Intuition Articles
4 Reasons to RNG in Poker
In theory, you should only mix your actions if the expected value (EV) of those actions is the same. This is one of the first lessons we learn when we start dabbling with poker solvers. GTO strategies (Nash Equilibrium strategies) are constructed defensively to make the opponent indifferent in many, many spots. In turn, that opponent must mix across these indifferent actions to keep their opponent indifferent at connected nodes in the overall game tree.
Beginner's Poker Course Part 2: What Is Expected Value (EV)?
In the first article, we got up in the air a bit and talked about the Universe (or God) telling us the best decisions to make and assigning numbers to each option we can take while playing the game. In this article, we aim to make things a bit more practical and down to earth, taking along that initial perspective of choosing an action with the ‘highest value’ assigned to it.