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...
Pot Odds (part I)Pot Odds (partea I
Pot odds 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. Pot odds are the odds the pot is giving you for calling a bet. If there is $50 in the pot and the final bet was $ 10, you are getting 5-to-1 odds for your call. It is essential to know pot odds to figure out expectation. In the example just given, if you figure your chances of...
