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- Page 20 and 21: Measurements Your Surroundings Ther
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- Page 26 and 27: Thinking About Bets in No-Limit Hol
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- Page 34 and 35: Getting Started with Numbers Workin
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- Page 44: Quiz (Answers on pg. 158) 1. Someon
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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
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106 Quiz (Answers on pg. 188) Assum
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108 Value-Betting Value-betting is
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110 and we’ll give him a $500 sta
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112 only the hands that beat us. Ou
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114 2. Hero: K♥Q♥ Villain: Call
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116 7. Hero is out of position: K
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118 and then consider your pot odds
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120 Quiz (Answers on pg. 197) 1. Ho
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122 Seems like a small thing, right
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124 all sorts of As, Js and Ts in h
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126 Quiz (Answers on pg. 198) 1. Wh
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128 First of all, the above calcula
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130 past hands may cause you to twe
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132 would want to get the money in
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134 he can call profitably, if we h
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136 It's obviously a mistake for hi
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138 4. Hero: Q♣Q♦ Villain: 8♣
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140 decision may be a totally diffe
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142 adjustment. So, in order to avo
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144 balanced poker every day of the
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148 Congratulations on making your
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150 Comparing these two bet sizes,
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152 So, we're still better of betti
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154 Your Surroundings Quiz Answers
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156 2. If you played 10,000 hands b
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158 Answer: Probability is 2 6 odds
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160 4. Someone holds out a deck of
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162 4. Hero: 5♣7♣ Villain: K♦
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164 9. Hero: Q♦K♥ Villain: A♠
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166 14. Hero: 7♠8♠ Villain: 9
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168 18. Hero: A♠5♠ Villain: A
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170 22. Hero: 4♠5♠ Villain: A
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172 The 4/2 Rule Quiz Answers 1. He
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174 6. Hero: Q♦Q♥ Villain: A♥
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176 4. Hero: 9♦6♦ Villain: J♦
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178 Combinations Quiz Answers 1. He
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180 7. Hero: 6♥7♠ Villain: QQ,
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182 2. Hero: J♠A♠ Villain: QQ,
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184 outs for 6% equity. Against 66,
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186 Bluffing Quiz Answers 1. Hero:
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188 Answer: A 1/3 pot bet must work
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190 $24 - $14 = $10 We’re risking
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192 0.57($20) + 0.43(-$20) = EV 11.
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194 4. Hero: A♦J♦ Villain has $
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196 6. Hero is out of position: K
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198 2. How often will you flop an o
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200 2. What are some of the factors
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202 5. When might we allow some dra
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204
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206 Chopping Outs: Cards to come th
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208 Offsuit: Hole cards that do not
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