| This is a discussion on Theory quiz: Optimal freeroll play within the online poker forums, in the General Poker section; I started thinking about a situation today, and after figuring it out (I think), I thought it’d be fun to make a little quiz out ... |
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| Theory quiz: Optimal freeroll play I started thinking about a situation today, and after figuring it out (I think), I thought it’d be fun to make a little quiz out of it. This is one of those theoretical situations that you’ll never encounter at a poker table, but might train your poker thinking a little. It will also show how extremely powerful the freeroll is. Another reason that you should do it is that I want to find out if there are flaws in my reasoning. Ok, so here’s the situation: The game is No-limit Hold ‘em Player1 has the 9d8d Player2 has the 9h8h The flop is 5h-6h-7s The size of the pot is 100 Each player knows what the other player is holding, and will assume that his opponent will be using optimal strategy. To simplify things a bit, we will round off the odds of hitting the flush to exactly 2:1 on the flop and 4:1 on the turn. What should each player do if 1. The effective stack sizes are <100? 2. The effective stack sizes are 100-199? 3. The effective stack sizes are 200-700? 4. The effective stack sizes are >700? If you feel like it, you can add what the players should do on the turn. Hopefully this thread will generate some discussion. I’ll post my answers when I feel that either enough players have answered or the thread is starting to die out, but there is some interest in what I think is the optimal play. It would be really great if someone could put together a simple mathematical explanation a la Sklansky, since I suck at that |
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| I remember reading a situation like this on here a while back. The guy who was freerolling shoved and the other folded. If you flopped the straight with no re-draw you want to play it as cheap as possible and hope he doesn't hit. If you have the re-draw then value town it and hope he follows, and you hit the river |
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