Posted by: Tarran
« on: June 03, 2011, 11:28:37 PM »You don't need it. You can go straight to 5.40 from any version that's above 4.20.
When you speak about "maths" you mean odds ? or is it even more vast that i thought ? XDYes, odds. A simple example would be facing an all-in bet on the turn while holding a flush draw. Assume there was $100 in the pot after the flop and the bet you are facing is $50 and you were sure you would win if you hit your flush. You can see six cards, including the two in your hands and the four on the board, which means there are forty-six unseen cards. Nine of them will give you a flush as there are thirteen cards of the correct suit in the deck, of which two are on the board, two are in your hand and the other nine are somewhere else. So nine good cards and thirty-seven bad cards gives you odds of 37-9 or approximately 4-1 against hitting the flush. As the pot is laying you odds of only 3-1 ($50 to win $150), you can't call. To illustrate further, if you ran the hand 100 times, you would win $150 20 times (slightly less really because the odds are actually 37-9) and lose $50 80 times. $3000 (win) - $4000 (lose) is a net loss of $1000 over 100 hands or $10 per hand. In other words, in terms of expected value every time you call this bet you are losing $10, whatever actually happens. If the bet you were facing was $25 then your pot odds are 5-1 and you can call.
Good luck.
Hope you don't get "volcano-ed" like I did coming back from holiday. Two weeks in Borneo turned in to two weeks in Borneo plus one week in Kuala Lumpur staring at the TV, phoning the airline and generally being very glum, bored and frustrated. Supposed to fly back on morning of 16th, eventually got a flight on 22nd to Frankfurt and paid for one on 23rd to London. I think I had a fun holiday, but it seems like months ago and I need another one already to recover from the delay stress.
At least you'd be able to go win some money to cover it
Stephen
Quote from: "waresky":shock: poker???
ehehhe be careful.Vegans r more vicious players..
I am off to Vegas again next month for two weeks. I will have internet access but I won't be able to modify any code.
Steve
Good luck.
Hope you don't get "volcano-ed" like I did coming back from holiday. Two weeks in Borneo turned in to two weeks in Borneo plus one week in Kuala Lumpur staring at the TV, phoning the airline and generally being very glum, bored and frustrated. Supposed to fly back on morning of 16th, eventually got a flight on 22nd to Frankfurt and paid for one on 23rd to London. I think I had a fun holiday, but it seems like months ago and I need another one already to recover from the delay stress.
At least you'd be able to go win some money to cover it
Stephen
When you speak about "maths" you mean odds ?
There is a lot more skill to poker than most people appreciate, especially in terms of maths and psychology. You would be amazed both at the simple math errors that most people make and just how much they give away in terms of body language and betting patterns. One of the best things about the game though is that bad players get lucky sometimes. If you were a professional tennis player and I was an occasional player, you would beat me every time and it would be obvious that you were better and obvious why you were better. If you are a professional poker player and I am an occasional player, you will beat me most of the time and it won't be obvious why that is happening. It will seem like luck. Not only that, but I will win occasionally and that will keep me playing
Steve
A friend of mine is doing exactly as you said.There is a lot more skill to poker than most people appreciate, especially in terms of maths and psychology. You would be amazed both at the simple math errors that most people make and just how much they give away in terms of body language and betting patterns. One of the best things about the game though is that bad players get lucky sometimes. If you were a professional tennis player and I was an occasional player, you would beat me every time and it would be obvious that you were better and obvious why you were better. If you are a professional poker player and I am an occasional player, you will beat me most of the time and it won't be obvious why that is happening. It will seem like luck. Not only that, but I will win occasionally and that will keep me playing
Actually he's more 80% online and 20% live and he has around 8k$ bankroll. (he began with 50$ from a free offer rofl). It took approximately 2.5 years, maybe a bit less.
And, oh my god... THat's some kind of bad beat xD My friend would be angry if he was the losing guy xD. (yeah he's a bad loser but it seems his strategy pays).
At first i thought poker was about chance, but no... While playing and seeing my friend play there is a whole strategy, and even social engineering behind that game and i love it ^^.
Quote from: "Oscuro1987"Omg i tried to play poker for a living but awesomely faceplanted lol.I have been doing it for about five years. First couple of years entirely online but I have gradually shifted to 90% live. It has its ups and downs . Turn and river are QQ, giving a final board of KQQQQ. A7 wins with four Queens and an A kicker!
Well i guess i have a REAL lower level than you xD
Steve
Omg i tried to play poker for a living but awesomely faceplanted lol.I have been doing it for about five years. First couple of years entirely online but I have gradually shifted to 90% live. It has its ups and downs . Turn and river are QQ, giving a final board of KQQQQ. A7 wins with four Queens and an A kicker!
Well i guess i have a REAL lower level than you xD
Quote from: "waresky":shock: poker???
ehehhe be careful.Vegans r more vicious players..
I am off to Vegas again next month for two weeks. I will have internet access but I won't be able to modify any code.
Steve
Omg i tried to play poker for a living but awesomely faceplanted lol.
Well i guess i have a REAL lower level than you xD
:shock: poker???
ehehhe be careful.Vegans r more vicious players..
I am off to Vegas again next month for two weeks. I will have internet access but I won't be able to modify any code.
Steve