| Posted by: medeiros13 at August 7, 2006, 11:26 am | | Topic: Harrington on Hold'em Vol. 1 discussion: Part 4 Forum: Card Chat |
This was a section that I really had some problems getting a grasp on; infact, I still don't fully understand implied odds I hope someone else may have more insight on this secton than I do.
There are two things that I took out of the pot odds section. The first is the calculation of pot odds. This is pretty straght forward. When calculating pot odds, you have to figure out how much you have to contribute to the total pot. So it's possible to make a poor initial bet but then have correct pot odds to call after the turn. An example, lets say you called K 10 unsuited in middle position. That's probably not the best play to make in that position but you do it. You get two additional callers. The flop come 2 6 9 rainbow. The pot is currently 300 chips. The SB bets 100 to you, the BB folds, now there is 400 chips in the pot and it costs you 100 to call. Your pot odds are 4:1. It doesn't matter that you've already committed 100 of your chips to the pot, you deal with the current bet in relation to the current pot size when doing pot odd calculations.
The second item I took is that if you get 3:1 pot odds or better (especially preflop) those odds are too good to pass up. Call and see the flop. If you're on a shaky hand, you can always get out after you see the texture of the flop.
How I've applied this to my game. In addition to making a lot more calls preflop when getting 3:1 pot odds or better; I also use pot odds in conjunction with the rule of 4/2. Simply put, if the odds I'm getting to make my hand are better than pot odds, I call. If they aren't, I usually fold. (nothing really insightful here...)
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