Izzy 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Sklansky's Fundamental Theorem of Poker: Every time you play a hand differently from the way you would have played it if you could see all your opponents' cards, they gain; and every time you play your hand the same way you would have played it if you could see all their cards, they lose. Conversely, every time opponents play their hands differently from the way they would have if they could see all your cards, you gain; and every time they play their hands the same way they would have played if they could see all your cards, you lose. The Fundamental Theorem is stated in common language, but has a precise mathematical interpretation. The expected value of each decision made during an actual game can be compared to the expectation of the correct decision, based on perfect information. Each player's long term expectation is determined precisely by the relative frequency and severity of these "misplays". On average, a player who makes fewer misplays than her opponents will be a winning player. If you can grasp this concept and apply it to your game, you will enjoy relative success over the long run. Link to post Share on other sites
lvpro 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I can guarantee you that noone on this board has ever heard of Slansky's Fundamental Theorem of Poker.Seriously, nobody. Link to post Share on other sites
No_Neck 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I can guarantee you that noone on this board has ever heard of Slansky's Fundamental Theorem of Poker.Seriously, nobody.sw? Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 What's a sklansky?? Link to post Share on other sites
vonteego3 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 is DreamClown waiting? Link to post Share on other sites
chaosnhavoc 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 dumbest post of the year. Link to post Share on other sites
pbwl11 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thank you Captain Obvious...... Link to post Share on other sites
pckt10s 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Poker?... huh?... sklansky?... winning?... Link to post Share on other sites
alf13 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 What's a sklansky??It's like a Dirty Sanchez except that you smack your "victim" in the face with an old fashioned tape calculator when you are done. Link to post Share on other sites
TB17 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 did youuuuuuuuuu ever knowwwwwwwwwwwthat you're my herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrosw Link to post Share on other sites
pckt10s 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I don't know if this applies... but I just found it: Link to post Share on other sites
StrippersNBlow 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thanks OP! I applied this theory 3 hours ago and I've been a winner ever since. See you all in Vegas in July! Link to post Share on other sites
lvpro 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 It's like a Dirty Sanchez except that you smack your "victim" in the face with an old fashioned tape calculator when you are done.Post of the Millenium. Link to post Share on other sites
Zach6668 513 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 It's like a Dirty Sanchez except that you smack your "victim" in the face with an old fashioned tape calculator when you are done.NH Link to post Share on other sites
wsox8 10 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I like basketball Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Saget 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Sometimes you just gotta ask yourself: "What Would Saget Do?" That's the way I play poker. Of course..since I am Bob Saget....I just do whatever the f*ck I want. F*cking John Stamos and his f*cking hair. Link to post Share on other sites
pckt10s 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Sometimes you just gotta ask yourself: "What Would Saget Do?" That's the way I play poker. Of course..since I am Bob Saget....I just do whatever the f*ck I want. F*cking John Stamos and his f*cking hair. "That's right biaaaatch" Link to post Share on other sites
HangukMiguk 8 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 On average, a player who makes fewer misplays than her opponents will be a winning player. Link to post Share on other sites
Loismustdie 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 It's like a Dirty Sanchez except that you smack your "victim" in the face with an old fashioned tape calculator when you are done. Funniest thing I have ever read on this site, by far. Good work. Link to post Share on other sites
xtxoxpxd 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 also, in recent news, apparently some texan named brunson says you should play... aggressively???? Link to post Share on other sites
Canada 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 The best bit is he has posted this in another thread... In recent weeks there have been a couple people posting testimonials about how they are leaving the game of poker. In one such posting, I half-joking admitted I should follow in those footsteps - due to my failure/success ratio being not so favourable. But it's now no joke. I'm leaving the online version of poker, and here's the main reason why. I don't have much of a bankroll, so I've spent the past few months toiling and grinding away at the low limit tables, enjoying some success, but not making significant ground. I'm not making ground because (one reason anyway) low limit players are, for the most part, well, donkeys. With so little cash at stake, the tables (at a couple of the sites I play at) are nothing more than chasing-to-the-river games, donkeys hoping for that one big suckout. I just can't believe the calls and plays I see on a regular basis at these tables. At these lower limits, many players treat flush/straight draws like a message from God to bet on and bet big! I like the semi-bluff play, but sparingly and only in key situations. Most of these donkeys don't even know what a semi-bluff is. Low limit poker is mine-field of reckless poker play, bad beats and suckouts abound, and I'm tired of seeing some punk suck out on the river and then brag about how good s/he is. Which raises another issue: the level of class, respect and poker etiquette at the low limits is pretty much non-existent. Most players have zero poker credibility and behave accordingly.Ya, I could grind it out for a solid year and build a decent bankroll, if I really put my head to it, but what's the point? I'd rather build a bankroll in another realm of life (ie, work), then when ready, go take my best shot at the higher limit tables, where there is at least some semblance of consistency and sound poker play, and where I can actually learn.The one thing I won't give up on is live casino poker, where at least I can get a read on someone's tells, and where the social atomoshphere is far more entertaining. But low limit online tables - a big waste of time, in my not so humble opinion. Link to post Share on other sites
theone 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I can guarantee you that noone on this board has ever heard of a Dirty Sanchez.Seriously, nobody. Link to post Share on other sites
Randy Reed 0 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 TP/MM Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Nice piece of copyright infringement. Link to post Share on other sites
nutzbuster 7 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Sklansky's Fundamental Theorem of Poker: Every time you play a hand differently from the way you would have played it if you could see all your opponents' cards, they gain; and every time you play your hand the same way you would have played it if you could see all their cards, they lose. Conversely, every time opponents play their hands differently from the way they would have if they could see all your cards, you gain; and every time they play their hands the same way they would have played if they could see all your cards, you lose. The Fundamental Theorem is stated in common language, but has a precise mathematical interpretation. The expected value of each decision made during an actual game can be compared to the expectation of the correct decision, based on perfect information. Each player's long term expectation is determined precisely by the relative frequency and severity of these "misplays". On average, a player who makes fewer misplays than her opponents will be a winning player. If you can grasp this concept and apply it to your game, you will enjoy relative success over the long run.My head just exploded.Seriously, I struggled to get thru this book and had to read that theorum like 10 times before it made sense. He has a very engineer like approach to the game. Yuk. Good stuff, but yuk man... Link to post Share on other sites
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