zachvac
Legend
Silver Level
So in poker we've all heard the term coin flips. Basically 2 overs vs. a lower pocket pair is considered a coin flip, and anything with 50% + or - 5 is considered a coin flip. But we also know that the way we make money in poker is exploiting a small edge over time. AKo vs. QQ is 43.242% to win. Let's say you're playing in a $1/$2 game and you end up all-in. You see the situation and figure it's a coin flip. But you were probably sitting on around $200. On average in that situation you lose $27.032. Play that again and again and it will begin to add up to hundreds of dollars.
The edge in poker is very small. You are flipping a slightly weighted coin thousands and tens of thousands of times (probably millions if you play professionally) and these situations don't come up all that often, but am I the only one thinking it's odd to round that far in a game where the edge is so small?
The edge in poker is very small. You are flipping a slightly weighted coin thousands and tens of thousands of times (probably millions if you play professionally) and these situations don't come up all that often, but am I the only one thinking it's odd to round that far in a game where the edge is so small?