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The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky discusses theories and concepts applicable to nearly every variation of the game, including five-card draw (high), seven-card stud, hold ’em, lowball draw, and razz (seven-card lowball stud). DOWNLOAD NOW » Discusses theories and concepts applicable to nearly every variation of the game, including five-card draw (high), seven-card stud, hold 'em, lowball draw, and razz (seven-card lowball stud). This book introduces you to the Fundamental Theorem of Poker.
| David Sklansky | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Mathematician |
| Residence | Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Born | December 22, 1947 (age 72) Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | 23 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 27th, 1988 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
David Sklansky (born December 22, 1947)[1] is an American professional poker player and author.
- 2Poker career
Early years[edit]
Sklansky was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he graduated from Teaneck High School in 1966.[2] He attended the University of Pennsylvania, but dropped out before graduation. He returned to Teaneck and passed multiple Society of Actuaries exams by the time at the age of 20, and worked for an actuarial firm.[3]
Poker career[edit]
Sklansky is a top authority on gambling. He has written and contributed to fourteen books on poker, blackjack, and general gambling.
Sklansky has won three World Series of Pokerbracelets, two in 1982 ($800 Mixed Doubles with Dani Kelly, and $1,000 Draw Hi) and one in 1983 ($1,000 Limit Omaha Hi). He also won the Poker By The Book invitational event on the 2004 World Poker Tour, outlasting a table full of poker legends, which included Phil Hellmuth Jr, Mike Caro, T. J. Cloutier, and Mike Sexton, and then finally overcoming Doyle Brunson.[4]
Sklansky attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania for a year before leaving to become a professional gambler.[5] He briefly took on a job as an actuary before embarking into poker. While on the job, he discovered a faster way to do some of the calculations and took that discovery to his boss. The boss told him he could go ahead and do it that way if he wanted but wouldn’t pass on the information to the other workers. 'In other words, I knew something no one else knew, but I got no recognition for it,' Sklansky is quoted as saying in Al Alvarez's 1983 work The Biggest Game in Town. 'In poker, if you're better than anyone else, you make immediate money. If there's something I know about the game that the other person doesn't, and if he's not willing to learn or can't understand, then I take his money.'
As of 2015, his live tournament winnings exceed $1,350,000.[6] He lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
World Series of Poker bracelets[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | $1,000 Draw High | $15,500 |
| 1982 | $800 Mixed Doubles (with Dani Kelly) | $8,800 |
| 1983 | $1,000 Limit Omaha | $25,500 |
Publications[edit]
Sklansky has authored or co-authored 13 books on gambling theory and poker. His books are published by Two Plus Two Publishing. His book cover art often features hand guns. His 1976 book Hold'em Poker was the first book widely available on the subject of poker.[7]
- Sklansky on Razz. 1983. ISBN0-87019-050-4.
- Sklansky on Poker: Including a Special Section on Tournament Play, and Sklansky on Razz. 1994. ISBN1-880685-06-X.
- Hold'em Poker. 1996. ISBN1-880685-08-6.
- Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason (1997). How to Make $100,000 a Year Gambling for a Living. ISBN1-880685-16-7.
- Getting the Best of It. 1997. ISBN1-880685-04-3.
- Poker, Gaming, & Life. 1997. ISBN1-880685-17-5.
Collection of articles that have appeared in Card Player and similar specialist magazines during the 1990s
- Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason (1999). Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players, 21st Century Edition. ISBN1-880685-22-1.
- Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason; Zee, Ray (1999). Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players. ISBN1-880685-23-X.
- Sklansky Talks Blackjack. 1999. ISBN1-880685-21-3.
- Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How To Think Like One. 1999. ISBN1-880685-00-0.
- Tournament Poker for Advanced Players. 2002. ISBN1-880685-28-0.
- Miller, Ed; Sklansky, David; Malmuth, Mason (2004). Small Stakes Hold 'em: Winning Big with Expert Play. ISBN1-880685-32-9.
- Sklansky, David; Miller, Ed (2006). No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice. ISBN1-880685-37-X.
- DUCY? Exploits, Advice, and Ideas of the Renowned Strategist. 2010. ISBN978-1880685488.
References[edit]
- ^[1] pokerolymp.de Interview, german
- ^Staff. 'David Sklansky', Current Biography Yearbook 2007, Volume 68. H. W. Wilson Co., 2007. Accessed August 31, 2011. 'Sklansky attended Teaneck High School, graduating in 1966.'
- ^Schwarz, Marc. 'He wrote the book on Hold 'em; Teaneck native a poker authority.', The Record (Bergen County), July 12, 2005.
- ^WPT Poker by the Book synopsis Retrieved September 11, 2006.
- ^Michael Konik Bets for LifeArchived April 15, 2009, at the Wayback MachineCigar Aficionado, May/June 1998. Retrieved September 11, 2006.
