Poker strategy articles

From time to time I explore some mathematical aspect of poker theory for my own amusement, and then put the more coherent parts of my ramblings up on the web. Also included are links to some other internet resources on poker theory and strategy.

My articles:

Texas Hold'em:

Going all-in on your last orbit of a NL tournament
Exactly how bad of a hand is worth playing, when you have only a few hands left before your last chips are forced into the pot whether you like it or not?
Holdem starting hands classified by their all-in equities vs. random hands varies as a function of number of opponents
It's common knowledge that some hands "like to be heads up" while other hands "like family pots" or "thrive on implied odds." Is there an objective criterion for how to tell which is which?

Seven-Card Stud:

None posted yet.

Web resources:

The University of Alberta GAMES Group
The University of Alberta computer science department does academic research on a dozen different popular games including poker, and are the authors of the best computer poker playing program yet written. The papers detailing the creation of "Poki" are available for download.
Brian Alspach's Poker Computations page
A collection of mathematical curios, similar to the ones I have posted here. One that will interest a lot of internet players is his calculation of when the Party Poker bad beat jackpot tables are worth playing.
Alex Selby's homepage
A game-theoretically optimal solution of "heads-up preflop holdem" (a simplified form of holdem where there is only one round of betting instead of four), among other things.
The Wizard of Odds
Not much information about poker, but the source on the net for odds on casino table games and video poker machines.
The Two Plus Two Poker Theory forum
The Two Plus Two Forums have great discussions about all aspects of poker, but if you came to this page of mine, you may be most interested in the poker theory and probability fora.

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