The1AceJack
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Hey guys,
I've been playing online poker pretty actively this past week. Been placing in freerolls on wsop and BetOnline, while also playing low stakes on Bovada.
Love the articles on cards chat. Reading the one on pre-flop concepts and I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around one concept:
In reference to raising AA ~ "Look here: 3 times out of 10, you will win 20 bets (the big blind + your raise), and 7 times out of 10, you will lose 2 bets (your raise). A win of 60 bets, and a loss of 14. That's a net win of 46 bets! That's HUGE!"
( Full article here: https://www.cardschat.com/preflop-concepts.php )
Now, I understand the logic of raising AA, as it has aprox 30% chance of being a winning hand every time you get it (1-in-3 odds) So 3 out of 10 and 7 out of 10 makes sense...
... what I don't understand is how on the 3/10ths of the time you win, you win 20 bets and on the 7 of 10, you only lose 2.
Does this have something to do with position? Seeing as he references the big blind...
Or does this have something to do with a "long-term" picture -- estimating that a good player will have so many "rounds" on the button, so many chances to play the AA, etc.
I'm really not sure. So, any clarification on the total win/lose of these bets would be very helpful. Thanks!
I've been playing online poker pretty actively this past week. Been placing in freerolls on wsop and BetOnline, while also playing low stakes on Bovada.
Love the articles on cards chat. Reading the one on pre-flop concepts and I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around one concept:
In reference to raising AA ~ "Look here: 3 times out of 10, you will win 20 bets (the big blind + your raise), and 7 times out of 10, you will lose 2 bets (your raise). A win of 60 bets, and a loss of 14. That's a net win of 46 bets! That's HUGE!"
( Full article here: https://www.cardschat.com/preflop-concepts.php )
Now, I understand the logic of raising AA, as it has aprox 30% chance of being a winning hand every time you get it (1-in-3 odds) So 3 out of 10 and 7 out of 10 makes sense...
... what I don't understand is how on the 3/10ths of the time you win, you win 20 bets and on the 7 of 10, you only lose 2.
Does this have something to do with position? Seeing as he references the big blind...
Or does this have something to do with a "long-term" picture -- estimating that a good player will have so many "rounds" on the button, so many chances to play the AA, etc.
I'm really not sure. So, any clarification on the total win/lose of these bets would be very helpful. Thanks!