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The bluff

Chris Moneymaker vs Sam Farha · WSOP Main Event · 2003
teaches: fold equity · read as text
farha
stack 3.77M
board
flop
turn
river
you
K♠
7♥
stack 4.62M
pot
pot 0
math
0%50%100%
1 / 7 · before the deal

2003 World Series of Poker, Main Event. Two players left, . You are Chris Moneymaker, an amateur who won his seat in an online satellite. Across from you is Sam Farha, a professional.

the idea

bet EV = fold% × pot − (1 − fold%) × bet

With no chance at showdown, a bluff profits when fold% is above bet ÷ (pot + bet).

source

Played heads-up at Binion’s Horseshoe, Las Vegas, and broadcast in ESPN’s coverage of the 2003 World Series of Poker.

Cards and action from published hand histories. Stacks before the hand as reported (4.62M and 3.77M, rounded to 10k); every later amount follows from the action.

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