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linker33
Old 09-16-2004, 06:23 PM     Post subject: Showdown % #1 (permalink)  

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Ok, turned into several questions here

1. Does % of showdown wins have a direct corelation to overall winning/losing/profit?
2. Does it better represent how your doing overall, the tighter you play?
3. What exactly defines a showdown?
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Old 09-16-2004, 06:33 PM     Post subject: Re: Showdown % #2 (permalink)  
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1. Does % of showdown wins have a direct corelation to overall winning/losing/profit?
2. Does it better represent how your doing overall, the tighter you play?
Somewhat. The more hands you play aggressivly, the lower your showdown win % will get as players will more often fold worse hands to you. Also playing in lots of multi-pots, where you don't need to win as often to show a profit, could drive down that number. Folding losers early will bring that number up.

In Limit I've seen good players usually around 55%, but from 50-65% can be profitable.

In No Limit your showdown win rate should be higher, as it's a game of big hands, big bluffs and big laydowns.

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3. What exactly defines a showdown?
Not folding.
 
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Old 09-17-2004, 04:33 AM #3 (permalink)  
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showdown is when people call/check the river and COMPARE to see who has the winning hand.
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Old 09-17-2004, 01:23 PM #4 (permalink)  
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In NL, my win % at showdown is 75% or more during a really good session. When you take a hand all the way to the river you better show a solid hand. However, like Fnord mentioned, NL is not a "showdown" game ie. you should win a lot of your pots without showing your hand.

In limit I think anything over 50% should be profitable, if you win more than half the hands you take to the river. Those numbers are always decieving because some pots are AI or capped and others are blind steals. Don't let those numbers dictate your play too much.
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