Probability Articles
Beginner's Poker Course Part 6: Pot Odds & Equity – Two Fundamental Interconnected Poker Concepts
Back in the day, let's say between the years 2000 and 2010, nobody really had any of these solver tools available to study the game. We were mostly reliant on books and training videos to further our game, with most of them showcasing far-from-perfect play. The concept of Nash Equilibrium was known; after all, it is a mathematical concept stemming from the 1950s. But actual GTO play remained a mystery for all of us pros.
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.