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e.g. based on how much you are risking VS the likelihood of winning the pot?
I know you don't know what cards the other's have, but you should be able to come up with some estimates based on your hand and the community cards.

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Of course. Again, this is standard stuff. If you're not putting your opponents on hand ranges, considering pot odds, future pot odds, chances of improving hands etc, you're playing very poorly.

Obviously in No Limit games a big better would blow your formula up and you would fold.

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Not at all.

RazzaDazzla said:

Sorry for the sidetrack guys.

Is it possible to build a positive expectancy poker system?

e.g. based on how much you are risking VS the likelihood of winning the pot?
I know you don't know what cards the other's have, but you should be able to come up with some estimates based on your hand and the community cards.

Then, as long as your bet gave an overall % expectancy you would play.

Obviously in No Limit games a big better would blow your formula up and you would fold.

anyway, just a thought.

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Yes, but without the ability to accurately estimate opponent hand ranges and adjust to different player types, it would only be +EV at the very lowest stakes against the very worst players.

In NL it would be more complex - you would have to take into account stack sizes and bet sizing - but still possible I think.

SCOOP is starting in 6 weeks...
and this year it will be bigger than ever...
check out the details, They only recently got released...
Im looking at playing in about 18 events...
I will only play in the low buy ins for texas holdem, but will play in medium and maybe hi in the pl omaha hi low, and nl omaha hi low... .

check out some of the low buy ins for texas holdem...
Would be good to follow a few of yous through the torny...

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) XV is over and done with, but online grinders looking for their next big chance at a big score don’t have to wait too long, as PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is set to run from May 3rd-16th. The 33-event series promises at least $36 million in prize money, including a $5 million guarantee on the highest-buy-in 2-day Main Event.

Unlike the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), the SCOOP offers a tiered buy-in system with low, medium and high buy-in tournaments for each event. Buy-ins range from $5.50 to $10,300, so there will be an event to cater to just about any bankroll. The series action kicks off May 3rd with a 6-handed No Limit Hold’em w/ rebuys event and will continue through the month with everything from heads-up to Razz to HORSE to Badugi events.

The Main Event of the series will run on Sunday May 16th with $109, $1,050 and $10,300 tournaments with $1 million, $3 million and $5 million prize pools respectively. It is one of three SCOOP events taking place that day, which means we could see another epic Sunday like the one we saw this week.

Without further adieu, here is the 2010 SCOOP schedule:

Event 1: No-Limit Hold’em with Re-buys Six-Max
May 3, 2010
Low: $5.50 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
Med: $55 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
High: $530 buy-in, $1,000,000 guaranteed

Event 2: Fixed-Limit Badugi
May 3, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $75,000 guaranteed

Event 3: Pot-Limit Five-Card Draw
May 4, 2010
Low: $11 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed
Med: $109 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
High: $1,050 buy-in, $75,000 guaranteed

Event 4: No-Limit Hold’em Heads-Up Match Play
May 4, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 5: No-Limit Hold’em
May 4, 2010
Low: $11 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $109 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: $1,050 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 6: Mixed Hold’em Six-Max
May 5, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $400,000 guaranteed

Event 7: Seven Card Stud
May 5, 2010
Low: $33 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed
Med: $320 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
High: $3,150 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed

Event 8: Pot-Limit Omaha Heads-Up Match Play
May 6, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed

Event 9: No-Limit Hold’em
May 6, 2010
Low: TBD buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: TBD buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: TBD buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed

Event 10: No-Limit Hold’em Ante-Up
May 7, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed

Event 11: Fixed-Limit Omaha High-Low
May 7, 2010
Low: $55 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $530 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed
High: $5,200 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed

Event 12: No-Limit Hold’em 2x Chance Turbo
May 7, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed

Event 13: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout
May 8, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $15,000 guaranteed (Quadruple Shootout)
Med: $215 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed (Triple Shootout)
High: $2,100 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed (Double Shootout)

