cases5 of 5 ready

Cases

Famous hands, replayed street by street. At each decision you choose first, then see what the player did and what the math says.

01
The bluffChris Moneymaker vs Sam Farha · WSOP Main Event · 2003
Fold equity
02
The trapJohnny Chan vs Erik Seidel · WSOP Main Event · 1988
Slowplaying
03
The river nineChris Ferguson vs T.J. Cloutier · WSOP Main Event · 2000
All-in equity
04
Ten–two, twiceDoyle Brunson · WSOP Main Event · 1976 and 1977
Decisions, not results
05
Quads against a full houseGus Hansen vs Daniel Negreanu · High Stakes Poker · 2006
Coolers and variance
the method

Each case teaches one idea. You see only what the player saw, decide, and only then see the hidden cards.

a caution

Famous hands are famous for their results. The question in every case is whether the decision was good, whatever happened next.

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