Mental calculation and Mnemonics in poker

Do you wanna say: a good bluff without math??? Even bluffs are supported by math if you want to do them profitably. I believe that when we learn the answer for one specific question, of course we don't need calculate for an answer we know already. What some poker pro say in the internet is on the opposite way themselves do, they use all kind of softwares as much as possible and use them to calculate profitability of them moves. but even pros going in one direction, people prefer to think they have some supernatural power of mind control and they use a lot of justificatives to keep playing intuitively, but how to take a decision conciously profitably? Gambling??? Poker was created for fun and I support the presence of gambler and/or recreative players on the tables, but there's only one way to play profitably: Playing by EV+. Fact.:elefant:

manzanillo53 said:

For some people that comes naturally and you will find they are good players. For me it is something I need to work at. But as Daniel Negreanu once said, once you learn to do it, it just becomes natural. So the point is to practice practice practice. But also remember the old adage "Bullshit baffles Brains", your apponent may have you in computer brain department but a good bluff may offset that a little.

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gocho2009 said:

interesting! the brain is a big computer, and we do not use it 100%, so if you find out or have any information on how to work, do not hesitate to tell me!

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frnandoh said:

Recently, I watched some videos about Mental calculation and Memorization Championships, I was amazed watching what we are able to do exploring the limits of our brain and that renewed an old secret wish of mine and now I ask to all of you. Is it possible to use mental skills (processing and memorizating) to make our brain working like all poker calculators, huds and other e-tools needed for poker reviews? I think thats the future of "onlive" poker. Renata Sorrah: brazilian actress.

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bonekeeper said:

I agree with the previous posters!
it's absolutely possible to calculate it in the mind, however i do not fall under that specific type of person who can do that. What i try to do instead is memorizing the most important % of diffrent scenarios, like how many times you flop a set, what the chanses are of hitting a flush after the flop, etc etc. i do what my own brain can manage and don't try to complicate things to much!

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