Here’s a question I hear all the time: “How short a stack can you play before it’s not profitable anymore? At some point the blinds eat you away too fast and you can’t wait for a good hand anymore, right?” This question is based on a false assumption that is the subject of today’s article. [...]
Tags: bill-chen, card player, gsih, jerrod-ankenman, mathematics-of-poker, no-limit-holdem, poker, rake, Short Stack Strategy, short stackingThis week I’ve been reading The Mathematics of Poker by Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman. It’s quite a piece of work. The bulk of the book focuses on finding game theoretically optimal (GTO) solutions to simplified “toy” poker games. Blocking Bets and The Mathematics Of Poker|418|3.95|USD|| The purpose of these exercises is clearly twofold: To [...]
Tags: bill-chen, blocking bets, game-theory, GTO, jerrod-ankenman, limit-holdem, no-limit-holdem, optimal solutions, poker, The Mathematics Of Poker, toy gamesRand asks, The upgrades to your NPA site are great. I read it daily. Your path to poker seems unique among authors having come from a technical, academic background. I am an engineer myself who, along with the rest of the world, is making the transition from low-limit to no-limit hold’em. I have Q&A #12: [...]
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