Poker
Odds - Pot Odds And Hand Odds Explained
by: Oddvar Pettersen
To
be successful at poker you should, at any time during the
play of a hand, be able to calculate the odds of catching
your hand to the odds the pot is giving you.
Knowing
the probability of making a specific hand in poker can be
done by calculating hand odds. Figuring out how many outs
you have will give you the possibility of calculating the
number of times you will hit your hand by the river.
Lets
say your'e dealt A-9 of hearts in Texas Hold'em and the
flop comes up showing two hearts. Your hand odds for hitting
another heart by the river will be approximately 36% or
3 to 1. (you will hit your hand 1 out of 3 times)
You
can figure this out by first finding the number of outs
that you have. Outs are the number of cards remainig in
the deck ( not visibe to you) that can help you make your
hand.
So
if we are using the hand above as an example and you hold
A-9 of hearts and catch two hearts on the flop, than you
have 9 more hearts in the deck that can help you complete
your flush. 2 hearts in your hand + 2 hearts on the table
minus 13 hearts in total = 9 outs.
If
you multiply your number of outs by 4, than you will get
an approximate percentage of hitting your hand by the river
(9x4=36%).
Poker
pot odds is the a ratio between the size of the pot compared
to how much it will cost you to call a bet from another
player. The higher the ratio between the size of the pot
and the cost of calling a bet, the better your poker pot
odds are.
If
there are $40 in the pot after the flop and a player bets
$10 and two other players calls his bet then you are getting
7 to 1 in pot odds. If you are chasing the A-9 flush draw
from the flop , than you are getting 36% or 3 to 1 in hand
odds to catch your card at the river, so calling or even
raising this bet will be a correct decision to make.
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