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Learning: Rules and Probabilities
14 materials help you understand the rules of three calculators, the meaning of their numbers, and controversial comparisons on specific cards.
Game rules
How does Texas Hold'em work?
Two hole cards, five community cards, deal stages and choosing the best five in Texas Hold'em.
ReadOmaha High: exactly two of your own and three common
Rule 2+3 in Omaha High with four hole cards, stages of distribution and common mistakes.
ReadOmaha High with five hole cards
Five hole cards in Omaha High do not change the rule of the final five: exactly two of your own and three of the community.
ReadCombinations and mathematics
Poker hand rankings
Nine categories of five-card hands, examples with exact cards, kickers, wheel and split.
ReadHow to read probability and equity
Win, split, lose, expected share of the pot, and the difference between brute force and random simulation.
ReadStarting hands: how to read the matrix
169 classes of holding'em starting hands: pairs, suited and unsuited, number of combinations and positions.
ReadFrequently asked questions with examples
Kicker in poker: when it decides the outcome
How to compare kickers for a pair and two pairs, why the extra sixth card is not taken into account and when a tie occurs.
ReadTwo pairs: how to determine the winner
The order of comparison of two pairs is: high pair, low pair and fifth card. Examples with a common board and a pocket pair.
ReadDividing the pot: when the combinations are equal
The tie is determined by the equal strength of the best five cards. Why suits and physical cards don't break the tie in Hold'em and Omaha.
ReadAce in straight: low and high sequence
An Ace can be the highest or lowest straight card. Comparison of A-2-3-4-5 and 2-3-4-5-6, impossibility of Q-K-A-2-3.
ReadFlush in Omaha: why one card of suit is not enough
Rule of two hand cards and three board cards for flushes in Omaha High 4 and 5. Four suit cards on the board do not replace the second one.
ReadFull House: Three of a kind is compared first
How to compare two full houses: first the value of a three of a kind, then a pair. Examples of Hold'em and Omaha High.
ReadOuts: Improvement Doesn't Always Win
What is the difference between cards for getting ahead, already winning rivers and simply improving the combination. Accurate analysis of two exposed hands.
ReadThe hand became stronger, but the player lost
Three card examples: a made flush against an Omaha full house, strengthening both hands and a river of a different suit.
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