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    ok when i enter .8 + .27(.5)(4) + (.5)(.73)(-2) into MyAlgebra - Solve Your Algebra Problems Online it gives me .61 so why is my answer so far off?
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    Quote Originally Posted by littleogre View Post
    ok when i enter .8 + .27(.5)(4) + (.5)(.73)(-2) into MyAlgebra - Solve Your Algebra Problems Online it gives me .61 so why is my answer so far off?
    dunno

    .27*.5*4 = .54
    .5*.73*-2 = -.73

    .8 + .54 -.73 = .61

    Using fold% as .5, your equation for the expectation of a shove is right. Looks like you just made a silly mistake at the end there.

    Ok, now we have the ev of a shove. But you didnt want that. We want to know our equity given that villain folds F% of the time. So, this is a little trickier.

    EV = PF + .... blah blah blah. Make ev 0, and keep E as E. Now rearrange the equation so we get E = ...., which will give you what you wanted to know.

    Even better, keep F as F, and still solve for E, then you can get E as a function of F, meaning we can plug in different Fs and get what E we need.

    Even better, rearrange that last equation so that F is a function of E instead, as we'll generally know E more often than F.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JKDS View Post
    dunno

    .27*.5*4 = .54
    .5*.73*-2 = -.73

    .8 + .54 -.73 = .61

    Using fold% as .5, your equation for the expectation of a shove is right. Looks like you just made a silly mistake at the end there.

    Ok, now we have the ev of a shove. But you didnt want that. We want to know our equity given that villain folds F% of the time. So, this is a little trickier.

    EV = PF + .... blah blah blah. Make ev 0, and keep E as E. Now rearrange the equation so we get E = ...., which will give you what you wanted to know.

    Even better, keep F as F, and still solve for E, then you can get E as a function of F, meaning we can plug in different Fs and get what E we need.

    Even better, rearrange that last equation so that F is a function of E instead, as we'll generally know E more often than F.
    Yea i think i mucked the order of operation. I'm starting simple i haven't done algebra in years.

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