Using Expected Value for Post-play Improvement

Many poker players know that expected value looks at how much we expect to gain or lose by making a certain poker play over the long run. For instance, if you make a $10 call in a $60 pot (6:1 pot odds) with a flush draw (3:1 odds of hitting the hand), you are getting […]

Expected Value

Everybody knows that there is some luck involved in poker. However, despite what some congressmen think, there are also plenty of things players can do to control their own destiny in poker. And this mainly comes from making plays with positive expected value. If expected value (EV) is a totally alien concept to you, then […]