Pot Odds

[jdaddy]

This going to sound really bad but can someone please explain to me how to calculate pot odds correctly. Yes I've been playing this for awhile and I should know how right? Well I thought I did and I was wrong. Well I am an idiot!!!! HELP!!!!

[tbone313]

I am going to make this real simple it is called the 4-2 principle.

You use this in making calls and in betting to make people fold if you put them on draws....well try depending on the player.

After the flop you calculate your outs...lets say you have a flush draw.

There is 200 in the pot and a player makes a bet of 50 you have 9 outs so take 9x4 or 36%. You have a 36% chance to make a better hand. The pot now is 250(200+50 bet) and 36% of 250 is 90...you can call up to 90 chips so you should make the call.

Now the turn comes up and he bets 200 you still have 9 outs so 9x2 or you have an 18% chance of making a better hand. So now there is 500(300+200 bet) in the pot and 18% of 500 is 90...so you should not make the call.

I hope this helps Jdaddy

TBone

[MardelleDixon]

I use this formula:
($$Pot +$$Bet) / $$Bet = Pot Odds
eg. [(400 in pot) + (my bet of 200)] = 600 ..... 600 divided by 200 = 3:1 Pot Odds i.e. the odds my opponent will be facing to call my bet of 200. If my opponent is drawing to a flush on the river (9 outs), their chance of hitting the flush is 4.1:1. Therefore I have not presented my opponent with adequate odds to make the call. LOL, he/she/it probably will anyway. It doesn't pay to enter a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.

[jdaddy]

Thanks guys!!!! You think I would have this down by now . Oh well always room to learn but yes I should have known this by now!!!