Quote:
|
Originally Posted by 123Law So, I have 9 outs, I have seen 5 cards for a total of 14, and there are 52 in the deck, thus giving me 3.71 to 1 odds. Right? |
The odds calculation sounds right to me (though I'm not an expert on this.) This still doesn't take into account the pot odds comparison against the odds of getting a winning hand, though. If we extend the example:
After the flop, betting begins with P1 (the SB.) Say he checks. P2 bets $300 to bring the pot to $900. If you call, the pot odds would be 3:1 (900/300=3.) This is slightly lower than your calculated odds of catching a winning card, so a fold would probably be a good play.
However, here's a different example. If P2 bets the BB ($200) to bring the pot total to $800, the odds become 800/200=4, so you have 4:1 pot odds. Since your chance of hitting a card is a little lower than that, calling would be a good option.
(Everyone, please feel free to correct me if I got this wrong. I'm not the Wizard of Odds.)