My mate is currently leading a poker tourney with £600,000 prize pool

I don't think the maths involved in poker is ever that complex? Maybe i've just not read that far yet!

I've seen arguments for position and understanding the players at your table being more important than the cards in your hand. Obviously that's only half the picture though and the entire situation, including the cards are what matters.
 
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hey congrats to your friend Rotty!

your in Vegas this weekend ? I'm off there tomorrow can't wait will probably do most of my poker in the MGM where I'm staying, heard its pretty good for drunk tourists at the 1/2 NL tables :cool:

where you planning to play ?
 
Odds. You need to know the current odds at every point on every hand. Otherwise how can you guage your bet?
 
mainly percentages and ratios

for example, you need a club after the flop to complete a A high flush, there's only you and one other player in the hand and you are certain the flush will win but you will lose if you do not get it, the other player moves all in

you have 2 clubs in your hand and 2 are on the board so there are 9 left

you know what 5 of the cards are ( your 2 and 3 on flop ) and do not know 47 cards

so 47/9 is the chance a club will be dealt on the and 47/9 on river

so you have a 18 in 47 chance which is approx 38%

if the amount you need to bet to make the call is greater than 38% of the pot you should fold if the amount is less then cal

this is a little simplistic as it doesn't cover table dynamics, stack sizes etc but is an example of the maths involved
 
I see. Certainly seems like an interesting game to pick up and learn.

The book I have only really scratches the surface then!
 
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Is it not a slightly higher chance actually because if you dont get your club on the turn there will be 1 less card in the pack so the chance of a club on the river is 46/9?
 
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Rotty said:
mainly percentages and ratios

for example, you need a club after the flop to complete a A high flush, there's only you and one other player in the hand and you are certain the flush will win but you will lose if you do not get it, the other player moves all in

you have 2 clubs in your hand and 2 are on the board so there are 9 left

you know what 5 of the cards are ( your 2 and 3 on flop ) and do not know 47 cards

so 47/9 is the chance a club will be dealt on the and 47/9 on river

so you have a 18 in 47 chance which is approx 38%

if the amount you need to bet to make the call is greater than 38% of the pot you should fold if the amount is less then call

this is a little simplistic as it doesn't cover table dynamics, stack sizes etc but is an example of the maths involved
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And you need to work this out in a few seconds? Ouch, certainly would be a challenge.
 
Working out odds is pretty simple. Its all about the rule of 4 and 2 ;)

After the flop, work out how many cards there are left that can help you, and multiply it by 4 and you have your % chance of hitting them.

Same rules applies after the turn, but this time multiplying by 2.
 
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