The Book, The Game, and Me - How to Play a Lot Today

 

Did you know that the best way to improve your handicap while playing a lot of poker is to play a lot today? If you think this means you should hit the driving range or go out and get drunk every night, then you have clearly not heard the last from me. While this may indeed be effective, it won't benefit you in the long run. The best way to play a lot of poker is to play the maximum hands, the minimum amount you can handle each hand, with the same amount of action. In other words, try and win the pot instead of taking stupid pot chips from your opponents.

You'll notice that this works best when you start playing tight, using the Bernoulli method to figure out how many holes you have to win, without knowing the total number of possible outs. Start by going through your last ten hole cards - the first three on the board - and determining which seven or five-card hand you are likely to have the worst hand, with the highest probability of hitting a hole and losing the pot. If there are any three-of-stones or straight-flush combinations that fit this criteria, then you have to play this hand. If not, then you can leave it and look for another strong hand at the top of the second hole.

This is known as the par strategy, because you need to play a powerful hand against a very poor hand, to win the pot and keep the pressure on your opponents so they keep playing poor cards and increasing their chances to loose the game. You do this by having a firm grasp on both the basic and advanced poker rules, so you know what to expect and know how to stop your opponents before they take the advantage. By the way, this applies particularly well if you play a lot today, since the large pots will make the losing more painful. Of course, even in the absolute most amateur games, there will always be a few good four feet. This is where the math comes in. lo choi nhieu ngay hom nay

In the five-card or seven-card version of poker, the rule of thirds holds true. You must play a third of your chips in holes, and a third of your chips in chips after those holes. If you're playing standard holdem games with only two cards, then the math will tell you that you should play one third of your chips in holes (your starting hand), and one third of your chips after those holes (your target hand). So, on average, it's best to play a third of your chips in six-hole games and a third of your chips after eight-hole games.

However, the math is different when it comes to the final two holes of a tournament, or the final two hands of a live game. For the purposes of calculating the correct odds, we must assume that the players who are playing are bluffing. That is, if they are not bluffing, they are probably just having a really bad day, and they would likely fold their last two holes even if they did win those last two holes. Therefore, we must make an assumption that all players are honest, and then we can multiply the odds of winning by twelve to get the correct odds for each hole.

The math for shula birdies and threes can be a little harder, because they involve more angles and projections than those for a five-card game. For instance, in a five-card game, there are twenty-two angles and projections, but when you take into consideration the possible angles for each hole, the game becomes a little more complicated. But it still doesn't make it too difficult. In a seven-card game, there are eighty-six angles and projections, and a lot of that depends on which side you're playing, as well as the card you have. So, the math for birdies and threes should still be fairly easy.