Most surprising 'blunder' in an authoritative poker book?

[Nivek]

The biggest blunder I see here is you reading that book.

[Ray Zee]

al, i live in montana which is wild like alaska but much warmer. so in essence i live in a baked alaska.

[jasepoke]

HoH vII p135 Yellow zone strategy " The probability of hitting a set or quads on the flop when you hold a pair is well - established: approximately one in eight. "

[Brocktoon]

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HoH vII p135 Yellow zone strategy " The probability of hitting a set or quads on the flop when you hold a pair is well - established: approximately one in eight. "

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[ReptileHouse]

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HoH vII p135 Yellow zone strategy " The probability of hitting a set or quads on the flop when you hold a pair is well - established: approximately one in eight. "

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Where's the blunder?

[daveT]

NLTP:

"By playing a strictly algarithmic style of pushing all in with 77 + and AJ+, you can beat all but the toughest games."

[gurgeh]

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Doyle Brunson said prayer cures cancer in Super/System

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In his case it did.

RZ

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Yeah, modern medicine is a big joke.

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Go research Doyles case, There was no modern medicial cure. The Doctors told him there was nothing they could do.

RZ

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Little did Doyle know that his guardian faun snuck into his bedroom and placed a mandrake root in a bowl of fresh milk under his bed, feeding it two drops of blood a day until the cancer disappeared. That's what really cured him, the prayer thing is just crazy talk.

[jasepoke]

The probability of hitting quads on the flop when you hold a pair only 8-1 maybe i should re-think how i play small pairs

[CasinoR7]

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HoH vII p135 Yellow zone strategy " The probability of hitting a set or quads on the flop when you hold a pair is well - established: approximately one in eight. "

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Where's the blunder?

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You have 2 outs to flop a set and there are three cards on the flop. Your chances to hit a set are: 2/50+2/49+2/48, which is approximately 1 out of 8 times, which is the same as saying 1-to-7 odds. The probability to hit quads are smaller. I don't see the blunder either.

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The probability of hitting quads on the flop when you hold a pair only 8-1 maybe i should re-think how i play small pairs

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How do you play them?

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"Play Poker Like The Pros," pp. 1-394.

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Genius, lol.

[sandman-54]

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NLTP:

"By playing a strictly algarithmic style of pushing all in with 77 + and AJ+, you can beat all but the toughest games."

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This looks silly when taken out of context. He's referencing a small stack strategy from Ed Miller's book Getting Started in Hold'em to emphasize the intrinsic advantage of having a small stack. What David is saying happens to be true when you buy into a deep-stacked game with a short stack. This is backed up by many hours logged by Ed Miller using this strategy himself.

Also, NLHTAP goes on to read that although this strategy has a modest expectation it is a surefire way for a pro to slash his winrate.