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Playing Online Probabilities

Hello,

Just 4 months ago, I started playing holdem at Poker Stars. First I was okay playing at play tables but later on was constantly being beaten. Well I know that playing on play money tables is unstable and erratic but still I want to try my luck. Luckily, I later discovered your site and after reading some of your writings, I improved a bit. Thanks to you!

As of the moment, I’m trying some real money sites. I’m more on no limit games in low games. I have already ventured into the $5/$10 games. I know it’s important to have perseverance at all times to eventually learn everything and so I’m trying to maintain it at all means.

I now live in Montreal Canada and unfortunately the casino here has no Holdem games at all therefore I just play online.

Now my question is, do the same probabilities apply in playing online through a computer program which deals the cards as playing live at a casino where there’s a manual dealing of the cards? At times I think so however I am not so sure. Your thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Kit
Kit,

The same odds and probabilities apply online as they do live. The only difference is that live you get way fewer hands than you do online. You can always download software or use certain calculators online to help you figure out percentages if you are stumped.

Had Fun!

Hello,

I’ve been playing for two or three months now. I just arrived from the bowls club. One thing I can’t forget, I pulled $900 out of the button mashers. Well, I used to play the mashers, $2/300 every month.

To keep this short, I’m actually here to share you something, Five guys and me, no 2k for the first one. I admit I was a little nervous to start out as I’ve been far in terms of everything. Well, I could read on “TG” however after some performances I wasn’t so sure then. Big clincher for me then was that the chips finally arrived via courier. Much later, we started playing $1/2 with $32.50 each. There were some young girls present at the room. One girl ended up with $47 odd. There were also some guys and one ended with $44 odd. Hero a crunched $20 odd. Queen, a busted up $13odd.

It was actually a game of play money but it was one of my best poker games where I learned some golden lessons.

Now, next game’s coming. Finally real stuff came and started at 7pm and finished at 4am. My opponent had $48 up and able to turn around and go sleep in my own bed.

If I try to look back, all I can see is the need for me to move up to $1/2 soon. Any thoughts or advice?

Thanks a ton!

Best regards,
Francis
Francis,

This really doesn’t give me much of an idea of your overall playing ability. What I will say is that starting out you will want to probably play a tight aggressive style until you determine how the other players are playing and then adjust accordingly. Be careful about playing speculative hands for raises and push your advantages when you have them.