Event 14: Pot-Limit Omaha with Re-buys Six-Max
May 8, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 15: No-Limit Hold’em Big Antes
May 9, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed

Event 16: No-Limit Hold’em Two Day Event
May 9, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $1,500,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $2,000,000 guaranteed

Event: 17: Pot-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha
May 10, 2010
Low: $16.50 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $162 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: $1,575 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed

Event 18: No-Limit Hold’em Four-Max
May 10, 2010
Low: $33 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed
Med: $320 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed
High: $3,150 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 19: Deuce-Seven Triple Draw
May 11, 2010
Low: $11 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed
Med: $109 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
High: $1,050 buy-in, $75,000 guaranteed

Event 20: Seven Card Stud High-Low
May 11, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed

Event 21: No-Limit Hold’em
May 11, 2010
Low: $11 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $109 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: $1,050 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 22: Razz
May 12, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed

Event 23: No-Limit Hold’em with Two Re-buys & One Add-on
May 12, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 24: Eight-Game
May 13, 2010
Low: $33 buy-in, $75,000 guaranteed
Med: $320 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed
High: $3,150 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed

Event 25: Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low
May 13, 2010
Low: $11 buy-in, $75,000 guaranteed
Med: $109 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed
High: $1,050 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed

Event 26: No-Limit Hold’em with One Re-buy & One Add-on
May 14, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 guaranteed

Event 27: Fixed-Limit Hold’em Six-Max
May 14, 2010
Low: $55 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $530 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
High: $5,200 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed

Event 28: No-Limit Omaha High-Low Turbo
May 14, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed

Event 29: Pot-Limit Omaha
May 15, 2010
Low: $55 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
Med: $530 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
High: $5,200 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

Event 30: HORSE
May 15, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed

Event 31: No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max
May 16, 2010
Low: $22 buy-in, $20,000 guaranteed
Med: $215 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed
High: $2,100 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed

Event 32: No-Limit Hold’em Heads-Up Match Play Two Day Event
May 16, 2010
Low: $270 buy-in, $250,000 guaranteed
Med: $2,600 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
High: $25,500 buy-in, $750,000 guaranteed

Event 33: No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Two Day Event (5/16)
May 16, 2010
Low: $109 buy-in, $1.000,000 guaranteed
Med: $1,050 buy-in, $3,000,000 guaranteed
High: $10,300 buy-in, $5,000,000 guaranteed

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yesterday I won the $109 omaha hi low and got $3500US...
won another big one a few days before that...
im totally set up for SCOOP now...
im a full time gambler and share investor 7 yrs...
next year im going to put it all on the line and go to the WSOP...

Im really exciting to be doing this my way...
it aint conventional... I dont care what others think...
my family is still skeptical of it all...
I will just continue to deal up the goods and invest in oil shares, and line up for the WSOP Omaha hi low main event next year all on profits...
its total skill...


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Anyone seen the new promotion on Poker Stars?

They're offering a $100K "dream job" package where you get paid to be a poker player for a year ...

The above list of SCOOP events is wrong... humm...
They are roughly the same but different dates...
go to PS to check them out...
ive got me 33 tickets... invested over 1k... should be a blast...
made another k yesterday...

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I bombed SCOOP in my 3 specialist events...
wasnt to well at the time...
ended up pulling out of the texas events, ran crap in those...

WCOOPS 63 days away...


Ive Being running sick at Omaha hi low...
up near 7.5K us over the last 90days...
buying more and adding to stocks...
holding CUE and NGE...

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Been playing at online Poker Stars for the last few weeks for up to $5 games and the most bizarre thing happens to me (and others I assume). That is a greater than 90% loss rate with All In bets. At some stage all in comes along either by having a very good pre flop or post flop hand. I started capturing the results when the disbelief became consistent. All hands I had the best pre flop or post flop but the other player hit every time and at times when the chance of hitting were stacked heavily against. Like I said this is a greater than 90% loss rate for all ins. Bad luck or algorithms??