Effective Odds – part oneȘanse reale – partea intâi
When there is only one round of betting left and only one card to come, comparing your chances of improving to the pot odds you are getting is a relatively straightforward proposition. If your chances of making a hand you know will win are, say, 4-to-l against and you must call a $20 bet for the chance to win a $ 120 pot, then clearly your hand is worth a call because you’re getting 6-to-l pot odds. Those 6-to-l odds the pot is...
Pot Odds (part II)Pot odds (partea a II-a)
We finished this chapter about “Pot odds”, part of the game which involves playing a strong hand in a passive way, to give others the false impression that you have a weak one and thus believing they could win. Position Just as the number of needed cards you see reduces your chances of improving your hand, your position in the sequence of betting may also reduce the pot odds you are getting. If a player ahead of you bets and there is...
Gambling vs. state in UKGambling vs. Stat, în Marea Britanie
More people than ever before are gambling in the UK and enjoying this past time. The Gambling Commission, in their recent report, stated that nearly 75% of adults had gambled sometime during the previous year. The odds in London are that a previously vacant shop on a high street near someone is now a betting shop. As they prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary in May of the legalisation that first allowed them to open, bookmakers...
The Free Card (I) Free Card (I)
David Sklansky talks about why is it important to have a free card and when it’s time to bet or time to think about check. All so you can have your Ace in the hole. A free card is exactly that. It is a card that does not cost a bet to receive. While players might get a free card (or cards) in draw poker if a hand is checked around before the draw, concepts about the free card apply primarily to stud and hold ‘em games where...
