Re: WWYD -- On the button with M of 4

[ragscollector]

"I think more experienced players know how many big blinds they have,
and they adjust based on antes, players, and tournament situations. "

This is M  M=   your stack / total of blinds and antes

effective M = M / number of players  (this is for short handed situations)

On Oct 2 2005 8:40 PM, wamplerr@aol.com wrote:

> I think 'M' has value, and it makes sense for Harrington to use 'M' as
> a teaching method in his book.
>
> I think more experienced players know how many big blinds they have,
> and they adjust based on antes, players, and tournament situations.



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[RedKnave]

On Oct 2 2005 8:45 PM, ragscollector wrote:

> "I think more experienced players know how many big blinds they have,
> and they adjust based on antes, players, and tournament situations. "
>
> This is M M= your stack / total of blinds and antes
>
> effective M = M / number of players (this is for short handed situations)
>
I suppose I should go buy Harrington's book, but I don't understand
"efective M" if it is what you say it is. It seems to me that effective M
would be a concept that takes into account the fact that the blinds are
going to come around quicker. If that is the case, being heads-up would
seem to suggest a lower "efective M" because you are going to have fewer
hands to wait for a playable hand, compared to, say, 4 remaining players,
where you are going to have many more hands dealt to you between your
blinds. If true, "effective M" should be the reverse of "M/number of
players", and thus effective M should be a higher number with 4 players
than it is with 2.

Can you explain further please? Thanks.

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[RedKnave]

>Flushed wrote:

> If you have M of 20 and only 5 players left...you have effective M of 10.

> >>ragscollector wrote:

> >> effective M = M / number of players (this is for short handed
> >> situations)

??? M (20) / number of players (5) = 10 ??? The only way I can get this
result is if I'm counting in base 6 and rounding down. Or ragscollector
misstated the formula. Or I'm not understanding what is plainly written.

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