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WA State GPF Poker Championship
February 2012 - Results
November 2011 Championship Results
2nd - Esther Worden
5th - Brian Murphy
6th - Scott Owens
7th - Michael Smart
8th - Tony Fuller
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How to calculate hand odds (the longer way):
Once you know how to correctly count the number of outs you have for a hand, you can use that to calculate what percentage of the time you will hit your hand by the river. Probability can be calculated easily for a single event, like the flipping of the River card from the Turn. This would simply be: 
for two cards however, like from the Flop to the River, it's a bit more tricky. This is calculated by figuring out the probability of your cards not hitting twice in a row and subtracting that from 100%. This can be calculated as shown below:
The number 47 represents the remaining cards left in the deck after the flop (52 total cards, minus 2 in our hand and 3 on the flop = 47 remaining cards). Even though there might not technically be 47 cards remaining, we do calculations assuming we are the only players in the game. To illustrate, here is a two-overcard draw, which has 3 outs for each overcard, giving a total of 6 outs for a top-pair draw:
However, most of the time we want to see this in hand odds, which will be explained after you read about pot odds. To change a percentage to odds, the formula is:
Thus, to change the 24% draw into odds that we can use, we do the following:
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How to calculate hand odds (the shorter way):
Now that you've learned the proper way of calculating hand odds in Texas Hold'em, there is a shortcut that makes it much easier to calculate odds:
After you find the number of outs you have, multiply by 4 and you will get a close estimate to the percentage of hitting that hand from the Flop. Multiply by 2 instead to get a percentage estimate from the Turn. You can see these figures for yourself below:
Top Ten Poker Tells - The Body Language of Poker1. Watch the Eyes
This is why many pros wear sunglasses or visors/caps when playing, they know that the eyes rarely lie.
For example, many players can't help but stare at big hole cards, so their length of time peeking is longer. Conversely, if a player is looking to steal the pot, he may look to his left to see if the remaining players, who haven't yet acted, have quickly glanced at their cards and are likely to fold. Another example, a player may try to ask you questions about your hand, knowing that people rarely can "look someone straight in the eyes" while being dishonest.
2. Facial Expression
Again, many pros try to disguise their entire face by wearing a cap and looking downward. This is to avoid the classic stare-down that poker pros are famous for. They may try to study your face for nervousness (detecting a weak hand), or even look for repetitive characteristics like a body "tic". You may have obvious unhappiness in your face when your hand is weak, and conversely, you may show a contrasting show of confidence when your hand is strong.
3. Weak is Strong/Strong is Weak
In its most simplistic form, this usually applies to novice players but frequently applies to pros as well. Basically, players like to be actors, and when they have a monster hand they tend to look disinterested. For example: "Oh, is it my turn to act" or "Oh I guess I will play these cards". Alternatively, a player increasing the level of his voice while raising the pot, and trying to look intimidating.. may be running a bluff.
4. Anxiety
Anxiety typically occurs in people when they are confronted, or anticipating confrontation. Psychologists call this the "Fight or Flight" stimulus response, which links back to the days when we were cavemen/cavewomen. Physical changes happen including flexing of muscles, eye pupil dilation, palpitating heart rate, dry throat. In poker, when someone has a big hand they are typically ready for confrontation and can exhibit some of these characteristics. You may see the chest expanding abnormally, or you may notice the players voice become slightly higher as he makes a comment. Some of the top players in the game will stare at the vein on the top-side of your face for blood pressure changes. During a bluff, the player may demonstrate anxiety, but if he knows he will fold the hand if re-raised (non-confrontational end) may look quite comfortable.
5. Trembling Hands
Also, a byproduct of anxiety, beware of a player whose hands are shaking, this nervousness can represent a big hand.
6. Glance at Chips
Again, relating to the eyes. It is common for players to quickly glance at their chips if they connect with the board after a Flop. This may be a subconscious reaction, but the tell is the player is already planning his attack!
7. Peeking Hole Cards on Flop
Some players will take another look at their hole cards when, for example, the board is showing a potential 3 card flush draw. Typically, the player is looking to see if one of his cards is connecting, because he remembers only that the two cards are different suits.
8. Repetitive Betting Patterns
Usually the most revealing poker tells are based on the way a player habitually bets during particular situations. For example, maybe the player always checks when he has made the nuts, or a player may regularly fold after being re-raised.
9. Body Posture/Attitude
Some players show obvious changes in their posture based on their attitude/hand strength. For instance, you may notice their shoulders drop/slump when they are not confident (weak hand). Conversely, you may notice the player is very attentive and sitting in an erect position when he has strength. You may also notice that a player who bluffs a lot, leans forward in a confrontational way... remember Strong is Weak!
10. Chip Stacking
When you first sit down at a table, study the way the players stack their chips. Although it is a generalization, loose aggressive players typically maintain unorganized/sloppy stacks, while tight conservative players keep well organized/neat stacks.
