathew82
Re: poker + fulltime job + startup aspirations

Now I don't know you at all.. so take that in consideration.

But it sounds all a little fantasy for me. When trying to do something to better your life you need solid, realistic goals and...
Forum: Stud 10-23-2007, 04:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 89
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Guide for Rzz Newbie

Do I think razz is the most profitable game... probably not.
There is alot of luck in razz and often it takes a while for the mathematical expectation to shine through sometimes. A nitwit is more...
Forum: Stud 10-21-2007, 02:25 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 154
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Razz - single-table sat . - defending bring-in

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I probably wouldn't defend since it is short handed, so there is less in the pot, but the defend isn't terrible.

I would fold 4th. When you defend, you really have to catch right. Here...
Forum: Stud 10-21-2007, 05:39 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 154
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Razz - single-table sat . - defending bring-in

I think the defend is a lil frisky because you still got the chips where you can wait for a better spot.

I did a simulation and it shows that your equity is 42.55% against a random ace which the...
Forum: Stud 10-21-2007, 04:00 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 93
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Absolute Poker Alert

I never played Absolute Poker and while I do think it is in their best interests to be above board and they probably didn't intend this to happen. Between these incidents and the software problem in...
Forum: Stud 10-20-2007, 03:16 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 90
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Razz - who calls 4th?

Forth is a fold. Even with the best case scenario means that your hand is too vunerable at this point to continue.
Forum: Psychology 10-19-2007, 05:49 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 331
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Parents Packet

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So I receive a packet in the mail from my parents. The first thing I see in big bold letters is "The Dangers of Online Gambling" and I'm just say to myself OMG. The post it note says...
Forum: Books and Publications 10-17-2007, 06:19 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 281
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Barry: most poker books are written by losers

Play poker by the pro's isn't a terrible book for those that wish to get their feet wet on limit texas holdem.

The beginners strategy of playing extremely tight with hands that hold up well in...
Forum: Stud 10-16-2007, 10:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 55
Posted By Mathew82
Re: You try to find a good fold... ($10/$20 LC)

Guanaja is a nitwit...and objs call on fourth sucks....

The only thing I would say that if you had saw similar hands like this previously hands then you could chase further, but the fold on sixth...
Forum: High Stakes Limit 10-16-2007, 07:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 381
Posted By Mathew82
Re: question about building a bankroll

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I think the best way for you to build a big bankroll is to put all your money in the bank and wait for the interest to pile up. From the sound of your post.

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Thats...
Forum: Stud 10-16-2007, 03:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 246
Posted By Mathew82
Re: $3/$6 Razz raised on the river.

Calling is probably the best move here. Ok - he probably has you beat, but I have found through experience that generally calling in situations like these will win enough times vs the pot odds.
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Forum: Stud 10-15-2007, 01:32 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 149
Posted By Mathew82
Re: (razz) thoughts on this tournament hand

Correct -

24x20x16=7680/52x51x50=132600

7680/132600=0.0579x100= 5.79%

This is what happens when you are lazy and just try and remember the answer....lol
Forum: Stud 10-15-2007, 04:45 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 158
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Razz - playing the smooth hand

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This isn't even what I'm talking about. I'm talking about trying to eliminate the 3rd and 4th best hand with the 2nd best hand. It's not easy but if there's an early completer and you...
Forum: Stud 10-15-2007, 04:01 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 158
Posted By Mathew82
Re: Razz - playing the smooth hand

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Not a single person is recommending isolation here as far as I can tell. And yes, we understand dead cards.

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I don't like the idea of trying to eliminate the second best...
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