Baldy86
Legend
Bronze Level
i dont stress TOO much on mathematics regarding starting hands when i am in position . how often do you fold Q-7s on the button to see a flop of QQ2 coming up . how often do you fold 6-5o on the cutoff to see that you would have floped the nuts (2-3-4)
for me it happened more than enough to losen up in mid to late position
but when it comes to draw chasing i am a little more careful
for me it happened more than enough to losen up in mid to late position
but when it comes to draw chasing i am a little more careful
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JJLakes
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Too too many times.Fold Q7 miss a full boat.Play Q7 and miss completely.
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JJLakes
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Hoping to learn some math and odds etc with Cards Chat Forum.I joined less than 24 hours ago and have already learned quite a lot....awesome!
CDNMAN 42
Legend
Platinum Level
Using the tools
I agree that the careful use of math can be a great tool, however if one is playing live it becomes somewhat difficult if not impossible to apply a lot of mathematics, other than the simplistic odds of 4 or 2% on the number of outs. But to delve into EV and other deep thought math formulas at a live table is not realistic. Being old school I prefer to play on my knowledge of other players tendencies, their bankroll at the table and my position and cards.
From the beginning of my poker playing I had a lot of mistakes of which I understood that luck is a factor or as it is technically called it is chance that affects the results, but even so there are good players who rely on mathematics to make an assessment of the hands and to be able to take advantage of them.
I agree that the careful use of math can be a great tool, however if one is playing live it becomes somewhat difficult if not impossible to apply a lot of mathematics, other than the simplistic odds of 4 or 2% on the number of outs. But to delve into EV and other deep thought math formulas at a live table is not realistic. Being old school I prefer to play on my knowledge of other players tendencies, their bankroll at the table and my position and cards.
thedarkman
Legend
Platinum Level
From the beginning of my poker playing I had a lot of mistakes of which I understood that luck is a factor or as it is technically called it is chance that affects the results, but even so there are good players who rely on mathematics to make an assessment of the hands and to be able to take advantage of them.
Poker is mostly luck. Your bad luck and other people's good luck. Take a gander at the way some people play at very high stakes. I've seen Maria Ho lay down top set on the flop, and Daniel Negreanu call his opponents hands precisely. But there is so much awful, terrible play you have to wonder how they got to play for such high stakes.
johnny tigre
Visionary
Silver Level
You always need luck, but you can never be lucky all the time. Math is good and useful, if you're good at it.
In my case, i love math but i suck at using it in poker games. Especially online, where i always ran out of time calculating chances, my hands gets folded always.
In my case, i love math but i suck at using it in poker games. Especially online, where i always ran out of time calculating chances, my hands gets folded always.
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JOHNNYROD143
Enthusiast
Silver Level
So many bad beats
I find that when I play online I have many more bad beats than when I play in person. I'm not sure if this is just a coincidence. One of the possible reasons I have thought of as a reason for this is that hands are played much faster online. However, I still feel like the bad beats are much more frequent online making me question the integrity of certain platforms. Maybe I'm just a sore loser though.
I find that when I play online I have many more bad beats than when I play in person. I'm not sure if this is just a coincidence. One of the possible reasons I have thought of as a reason for this is that hands are played much faster online. However, I still feel like the bad beats are much more frequent online making me question the integrity of certain platforms. Maybe I'm just a sore loser though
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Ellvira
Rock Star
Silver Level
You can play 1000 tournaments, you need math, but if you are playing in the world Cup, you need luckFrom the beginning of my poker playing I had a lot of mistakes of which I understood that luck is a factor or as it is technically called it is chance that affects the results, but even so there are good players who rely on mathematics to make an assessment of the hands and to be able to take advantage of them.
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Ovis
Enthusiast
Silver Level
online poker lots of luck to specially on ggpoker ��*♂️��
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TripQs
Rising Star
Bronze Level
AA
Placket Aces are the best hand Preflop
But only the seventh best hand after the flop (potentially)
That’s why it’s better to play heads up by utilizing big preflop raises to eliminate the field
Placket Aces are the best hand Preflop
But only the seventh best hand after the flop (potentially)
That’s why it’s better to play heads up by utilizing big preflop raises to eliminate the field
lukovnikofff
Visionary
Bronze Level
In poker, nothing will work without luck, but the most important thing I think is still mathematics! On one good luck, you can't last long! I used to think that poker is a game of luck, but over time I began to understand that not everything is so simple, in this game you need to think a lot and make difficult decisions! For this, I fell in love with this game, here you need to think you can bluff, or maybe you can just be lucky, but if you own the mathematics of poker then your chances of winning are greatly increased! Learn more, train and enjoy and you will succeed! I wish you good luck at the tables!From the beginning of my poker playing I had a lot of mistakes of which I understood that luck is a factor or as it is technically called it is chance that affects the results, but even so there are good players who rely on mathematics to make an assessment of the hands and to be able to take advantage of them.
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LetterRip
Rock Star
Bronze Level
The better you are at hand reading and 'math' the less the results are likely to be impacted by luck. Luck's biggest role is in marginal spots such as preflop shoves, the closer you get to the river and can narrow your opponents range the less luck will play a factor.
In high stakes games - the aggression is extremely high, and thus poker players are in marginal spots frequently and have to take small edges - resulting in high variance - which means luck plays a big role.
In 'free money' games - there is also a bit of variance when players are hyper aggressive because the money is meaningless.
In low stakes games where the money is enough that players care about winning - usually it is pretty clear when you have a strong advantage, so if you are losing at small stakes - there is probably a serious leak in your game.
In high stakes games - the aggression is extremely high, and thus poker players are in marginal spots frequently and have to take small edges - resulting in high variance - which means luck plays a big role.
In 'free money' games - there is also a bit of variance when players are hyper aggressive because the money is meaningless.
In low stakes games where the money is enough that players care about winning - usually it is pretty clear when you have a strong advantage, so if you are losing at small stakes - there is probably a serious leak in your game.