Mike FowldsPoker: a Flush beats a StraightWhen our monthly poker game first started out, my buddy RF would lean over conspiratorially and ask, “so does a flush beat a straight, or…Jun 8Jun 8
Mike FowldsPoker coincidencesIn the play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead by Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern flip a coin repeatedly for money:Apr 4Apr 4
Mike FowldsOld school vs new school and the fundamental theorem of pokerDaniel Negreanu, a top professional poker player since the 1990s, has a youtube series where he breaks down poker hands according to how…Feb 141Feb 141
Mike FowldsPoker — a starting hand ranking algorithmOne of the first things that a beginner chess player learns is the value of the pieces: pawn = 1, knight = 3, bishop = 3, rook = 5 and…Dec 24, 2023Dec 24, 2023
Mike FowldsPoker, a game of luck or skill?Is poker a game of luck or skill? Obviously, the answer lies on a continuum, as everything in life involves some luck and some skill. This…Nov 18, 2023Nov 18, 2023
Mike FowldsPoker: strategies; taking down the potPoker is a game of repeated scenarios (‘spots’). Players only have a few moments to make a decision when the action is on them. They need…Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023
Mike FowldsPoker — continuation bettingThis article summarises the results of some number crunching done using the GTO+ solver, to investigate the oft heard recommendation to…Sep 10, 2023Sep 10, 2023
Mike FowldsPoker and the invisible anteThis article is an extension of my blog “Poker: Fowlds folds” (https://mikefowlds.medium.com/poker-fowlds-folds-53d9ec7ef64a) where I…Jul 8, 2023Jul 8, 2023
