I recently listed to a This American Life episode about professional poker players, who learned how to accurately estimate pot odds in Texas Hold-Em based upon their hands and the revealed cards, rigidly bet/folded based upon those odds, and won a lot of money. Is there any reason I can't do the same if I knew how to memorize the calculations they use? If so, where would I start (what books/websites contain this info?) and why can't I just automate that process (or consult a table of calculations) and win a lot of money in online poker?
posted by sdis
on Apr 25, 2013 -
10 answers
Next month, I will be travelling to Las Vegas. For the very first time in my life. I have a whole bunch of Vegas-newbie questions. I’d like to ask you for your help.
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posted by jason's_planet
on Feb 27, 2013 -
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Where can one play good online poker with real players (or a program w/*really* good AI with weaknesses and styles)? Not for cash - just for practice. Ipad app or website fine. *Not* just Texas Hold'em/7 card stud, but finishing off the
HORSE class and beyond (Hi/Lo Omaha, Hi/Lo 7 card stud, Razz). Don't want scummy spyware or to have to give credit card info.
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posted by lalochezia
on Jul 2, 2012 -
14 answers
What is the maximum number of outs possible on the river in heads up Texas hold em? Assuming that out means a card which will take the player who is behind either level or ahead.
posted by therubettes
on Oct 11, 2011 -
20 answers
Can anyone recommend an app for learning and playing poker on the iPhone or iPad? Not interested in gambling or playing competitively, and I have no prior poker experience. Quite happy to pay for an app, if it's decent.
posted by Ritchie
on Sep 27, 2011 -
7 answers
Would you serve this? I need a little mefihelp with food advice for an upcoming poker game.
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posted by Cosine
on Sep 21, 2011 -
24 answers
Trying to plan a small, low-key, co-ed bachelor party on Staten Island involving poker, but where?
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posted by heatvision
on Sep 13, 2011 -
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I'm trying to rank some non-proper poker hands within the conventional poker hand-ranking framework. I would like to rank them conventionally, i.e. on their probability of occurring in a straight, five-card deal.
The non-proper hands are:
(1) "Four-card straight" (four cards in a row);
(2) "Four-card flush" (four cards of the same suit);
(3) "Four-card straight flush" (four cards in a row of the same suit);
(4) "Same-color flush" (all 5 red cards or all 5 black cards);
(5) "Straight same-color flush" (a straight composed of all black cards or all red cards);
(6) "Four-card straight same-color flush" (a four-card straight composed of all black cards or all red cards).
My probability skills are "OK" (the odds for the four-card flush and same-color flush are straightforward), but some of them (particularly the straights) seem too tricky for me.
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posted by mrgrimm
on May 13, 2011 -
9 answers
What is the best way for an US-based online poker player to obtain proof of their online bankrolls in light of the pending worldwide shutdown of FTP, Stars and AP?
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posted by Asherah
on Apr 15, 2011 -
2 answers
Is there an active poker forum out there that isn't full of a.) maladjusted teenagers with gambling addictions or b.) sales pitches for overpriced coaching and training services or c.) a dinosaur from the 2000s poker bubble?
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posted by Yakuman
on Jan 17, 2011 -
4 answers
Hooookay. So I've been asked to play in a charity poker tournament. I'm fierce at craps and was a pool shark in my past life so it appeals to me, but I've just never had a weekly poker game or anything... truth is I haven't played poker in years.
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posted by miss lynnster
on Oct 18, 2010 -
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10 years late to the party filter. I want to play online poker for money (not that much to start out with). I'm confused, though, by what's legal and by which online sites actually offer the ability to gamble. I am in the United States. What's a good site that will allow me to play very small bets as I get started with online poker?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 14, 2010 -
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I need help untangling a formula for tracking poker winnings. All this math is making my head hurt! Totally legal details within.
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posted by c:\awesome
on Oct 7, 2010 -
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I'm playing in my first Texas Hold'em tournament next week. It's pretty low-key (charity fundraiser, $100 buy-in, $1,000 first prize, ~40 players). I've played in a monthly limit game for a few years, doing reasonably well. Any advice/websites/books that could help me with basic strategies for this type of tournament play?
posted by ericbop
on Jun 3, 2010 -
15 answers
I play Hold 'em on PokerStars, are there any extensions, add-ons, etc that I should be using?
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posted by cyphill
on Mar 21, 2010 -
4 answers
PokerFilter: I need some witty and/or lame one-liners to throw down throughout the course of a poker game. Examples within!
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posted by bjork24
on Jan 14, 2010 -
14 answers
Are mostly of Professional Poker Players addicted and ready to gamble everything (including personal property) or a large percentage handle it as a business, a career?
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posted by 3dd
on Sep 10, 2009 -
13 answers
Trek filter: trying to find a video on YouTube of a dubbed Star Trek scene where the characters are playing poker. Not having any luck. Does anyone know what this video is called?
posted by lazy robot
on Nov 6, 2008 -
2 answers
Is it illegal to host poker games in Illinois if the house does not collect any profit?
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posted by thebwit
on Oct 18, 2008 -
3 answers
Gambling and the IRS: I've been honing my poker skills and I think I'm ready to take my game to the next level: professionally. If I begin making gains at both casinos and online, what is my duty in terms of declarations and bookkeeping while filing my taxes?
posted by Christ, what an asshole
on Aug 5, 2008 -
12 answers
I need an "Online Generic Card Game Simulator" program (my term). I don't think what I want exists, but I don't know how to verify this, or more importantly, how to go about making one for myself.
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posted by johnstein
on Jul 28, 2008 -
11 answers
I'm looking for cool spaces (preferably bars) in Manhattan where they'd let you just sit and play poker with your own cards and chips -- just among friends, not against a casino. Would most bars not care? Any ideas? Thanks.
posted by Malad
on May 23, 2008 -
11 answers
I need a really great, somewhat poker related prize (or a couple of prizes) that will cost less than $1200. I'm giving it away in early August (somewhat flexible on the date).
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posted by my homunculus is drowning
on May 20, 2008 -
8 answers
Does the theory of the multiverse in contemporary physics mean that the top card in a deck of cards isn't "set" until it is seen? (ideal answerers have a background in physics, but all answers appreciated.)
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posted by jimmydare
on Apr 14, 2008 -
27 answers
Where can I find places to play Hold'em for free (or perhaps a cover charge) in the Clearwater, fl area.
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posted by blackout
on Jan 1, 2008 -
4 answers
In No Limit Texas Hold 'Em Poker, when a player goes "all in" and you "call" them (but you still have extra chips) do you have to show your cards?
posted by yankeh
on Oct 30, 2007 -
23 answers
Custom poker table, with in-table cams, facecams, dealercam. How to build it yourself?
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posted by lodev
on Oct 26, 2007 -
10 answers
Card players, I'd appreciate some help in dissecting a song about poker called Mr. Gold and Mr. Mud by Townes Van Zandt.
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posted by dios
on Jun 15, 2007 -
21 answers
I'm going to Panama for a short (6 days) trip and am looking for recommendations for how to spend my time.
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posted by maniactown
on Jan 10, 2007 -
5 answers
PokerFilter: I have a weekly, $2 raise limit, about $20/night, dealer chooses the game friendly poker match with some friends. I need to improve my game. Any suggestions? (NOTE: No Texas Hold'em)
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posted by bryak
on Nov 24, 2006 -
13 answers
