Poker_Math_That_Matters___Simplifying_the_Secrets_of_No_limit_Hold__039_em文档.pdf

Poker Math That Matters Simplifying the Secrets of No-Limit Hold鈥檈m _______________ By Owen Gaines Poker Math That Matters Copyright 漏 2010 by Owen Gaines Published by Owen Gaines All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the author. To request to use any part of this book in any way, write to: owen@ To order additional copies, visit ISBN-13: 978-0-615-39745-0 ISBN-10: 0-615-39745-X Printed in the United States of America iv Table of Contents Acknowledgements viii About Owen Gaines x About this Book 1 Introduction 3 Why Math Matters 3 Quiz 6 Measurements 9 Your Surroundings 9 Quiz 14 Thinking About Bets in No-Limit Holdem 15 Quiz 17 Your Expectations 18 Quiz 22 Getting Started with Numbers 23 Working with Fractions, Percentages and Ratios 23 Quiz 27 Expectation Value 29 Quiz 33 Hit the Deck 35 Counting Outs 35 Quiz 44 The 4/2 Rule 50 v Quiz 57 Putting It Together 59 Pot Odds 59 Quiz 64 Implied Odds 66 Quiz 69 World of the Unknown 71 Combinations 71 Quiz 78 Equity Versus a Range 81 Quiz 87 Which Bucks? 89 Quiz 92 Aggression 93 Bluffing 93 Quiz 97 Semi-bluffing 99 Quiz 106 Value-Betting 108 Quiz 113 At the Table 117 A Bit of Memory 117 Quiz 120 Chunking 121 Quiz 126 vi Set-Mining 127 Quiz 130 How Much to Bet?