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Odds of consecutive hands being identical
I had a situation during a live tournament last night where I made a straight on the turn twice in a row. My starting hands were 7,4 and then 7,3. Both times the flop was 3,4,5 with a 6 on the turn followed by an ace on the river (twice). The table…
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Odd for drawing an 8 in 5 card stud
At my weekly poker game two friends argued about the odds of drawing an 8 in 5 card stud, where 8s were wild.
It seems like after research it would be about 34% but wanted to get! a second opinion.
There were 6 players at the table, so 30 cards…
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did we tie with a straight in texas hold'em? Or did I win?
A few co-workers and I were playing Texas Hold'em before work. On the table. There was the ten, jack, king and ace. I had a queen and another king. Another guy also had a queen, but a seven. I said that I won because I also had a pair and even if…
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Multiple Table Online Play
When playing online, I have tried a few sessions of 9 or 6 player SnG where I will join about 10 - 15 tournaments at the same time.
It's hard to keep up and sometimes I even get sat out (could be a blessing though because sometimes I come back and…
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Out, how do you calculate them?
What are outs and how do I calculate them?
I have heard this term tossed around by the big boys but I don't full under stand it. Is this the right place to ask? Anyway it would be nice to get a better understanding from someone who knows what they…
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Odds of three people at a 9 ring game having the same hole cards
I was just wondering what the odds are of three people at a 9 ring game having the same hole cards. Played a hand today online where the pot split 3 ways and each player held j9. I don't remember ever seeing this happen and it was right after a few…
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Texas Holdem questions
I have 9spade 5 heart
He has 9clud 2heart
The board is Ah 9h 7h 6h 3h
Is it a split pot our does my 5h beat the boards 3h for a better flush.
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Two playes have same straight but one has two cards of it in hand
Table cards: 5:spades:6:hearts:7:spades:8:hearts:2:spades:
P1 hand: 9:hearts: 6:spades:
P2 hand: 9:diamonds: 3:spades:
Both players have the same straight.
Is this a split?
Or does P1 win because he has 2 cards of the straight directly in his hand…
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All in situation with side pot
Following situation:
Player 1: 100$
Player 2: 100$
Playe 3: 50$
Player 1 makes "all in" - all other players call.
So I guess it's main pot: 150$
Side pot (for p1 and p2): 100$
Player 3 wins. Obviously he get's the 150$. Now additionally let's say …
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Are penny tables worth the trouble
While penny tables are seen as comparatively low risk - is this really the case?
Looking at my bankroll, there is a clear bell curve where I am less successful at lower and higher stakes but better at the medium stakes. OK, I know I'm not a high…
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What benefits would there be for a site to be rigged
We keep being told that there is no benefit for sites to rig the deal.
However, on further analysis, is this really true? If you had a fantastic hand, you're more likely to ram and jam thereby increasing the rake.
Even if you are busted, players…
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Are there times when your bets are more important than your cards at poker?
I heard about some players will bet without considering the cards they hold in poker. Can this be true? That is, can they soundly bet against their opponents' cards if they sense weakness and still have a chance to bluff out a better…
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Probability of flopping the unbreakable nuts
So I've been trying to figure out the probability of flopping the unbreakable nuts. And I'm a little confused on how exactly it will work out. Essentially, I think that having some sort of straight could possibly be the unbreakable nuts but then…
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Choice of hands, would you choose 8/9 or 7/J
The title says it all really. Both are either suited or not, so it's a fair call. The slight bias with the Jack (you were expecting 7/10 hey?) is intentional.
If the range was shifted up/down, would you change you mind?
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If you could design your own poker tools what would they look like?
I've been working on my game more & more an enjoying the process. I'm also a software engineer by trade and got to thinking: if you could design your own poker training tools, what would they look like?
For example, I felt like I was weak on being…
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