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Snoop

Sabet is a nasty virgin
Oct 2, 2001
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    that sux! which one you love? Hold' em is the one I play regularly.
     

    Eddy

    The Maestro
    Aug 20, 2005
    12,644
    #4
    well I used to play 5 card draw with friends and then they switched to hold em, till then Im having the crappiest luck with it

    its like Im giving out free charity..for their booz..
     
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    Snoop

    Sabet is a nasty virgin
    Oct 2, 2001
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    :D

    they are arranging a tour in Casino in Lebanon it would be wonderness to join it, but my dad will fuck me if he hears of thinking about it, and kill me if I join. :scared:
     

    Red

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    Moderator
    Nov 26, 2006
    47,024
    #7
    I play now and again with friends.

    I do decently because I can handle my drink better than the other folk.
     

    Martin

    Senior Member
    Dec 31, 2000
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    I don't get the point of poker. Isn't it just about as exciting as rolling a dice and seeing who gets the highest number? It's like the most shallow game ever.
     

    Geof

    Senior Member
    May 14, 2004
    6,740
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    It looks dull when you suck at it. But I played sometimes with people who are really into it, and damn they were winning big time, no matter what I did or what cards I had.
     

    Enron

    Tickle Me
    Moderator
    Oct 11, 2005
    75,231
    #18
    The first I get, the second? Counting cards you mean?
    Doesn't really work in poker, especially if you have a big game. Mostly what he means is guessing what your opponents have based on your hand, what's on the board, and your opponents reactions and bets.
     
    Jun 26, 2007
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    #19
    But it's just one deck of cards, right? Not like a casino where they use 6 or whatever.
    Yeah 52 cards.

    Here a nice example of the mental calculations good players do. You probably don't understand all the terms used, but you'll get the hang. :)

    Bob figures that there are 15 cards in the deck that would make his hand very strong.Any eight or three would make a straight, and any diamond would make a flush. There are 9 remaining diamonds in the deck and 4 threes and 4 eights. He can't count the three of diamonds or eight of diamonds twice since those would make the flush, not the straight, so that gives 9 outs to the flush and six outs to the straight. Bob can see 6 of the 52 cards in the deck, so there are 46 possible cards that could be dealt on the river. This means that 32% of the time (15/46), the next card will make his hand very strong, and likely to win the showdown. Bob counts the money in the pot, which totals $130. If he calls, the pot will be $170. 32% of the time his $40 investment will win a pot of at least $170. The remaining 68% of the time his hand stays weak, and he knows he will fold to any bets made in the next round, so 68% of the time he will lose $40. The expected value for calling is (32 x $170) - (68 * $40) = $5440 - $2720 = +$2720. It is clearly profitable in the long run for Bob to call the $40.
     

    JCK

    Biased
    JCK
    May 11, 2004
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    But it's just one deck of cards, right? Not like a casino where they use 6 or whatever.
    Not a single poker game at any casino in the world they use more than one deck.

    And when we talk about Texas Hold 'Em, then the possibilities are endless especially that the players use 5 cards in common. Where one plays 5 cards draw then you don't see anything, each player has his 5 cards in his hand.
     

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