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Originally Posted by iLikeCaliDonks
I did take it serious. Everyone always talks EV. But who actually does the calculations during a hand? If you are your a nerd maybe. Poker is a game of feel. Math has no feeling. A lot of people just memorize away from the table.
ill admit i make many imprecise calculations regarding equities and EV but i go with them because i've sat at home and analyzed hands post a session and tried to give more thought to my estimations/numbers/etc.
I dont consider myself a "math only" player but the "intuition" is gained by doing the math away from the table a lot of times. Some folks might simply be born with a knack for making EV estimations for things like "if i bet X on the river, opponent will call Y % of the time" where X and Y maximize EV. But i would say it takes time getting to that point, and maybe someone might argue you're doing some form of math, albeit less consciously.