Forum: Probability
11-18-2007, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 95
Re: Are Flu Shots -EV?
Of course its +EV, with a shot your chances of getting the flu are nil..... about the same as finding a whale in the Amazon jungle.
oops...
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Forum: Probability
10-30-2007, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 337
Re: is the EV for this game really infinity?
You can play this +EV game for $20 at this website. Repeatedly press the "play a single game" key and watch your positive EV losses mount!
http://www.mathematik.com/Petersburg/Petersburg.html
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Forum: Probability
10-30-2007, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 93
Re: Chances of hitting BBJ
My "guesstimates" for your particular BBJ:
1)1 in 123,000 hands for an individual badbeat; about 1 in 20,000 hands for a share in a table of 6 (just divide 123,000 by number of players)
2) If you...
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Forum: Probability
10-24-2007, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 276
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Forum: Probability
10-24-2007, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 49
Re: Bad Beat Jackpot
My best educated guess was 1 in 500,000 hands based on the Absolute Poker promotion. For more info see
http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Number=11559965&page=0&vc=1
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Forum: Affiliates/RakeBack
10-23-2007, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 51
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
10-19-2007, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 1,016
Views: 4,014
Re: We win (AP Scandal v. 27)
Kudos to those who broke this open.
The pocket fives post ends: "Extremely Relieved, --Adam". I don't find this something to be relieved about. I was hoping for an innocent explanation. I am...
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Forum: Probability
10-16-2007, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 100
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-10-2007, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 290
Re: The Myth of Meaning
You may be looking for someone to defend this classic statement:
"Without a belief in God [and that he loves you], a person cannot find real meaning in life."
If so, I'm not surprised. It haunts...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-10-2007, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 290
Re: The Myth of Meaning
You have to tell us what you think adds meanng to your life. For many people "feeling loved" does add meaning.
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
10-10-2007, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 290
Re: The Myth of Meaning
Splendor's quotes explain it. "God loves you" simply means that God watches over you like a parent does for a child. He will help us in our life on earth and give us a chance at heaven. Believing...
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Forum: Software
10-05-2007, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 782
Re: Absolute Poker AP Update Mods Thread
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1105/1471783973_c929ac782b_o.gif
You helped me realize that I needed to "mod" the top.dat file and change "Options" to top view on all tables. Now it works. Thanks. ...
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Forum: Software
10-05-2007, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 782
Re: Absolute Poker AP Update Mods Thread
Thanks but the newest AP HU classic default background still shows up. I've changed bg9_one.dat and every bg file I could find. I logged out of AP and re-booted, double-checked bg9_one.dat to make...
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Forum: Software
10-04-2007, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 782
Re: Absolute Poker AP Update Mods Thread
Can anyone tell me how to modify the one vs one HU table background? Which file is it? Every mod for other size tables works fine for me but this one. I've tried bg9_one, bg8_one, bg7_one. ...
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Forum: Probability
10-01-2007, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 65
Re: Bad Beat JackPots
According to one bonus poker site, it is actually +EV with respect to the extra rake and jackpot to play on a BBJ table when the Jackpot amount is large enough, something like over $320,000....
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Forum: Probability
10-01-2007, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 83
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
09-18-2007, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 330
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Forum: Poker Theory
09-17-2007, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 87
Re: definition of \"levelling\"
from urban dictionary:
Verb or noun. A joke or comment not meant to be taken seriously, but presented in a serious manner.
Thought of as a "cool" thing to do on various websites; the level also...
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
09-17-2007, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 607
Views: 2,206
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Forum: Medium Stakes
09-17-2007, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 197
Re: AA gets too much action?
Yep. The current board is a fold too if we don't fail to include the most important hand in foe's hand range /images/graemlins/smile.gif
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
09-16-2007, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 689
Views: 3,540
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Forum: Medium Stakes
09-14-2007, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 197
Re: AA gets too much action?
Your math is excellent and I'm no poker genius, but IMHO this is a fold . Something about foe's possible range bothers me.
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Forum: Sports Betting
09-13-2007, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 86
Re: U.S. Women\'s Soccer vs North Korea
One betting strategy in women's soccer is to bet on the team that looks the most like guys. In the US'a bracket that ranking on masculinity is: 1 NK 2. Nigeria 3.USA 4 Sweden. That would've meant...
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
09-08-2007, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 557
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Forum: News, Views, and Gossip
09-08-2007, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 557
Re: No more Jman on Cardrunners?
These expert pro (Jman,Green Plastic,srugby etc) videos drive me crazy. They have conflicting advice and about half the time the pros seem to end up the session with a loss to lower level players. ...
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