Reading harrington on hold em

Add them together and divide 100 by the result, you get the % that the "1" in the figure stands for.

For example: 1+5 = 6 -> 100:6 = 16,66% (the "5" is ofc 16,66% * 5=~83,34%, but I guess that's logical).

I wonder how you couldn't figure that out though

Turn them into fractions:

1:1 = 1/2 = 50%
1:2 = 1/3 = 33%
1:3 = 1/4 = 25%
1:4 = 1/5 = 20%

Next numbers as percentages are the dirty ones imo but if you really want % then approximate those in between the easy ones:

1:5 = 1/6 = 17%
1: 9 = 1/10 = 10%
1:19 = 1/20 = 5%

Who cares if 1/7 is 13% or 15% anyway.

Best poker book ever, basics are good but the game has evolved a bit since it was written.

Its easier to just get rough estimates, when you are unsure plug a hand into poker stove and you will just "know" the percentages after awhile.

And click the show % option on your site.

On August 08 2012 15:17 Naib wrote: Add them together and divide 100 by the result, you get the % that the "1" in the figure stands for. For example: 1+5 = 6 -> 100:6 = 16,66% (the "5" is ofc 16,66% * 5=~83,34%, but I guess that's logical). I wonder how you couldn't figure that out though

lol @ not using fractions

On August 09 2012 02:38 idonklife wrote: Show nested quote + On August 08 2012 15:17 Naib wrote: Add them together and divide 100 by the result, you get the % that the "1" in the figure stands for. For example: 1+5 = 6 -> 100:6 = 16,66% (the "5" is ofc 16,66% * 5=~83,34%, but I guess that's logical). I wonder how you couldn't figure that out though lol @ not using fractions

That's the easy way out for most, but I prefer to use only one type of solution to a given problem. Might take a bit longer until you get used to it, but using fractions for 1:15 (for example) is a hassle.

Edit: also, it's not a bad idea to get a little practice counting like this - you need to calculate pot odds too, and for that you'd need the method I provided (imho). At least this is how it works for me.

I've said it before but my 2c:

Don't read Harrington on Hold Em. Don't get caught up in all his terminology and this and that. Some of it is good. A lot of it isn't.

Just play poker tournaments and figure out what your opponents are trying to do and how you can play better than them. Or play poker as a hobby/fun and read harrington on hold em as a hobby/fun. Or do w/e. Besides Ace on the River and maybe Mathematics of Poker (for the right type of person) there just aren't too many good insights to be found in a jungle of damaging insights.

ah im actually reading harrington on cash games. I will check out those books you posted.

oof.

harrington has probably been about breakeven or a dog in even a juicy 5/10 cali type of game since at least when he wrote those cash game books.

ah okay, I wasn't really able to take any of the advice anyway because im still in the micros doing my ABC's. One thing I thought was interesting was using his watch to generate random numbers, do people actually do that?

^ They do. Apparently, it isn't really the bee's-knees.

I'm starting to grind up the micros again, I think I have some good fundamental tips for you. Shoot a PM sometime.