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10-08-2018 , 08:13 PM

Kingkong352

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Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 382

Hi, at page 78, I saw this equation

<X,check;Ycheck>=(15/45)($0)+(30/45)[(29/44)($300-$100)]

The author said the result is 65,15$. However I really dont see how.

I do 200$ * 29/44 = 131,8182
then, I do 131,8182 * 30/45 = 87,8788
Then, 87,8788 + 0$ = 87,8788$.

Could someone please point out where I am wrong ?

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10-08-2018 , 11:26 PM

statmanhal

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Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,986

Your error is thinking the book is right.

The books answer is correct but the equation is wrong. It should read

<X,check;Ycheck>=(15/45)($0)+(30/45)[(29/44)($300)-$100]

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10-09-2018 , 05:05 PM

Kingkong352

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 382

Thank you, I think at page 79 there is also a mistake but I get the idea. The equation reads like this :

<X, 2betsonflop > = (15/45)(-$400) + (30/45) [($2700)(29/44) - $1300)]
<X, 2betsonflop > = $346.21

I understand the right answer is 186,36397 and the author forgot to do the 30/45 operation.

Thank you for your help.

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10-12-2018 , 02:05 PM

Kingkong352

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Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 382

Hi, I think there is also a mistake at page 89, when the author calculate the EV of strategy 2 :<strategy2>=(3/7)(-5)+(2/7)(10.5)+(2/7)(-3) = 0

However, the -3 at the end I think should be -1, because for this part of the equation the action on the flop is check-call, then on the turn is check-check, even if idea the strategy was to go for the check-raise. So one bet is lost on the flop and that's all. So it should be -1 ? But then it does not equal to zero.

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