- ^'David Sklansky's profile on The Hendon Mob'. The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^Colby, Ann (May 14, 2001). 'Pythagoras, Pi and Poker'. Los Angeles Times.
Chris Ferguson is the new breed of player who uses math calculations, game theory and Internet resources to gain an edge over old-style, instinctive gamblers... 'Hold 'Em Poker, written by Sklansky in 1976, was the first book on a type of poker that today dominates play in California card rooms...'
External links[edit]
- Two Plus Two, publisher
- David Sklansky at World Poker Tour
- David Sklansky at Poker Listings
- 'David Sklansky'. Interview. Le Poker TV. Archived from the original on May 20, 2010.
Poker Theorems: aejones | Baluga | Clarkmeister | Fundamental | Yeti | Zeebo
The fundamental theory of poker was put forward by professional poker player David Sklansky in the popular poker strategy book The Theory of Poker.
Quoting the theory directly from the book, it states that:
“Every time you play a hand differently from the way you would have played it if you could see all your opponents' cards, they gain; and every time you play your hand the same way you would have played it if you could see all their cards, they lose.”
“Conversely, every time opponents play their hands differently from the way they would have if they could see all your cards, you gain; and every time they play their hands the same way they would have played if they could see all your cards, you lose.”
This particular poker theorem is different to the other ones described on this site, because it is a big general theorem as opposed to a smaller theorem that tells you what to do in X situation. Nonetheless, it is pretty straight forward, and it is a cornerstone of every winning poker player's game.
Is the theorem still effective?
No doubt about it; the fundamental theorem of poker always has been and always will be a concrete theorem in the world of poker. So there's no excuses for not learning this one.
Explanation of the fundamental theorem of poker.
Imagine that the next time you play Texas Hold'em, all of your opponents' holecards will be turned up so that you can see them. If this is the case, you would always know the strength of your opponents' hands, and therefore you would always know whether to bet, check, raise, call and fold every time the action gets to you. Therefore basically speaking:
- If you can see that you have the best hand, you would bet. (Unless there is more value in deception)
- If you can see that you have the worst hand, you would fold. (Unless you have odds to draw)
This means that you would be playing the most profitable game of poker possible, as you are following the fundamental theorem of poker perfectly.
Unfortunately however, the whole point of poker is that you are never 100% sure of what your opponent holds, which means that you are going to drift away from this perfect line of poker by not knowing the exact cards that each player has. So the key idea is to try and play poker as perfectly as possible even without being able to see other players' cards.
In a nutshell, a winning poker player is a player that can play as closely to the way they would if they could see all of their opponents' cards. The more information that you can obtain from your opponent through reads and by analysing their betting patterns, the closer you will be able to play to this level and the more profitable your game will be.
Example of the fundamental theorem of poker.
A $1/$2 NL game and both players have $200 stacks.
Our Hand: J J
Opponent's Hand: 9 8
Board: A J 2
Let's say that we are last to act, and our opponent has bet $20 into a $20 pot on the flop. We can also see what cards our opponent is holding. Now, according to the fundamental theorem of poker, what should we do? Well, we have 3 possible options.
- Fold
- Call
- Raise
Folding is out of the question, because we can see that we have the best hand. So we're down to either calling or raising.
The best action here is to call. We can see that our opponent is making a pure bluff at this pot, so if we were to raise with by far the best hand here there is very little chance that our opponent is going to call and put more money in the pot. However, by calling we are giving our opponent the opportunity to put more money in on the turn by bluffing again. We stand to make more from the hand through deception, so calling has a greater expected value than raising.
However, if we can see our opponent has a hand like A 2 for two-pair, raising would definitely be far more +EV than just calling. We can be very confident that our opponent will call a raise, so we can get a lot more value from the hand by raising with our strong hand rather than attempting to induce a bluff like we did in the last example.
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As you can see, knowing the exact 2 cards that our opponent is holding in each situation helps us to make the most profitable play possible.
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What's the use of the fundamental theorem?
The most important idea is just to be aware of the theorem and try your best to follow it as closely as possible by analysing your opponents' plays and reading them as best as you can.
The better your hand reading skills get, the closer you will be able to play according to the fundamental theorem and the more money you will make.
You will not always be able to fill in all the gaps, but that is okay because neither will your opponents. But if you can build a greater understanding of the way they play and play more closely to the fundamental theorem of poker than they do, you will come out on top at the end of the day.
Overview of the fundamental theorem of poker.
I think I just about covered all of what I wanted to say about the theorem in this article. The fundamental theorem is not a small theorem that points out a small aspect of the game, it is a whole new way of thinking and a way to approach the game.
If you can play poker with the intention of playing as closely as you can to the way you would play if you could see all of your opponents' cards, you will do well. However, poker is poker because you are never fully aware of what the other player holds. All of the strategy articles on Texas Hold'em and on any other poker variant basically tries to help you play as closely to the fundamental theorem of poker based on the limited information that you have on your opponents.
It's as simple as that!
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