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08-05-2009 , 04:19 PM

vinceaida 122

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I came accross this example from a poker pro. You have 50K chips. Your opponent goes all in for 20K. He says: " if you call the 20K bet, you are risking 40% of your stack , but if you win, you only gain 20%". Does this make sense?

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08-05-2009 , 04:32 PM

Playbig2000

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your either gona win 20K or lose 20K which are both 40% of 50K

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08-05-2009 , 06:16 PM

The Doja

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Apparently, the poker pro is a moron.

As Playbig2000 says, its 40% either way. I believe the poker pro got 20% from 20k/70k (money won/stack+money won). That said... see 1st sentence.

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08-06-2009 , 06:41 AM

vinceaida 122

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Actually, poker pro is Bill Edler. In the article, he argued that in the beginniing of a tourney, It is not worth risking the 20 K to gain 20 K on a coin flip. He was right, but wrong on ther math.

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08-06-2009 , 08:08 AM

AcesFullMoon

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He must have just misstated his point. I think he must have meant that your equity is only +20% of your stack because you'll lose half of the time and win half of the time.

I'm not the greatest tournament player and God knows I'm not a pro, but I'm not sure I'm inclined to agree with him either. I know conventional wisdom is protect your stack, protect your stack. But there's something to be said for being big-stacked early. Other players playing with "protect your tournament life at all costs" mentality fear the player that can put them allin.

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