Ti
m Fierro advances his game after WSOP cash.
Tim cashed at the WSOP this past year for $12,591. He has since been able to take his game to a new level. Tim's first live tournament was with the No Fee Texas Holdem Amateur Poker Leaqgue.
I went to the Little Creek Deep Stack January 1st tourney a few weeks ago. I was first place, but agreed to split the top 4 places in money so we all walked away with 5k each.
I then went to Muckleshoots Winter Classic this past weekend. On Friday's $300 tourney, I got in the top half of 260 players. Then on Saturday's $500 tourney, I only last 2 hours and got my aces cracked.
But on Sunday's $1,000 event, I managed to play for 17 hours and picked up a respectful 3rd place after a long battle. That was good for another $16k.
January has been a good month for playing poker. WSOP released the schedule for this year's play. Time to start making plans!
DaPokerGnome - Tim Fierro
What does it take to become skilled at the game of Texas Holdem? One of the league's hosts in our early days, Jerry Marquez, a Texas Holdem dealer at the Clearwater Casino, once commented that for a player to go from novice to average playing in Casino Tournaments would require an investment of approximately $10,000. And that's just to become average. We have seen league members advance through large fields of players at local casinos as well as at the WSOP and win substantial cash payouts. We would like to believe that the experience they acquired through free league play has been instrumental in helping to develop their game to this level.
http://www.wsop.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=91642
Was fun, went out with my AK versus AA in round 20 on the 3rd day. From memory, as I just got home and it is 01:00 AM right now, but it may have been round 21. But all in all, not a bad cash for only my second year going to the WSOP. Was 10th in chips at one point in Day 1A, and that was scary. I have never had to stack so many chips in front of me and still try to find a place to lift my cards to view my hand.
I don't know if anyone knows this, but my first live game was at Mako's Bar/Lounge with No Fee's quarterly game. There was like 130 players that day a few years ago. I can say that this league has been a major stepping stone to getting to this day, my first cash in the WSOP.
DaPokerGnome - Tim Fierro - WSOP 2010 Event #3
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Starting Hand Values
| Cards |
% |
Odds |
| Pair pre-flop |
6 |
1 in 17 |
| Suited cards pre-flop |
24 |
1 in 4.2 |
| Suited Connectors (3/4, JQ, etc.) |
4 |
1 in 25 |
| AA or KK pre-flop |
0.9 |
1 in 111 |
| AK (Big Slick) pre-flop |
1.2 |
1 in 83 |
| AK suited pre-flop |
0.3 |
1 in 332 |
| A in hand pre-flop |
16 |
1 in 6.25 |
| AA, KK, QQ, or JJ |
1.8 |
1 in 56 |
| Flop is all one kind (JJJ) |
.24 |
1 in 425 |
| AA vs. KK pre-flop (heads up) |
.004 |
1 in 22560 |
| AK pocket cards and catching an A or K by the river |
50 |
1 in 2 |
| Pocket cards J's or better |
9 |
1 in 11 |
| Completing a flopped flush draw by the river |
39 |
1 in 2.6 |
| Open ended Straight Flush completing to flush or straight by river |
54 |
1 in 8.5 |
| Completing open-ended straight draw |
34 |
1 in 2.9 |
| Two Pair improving to Full House |
17 |
1 in 5.8 |
| Three of a kind (set) on flop improving to Full House or Quads |
37 |
1 in 2.7 |
| Pocket Pair Improving to a set on flop |
12 |
1 in 8 |
| No pair Pocket cards improving to a pair on the flop |
32 |
1 in 3.125 |
| Suited Pocket cards, catching two more on flop |
11 |
1 in 9 |
| One pair on flop improving to two pair or a set by river |
22 |
1 in 4.7 |
| Pocket pair improving to a set after flop |
9 |
1 in 11 |
| Two over cards improving to a pair by river |
26 |
1 in 3.9 |
| Two over cards and a gutshot improving to a pair or straight |
43 |
1 in 2.3 |
| Gutshot straight hitting by river |
17 |
1 in 6 |
| Gutshot and pair improving to two pair or better |
39 |
1 in 2.6 |
| Backdoor Flush hitting |
4 |
1 in 24 |
| Runner Runner Straight |
1.5 |
1 in 68 |
| Backdoor Flush or Gutshot Straight impriving to one by river |
21 |
1 in 4.8 |
| 5 players on flop, someone has an A when one is on the board |
58 |
1 in 1.7 |
| 4 players on flop, someone has an A when one is on the board |
47 |
1 in 2.1 |
| 3 players on flop, someone has an A when one is on the board |
35 |
1 in 2.9 |
| 2 players on flop, someone has an A when one is on the board |
23 |
1 in 4.3 |
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