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What would be the advantages of looking at the average M of a tourney pool? Obviously it would change level to level, but as one of the players would knowing the average M be of value to me? What about a weighted average M?
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Your post is confuzzling to me. Do you mean "is there value in knowing the average M of everyone in the tournament"? If so, yes. Harrington talks about this number as Q, which is just the ratio of your stack to the average stack. Say your M is 10 and your Q is 1/2. Average M is just your M divided by your Q I think.
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Close, the average M would be the same calculation as determining your own M, only you use the average stack amount instead of you own stack amount. The advantage to knowing the average M is so that you can determine not only how aggressively you have to play but how aggressively the average opponent would have to play, as well.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean about a weighted average M? |
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Close, the average M would be the same calculation as determining your own M, only you use the average stack amount instead of you own stack amount. The advantage to knowing the average M is so that you can determine not only how aggressively you have to play but how aggressively the average opponent would have to play, as well. [/ QUOTE ] Which is of precisely no advantage at all. Figuring out the Ms of the other players at your table is obviously useful. [ QUOTE ] I'm not sure I understand what you mean about a weighted average M? [/ QUOTE ] You could weight it by how retarded the opposition is. |
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Average M or Q, however you want to approach it, is just a rough guideline anyway. It shouldn't really be that strong a factor in your strategy unless your M situation is really good, and your Q situation is poor (and, to a degree, vice versa). If your M is 50 but somehow the average stack is quintuple yours, then you'd be in one of these oddball circumstances. Here you have a decent stack in an absolute sense, but are semi-short in a relative sense.
The main concern is your stack in relation to the antes/blinds, and the individual stacks of the other players you're immediately concerned with. You can't play versus the big stack or a shorty using "average M" figures. |
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if your m is 5 but the average m is 3 and you are on the button you dont have to be as desperately aggressive as if the average m was 15. Also, if everyone but you has a real high m they will be calling you with anything so you need to adjust for that as well
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