Narcis Șelaru: „The world of gambling is not rightfully perceived in Romania”Narcis Șelaru: „Lumea gamblingului nu este percepută corect în România”
Narcis Șelaru is an important member with old payrolls issued by the team of sports news, of the Romanian Television, and, a good poker player. The following lines will describe his successful life, his likes in poker and why does he believe that the image of this beautiful and fascinating world of gambling is not rightfully promoted in our country. For how many years do you work with TVR and what does all this dedication for all...
Pot Odds (part I)Pot Odds (partea I
Pot odds involves playing a strong hand in a passive way, to give others the false impression that you have a weak one and thus believing they could win. Pot odds are the odds the pot is giving you for calling a bet. If there is $50 in the pot and the final bet was $ 10, you are getting 5-to-1 odds for your call. It is essential to know pot odds to figure out expectation. In the example just given, if you figure your chances of...
The Fundamental Theorem of PokerTeorema fundamentală a pokerului
There is a Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and a Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. So it’s about time to introduce the Fundamental Theorem of Poker. Poker, like all card games, is a game of incomplete information, which distinguishes it from board games like chess, backgammon, and checkers, where you can always see what your opponent is doing. If everybody’s cards were showing at all times, there would always be a precise,...
Ante Structure – part twoAnte Structure – partea a doua
We continue presenting the ante structure of David Sklansky Large Antes The size of the ante in a particular game determines how you play. The larger the ante in comparison to later bets, the more hands you should play. Since there’s more money in the pot, you’re obviously getting better odds, but there are other reasons for playing more loosely. Should you wait to get an extremely good hand in a high ante game,...
