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Submitted by Steve, this article belongs to the Poker Mathematics series.
In this article, Steve gives a general introduction to the poker mathematics.
Poker is a game of fine psychology-based decision, betting and bluffing. There's no math involved in it whatsoever, is it? Wrong! While in high-level poker the above named elements do indeed substitute the poker mathematical aspect to a certain degree, every poker player knows that there is quite of bit of math involved in the game indeed.
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This article belongs to the Poker Project series.
I never play cash games because frankly I suck at them and probably more importantly haven't had the motivation to play them. As a result my blog has almost no articles on poker bankroll building with poker cash games or cash game strategy. This is a shame.
Now however things have changed and I have a new-found motivation to start a poker bankroll building project where I will only be playing cash games.
My motivation comes from the fact
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This article belongs to the Poker Bonus series.
Poker Bankroll Blog’s PowerPoker bonus and rakeback deal
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Submitted by Steve, this article belongs to the Poker Strategy series.
If you're interested in poker strategy against short stacks, you might also be interested in an article I wrote about Poker buy in strategy - full vs short stack.
Strategy against short-stack cash players
When we discuss playing strategy against a short-stacked player, we need to specify whether it's a tournament or a cash game we're talking about. The difference is quite tremendous and I'll get into why that's the
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Looking through the Poker Bankroll Blog article database, I found some articles I wrote ages ago which deserve a spot in the limelight again:
Poker buy in strategy – full vs short stack:
An article dealing with poker buyin strategy, especially the pros and cons of playing a full stack strategy vs. playing a short stack strategy
Poker rakeback guide:
A poker rakeback guide covering 10 basic questions and anwers regarding rakeback.
Poker guide for beginners:
A general introduction
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This article belongs to the Poker Bonus series.
Poker Bankroll Blog’s Lucky Ace Poker bonus and cash back deal
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This article belongs to the Poker Tools series
Usually I write my own reviews of poker related products, but the people behind the MagicHoldem online poker odds calculator were kind enough to put together a well written and more or less objective review of their product, which I have chosen to post here. If you like the review below and want to support the Poker Bankroll Blog I would really appreciate it if you sign up through my affiliation link above.
Online poker is a challenging game,
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Submitted by Steve, this article belongs to the Poker Strategy series.
Poker losing streaks represent the incarnation of necessary evil in poker.Regardless of how good and lucky a player you are, you will hit a snag in the road sooner or later, and you can take that pretty much for granted.
Poker is a game of variance. You win some and you lose some, and your goal as a successful poker player is to balance things so that at the end of the day, when you add up your wins, your losses, your rakeback,
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This article belongs to the Poker Mathematics series.
Before going into depths with the concept of EV in poker, some math is needed. In mathematics, the EV or expected value of a variable is defined as the probability weighted sum of the possible values for the variable in question. This may sound complicated, but it really isn't that bad. Let's look at the simple example of rolling a dice. In this case the possible values and probabilities are as follows:
1 will come up in 1 out of 6
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This article belongs to the Poker Top 10 List series.
Double or Nothing SNGs are a special type of SNG where you either double your money or walk away with nothing. If you want to know more, I recently wrote an article covering the basics of DoN SNGs.
I have made a list of the top facts and tips I have found when it comes to playing sit and goes such as Double or Nothing.
1: Practice yourself identifying the regulars at the tables. This is very important since your tactics against the regulars
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