Do you use effective odds when deciding to call or fold?

#1 7th March 2008, 9:54 PM

For example, you are HU against one opponent in a pot where you limped from the SB. You flop a flush draw and check. Pot is 100 chips, he bets 50, you're getting 3:1 pot odds atm. Now do you think "ok if I miss I'll lose 50 chips here + his 150 chip bet on the turn so I'll lose 200. If I hit I'll win 150 in the pot now + 150 chips from him on the turn + 150 chips on the river for 450 chips. 450/200= 2.25:1 and odds against hitting a flush on turn or river is about 1.9:1 so it's a call.

Or do you think "odds against hitting my flush on the next card are about 4:1 and my pot odds are worse than that, I fold"?

#2 8th March 2008, 12:20 AM

I try to calculate the pot odds every time someone makes a bet to me. If nothing else, it keeps me from making those snap decisions that I regret a few seconds later.

As Harrington noted, you will rarely get the pot odds you need to make a call. That's where implied odds come in.

#3 8th March 2008, 12:23 AM

Yes.

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