Tuesday, July 13, 2010

A Missed Opportunity is also a Loss

Using Turbo Texas Hold 'ems simulation, playing A2 suited, from the big blind in a five handed ring game with a $10-$20 blind structure, results in a net gain of 9¢.  Applying this to a 2-4¢ game, playing A2 suited result in a gain of 1/111 of a penny and conversely, not playing A2 suited results in a loss of 1/111 cent.  This extreme example was chosen to show that some of the advantages of microlimit poker are very small. 

In a brick and mortar cardroom, the lowest stakes might be $2-$4 and the astute poker player should factor in the cost of tipping in deciding on whether to play this very marginally profitable hand.  Turbo Softwares net gain per hand is for all hands (played and folded) and not just the ones played. 

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