S05E10 - Answering Your Questions Part One - Poker Strategy

Today we discuss poker strategy for bomb pots, Mississippi straddle, and much more. This is part one of two. Part two will only be available to our podcast fans on Patreon. If you want to keep the 4 free episodes coming every month and get an addition free episode please consider joining. http://lowlimitcashgames.com

5 Feb 202316min

A poker strategy discussion on playing bottom pair. http://lowlimitcashgames.com

29 Jan 202319min

A simple poker strategy is one you can play at 100% more often than a really complicated one. Being consistent is one of the most important aspects of being a winning poker player. http://lowlimitcashgames.com

22 Jan 202323min

What are the traits of the best 1/2 no limit poker player I know? We can learn from someone who has been winning at poker for decades and borrow from his poker strategy. http://lowlimitcashgames.com

15 Jan 202321min

Today we talk about understanding equity in poker. Poker strategy is based on understanding things like equity so while it’s not normally a part of poker coaching it is valuable information to have. http://lowlimitcashgames.comEquity100 pot 65% chance to winThat’s 65% chance that you win the entire pot in this one hand. It’s also a 35% chance you lose the entire pot in this hand EVHow much money you expect to profit on average over time. You will win it all 65% Minus the 35% you lose when you lose it all. Let’s say you play a 100 pot 10 times this month where you are 60% favorite to win when the money goes in. You will win 100 , 6 times out of those 10. That’s 60%You will lose 100, 4 times out of those 10. That’s 40%So what is your bet wins or lose. What is your expected value in actual dollars over time. It’s the amount you win when you win, minus the amount you lose when you lose100 X 6 = 600 when you win100 X 4 = 400 when you lose 600 minus 400 = 200That’s your total profit for all 10 hands. But how much is it for each individual hand. It’s 200/10 or 20So your expect value , or EV , every time you get in this spot is 20. No matter if you win the pot or lose the pot. Because poker is never about one hand. It’s about EV over time. How can you calculate this on the fly?It’s always your win% minus your loss percent. And then you have to take that percent of the total pot. So in a 100 pot in which you are 60% to win and 40% to lose its 60 minus 40 = 20So 20% of the 100 pot is yours in EV. That’s $20On larger uneven pots it’s harder to determine in your head. 687 pot. You’d need to know 20% of 687I like to break it into 100 increments in my head. There are 6 of those with 87 left over. For every 100 it’s 20. So that’s 6 X 20 or 120. Plus 20% of the remaining 87. You can get as exact or general as you want with this. Honestly in my head is probably say oh that’s about 15. Ads that to the 120 and you get 135 EV. By the way the exact number is 17.40 so close enough I guess. In the part two of this which is for patron fans only over on Patreon we will get into how EV affects strategy.

8 Jan 202318min

Today I answer one of your questions about playing uncapoed games. If you appreciate the podcast and want to support it to keep it coming every Sunday, or if you want complete training to crush low limit poker, please check out the website. http://lowlimitcashgames.com

4 Jan 202314min

Today I review 2022 poker results and make a plan for getting better at poker in 2023. Poker coaching for myself and for you. Creating a poker strategy moving into the new year.

1 Jan 202335min

Thank you so much for an amazing 2022 in poker with the podcast and poker strategy training etc. It’s been so amazing and I’m glad you were a part of it. Here is to an even better poker year in 2023!

25 Dec 20224min