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$Practical Poker Math$

Working with Fractions, Percentages and Ratios Quiz Answers 1. Convert 1 to a ratio. 4 Answer: 3:1 2. Convert 1 to a percentage. 8 Answer: 12.5% 3. Convert 5:1 to a fraction. Answer: 1 6 4. Convert 2:1 to a percentage. Answer: 33.3% 5. Convert 9:2 to a fraction. Answer: 2 11 157 6. What are the odds against rolling a 1 or a 2 when rolling one die?
158 Answer: Probability is 2 6 odds against are 2:1. 1 which can be reduced to . The 3 7. What is the probability of rolling two 4s when rolling two dice? Answer: 1 36 Expectation Value Quiz Answers 1. Someone has the four As face down on a table. You have one chance to try to pick the A♠. If you pick it correctly, they’ll pay you $3. If you do not, you pay $1. What is the EV of this wager? Answer: A♠: 1 = 0.25 4 Other As: 3 4 = 0.75 0.25(3) + 0.75(-1) = x 0.75 - 0.75 = 0
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Poker Math That Matters Simplifying
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Table of Contents Acknowledgements
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Set-Mining ........................
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Acknowledgements One of the most va
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xi poker fits my family's lifestyle
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2 Throughout this book, you will se
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4 Let’s talk a bit about how to d
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6 want to just play, play, and play
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Measurements Your Surroundings Ther
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Another measurement to understand i
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those sections. For a beginning pla
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Thinking About Bets in No-Limit Hol
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Here's why this works. If we were t
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playing at a 6-max table, he’ll p
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money for a while and not even be c
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Getting Started with Numbers Workin
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The last topic to cover in this sec
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doesn’t happen to complete our ra
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Expectation Value You’re walking
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0.5 * (-$10) = (-$5) Now let’s do
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Quiz (Answers on pg. 158) 1. Someon
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36 left to come on the river. What
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38 Hero: 6♠7♠ Villain: A♣K♦
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40 TT88A. Your opponent’s best ha
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42 Gutshot straight draw (aka Gutte
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44 you’ll need to add these toget
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46 9. Hero: Q♦K♥ Villain: A♠J
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48 19. Hero: A♠Q♣ Villain: 5♣
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50 The 4/2 Rule I hope you’ve tak
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52 pretty simple, right? But, of co
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54 Let’s try one more. Hero: J♥
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56 We can multiply these fractions
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58 4. Hero: 9♦6♦ Villain: J♦J
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60 So, the equation looks like this
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62 We have a flush draw. The pot is
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64 Quiz (Answers on pg. 174) For th
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66 Implied Odds In this section, we
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68 Table 6. Multiplication factor t
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70 3. Hero: A♣Q♦ Villain: J♦J
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72 When we look at the hand range s
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74 Figure 7. Two groups containing
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76 the probability distribution of
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78 the suited A holdings villain co
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80 8. Hero: 5♥6♥ Villain: 99, Q
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82 section. As usual, we’ll talk
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84 Now, obviously we’re going to
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86 AA: 3 combinations- 12% KK: 3 co
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88 2. Hero: J♠A♠ Villain: QQ, K
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90 So, we lost $360 in Sklansky-buc
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92 Quiz (Answers on pg. 184) Calcul
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94 Take a second and think about th
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96 make that bet. Looking at the EV
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98 2. Hero: 5♠4♠ Villain: Fold
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100 Let's do a quick exercise to es
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102 39x - 7.56 + 7.56x > 0 46.56x >
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104 $81(0.24) = $19.44 2. Our shove
Page 117 and 118: 106 Quiz (Answers on pg. 188) Assum
Page 119 and 120: 108 Value-Betting Value-betting is
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Page 123 and 124: 112 only the hands that beat us. Ou
Page 125 and 126: 114 2. Hero: K♥Q♥ Villain: Call
Page 127 and 128: 116 7. Hero is out of position: K
Page 129 and 130: 118 and then consider your pot odds
Page 131 and 132: 120 Quiz (Answers on pg. 197) 1. Ho
Page 133 and 134: 122 Seems like a small thing, right
Page 135 and 136: 124 all sorts of As, Js and Ts in h
Page 137 and 138: 126 Quiz (Answers on pg. 198) 1. Wh
Page 139 and 140: 128 First of all, the above calcula
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Page 143 and 144: 132 would want to get the money in
Page 145 and 146: 134 he can call profitably, if we h
Page 147 and 148: 136 It's obviously a mistake for hi
Page 149 and 150: 138 4. Hero: Q♣Q♦ Villain: 8♣
Page 151 and 152: 140 decision may be a totally diffe
Page 153 and 154: 142 adjustment. So, in order to avo
Page 155 and 156: 144 balanced poker every day of the
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Page 159 and 160: 148 Congratulations on making your
Page 161 and 162: 150 Comparing these two bet sizes,
Page 163 and 164: 152 So, we're still better of betti
Page 165 and 166: 154 Your Surroundings Quiz Answers
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Page 171 and 172: 160 4. Someone holds out a deck of
Page 173 and 174: 162 4. Hero: 5♣7♣ Villain: K♦
Page 175 and 176: 164 9. Hero: Q♦K♥ Villain: A♠
Page 177 and 178: 166 14. Hero: 7♠8♠ Villain: 9
Page 179 and 180: 168 18. Hero: A♠5♠ Villain: A
Page 181 and 182: 170 22. Hero: 4♠5♠ Villain: A
Page 183 and 184: 172 The 4/2 Rule Quiz Answers 1. He
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Page 189 and 190: 178 Combinations Quiz Answers 1. He
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Page 193 and 194: 182 2. Hero: J♠A♠ Villain: QQ,
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Page 197 and 198: 186 Bluffing Quiz Answers 1. Hero:
Page 199 and 200: 188 Answer: A 1/3 pot bet must work
Page 201 and 202: 190 $24 - $14 = $10 We’re risking
Page 203 and 204: 192 0.57($20) + 0.43(-$20) = EV 11.
Page 205 and 206: 194 4. Hero: A♦J♦ Villain has $
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Page 211 and 212: 200 2. What are some of the factors
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Page 217 and 218: 206 Chopping Outs: Cards to come th
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208 Offsuit: Hole cards that do not
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Owen Gaines also wrote Hole Card Co
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