pot odds

Even though the big blind would still be getting the correct pot odds to call, the best decision is to raise.

Often a player will bet to manipulate the pot odds offered to other players.

Note, however, that the opponent may also consider the pot odds when deciding whether to call.

The bluff provides less favorable pot odds to opponents for a call.

Pot odds are often compared to the probability of winning a hand with a future card in order to estimate the call's expected value.

What's the expected return here, the pot odds?

Either of these approximations is generally accurate enough to aid in most pot odds calculations.

To call a bet when the player is most likely drawing dead because the pot odds justify the call.

To have a positive expectation, a player's odds of winning must be better than their pot odds.

See the article on pot odds for examples of how these probabilities might be used in gameplay decisions.

Implied odds is a more complicated concept, though related to pot odds.

He flaunts his smarts only while figuring out pot odds in poker games.

This entry in the series focuses on the basics of poker, such as playing styles, starting hands, pot odds, and hand analysis.

The pot odds say we'll get there with ten to twenty years leeway, but there are complications.

We should study the pot odds.

What are the pot odds?

In badugi, the pot odds often justify or contradict making a call or folding a hand.

Playing a drawing hand has a positive expectation if the probability of catching an out is greater than the pot odds offered by the pot.

The relationship between pot odds and odds of winning is one of the most important concepts in poker strategy.

The bet forces opponents with draws to either call with insufficient pot odds, or to fold, both of which are profitable for the betting player.

This means that (if he called all three bets) Mike would win one time, and lose two times, and would break even against 2-to-1 pot odds.

Arnold's expectation depends in each case on the size of the pot (in other words, the pot odds Charles is getting when considering his call).

A common example of manipulating pot odds is make a bet to protect a made hand that discourages opponents from chasing a drawing hand.

The pot odds for a bluff are the ratio of the size of the bluff to the pot.

For example, it is easier to manipulate pot odds in no-limit and pot-limit games than in limit games.