| This is a discussion on Odds or Bods? within the online poker forums, in the Cash Games section; What type of player are you? When playing either online or live do you actually calculate the odds of your hand winning when you play ... |
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| Odds or Bods? What type of player are you? When playing either online or live do you actually calculate the odds of your hand winning when you play or do you play the person? I know some of you are going to say it's a combo of both; but predominately which type of play do you use? |
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| In limit yes I do. Actually easier than most people think. Memorize an out chart and you will be fine. As long as you can count the number of bets in a pot. Start with 4 flush(4.11:1) and open ended straight draws(4.75:1) if you memorize those first you will see how much easier the numbers are during a game. ESPECIALLY online you need to memorize the out probabilities because you have such a short amount of time to make key decisions. |
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| I think I posted this before but a quick way for me to figure odds is to multiply the number of outs by the number of cards left to be dealt and double that. example is I have 2 hearts in my hand and the board flops 2 hearts. There are 9 outs (hearts left) times 2 cards left to be dealt (the turn and the river) and double that 9*2*2= 36%. This calculation is not exact but close enough for me while I'm playing. |
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| I'm predominantly a limit player. If I'd scale it, I'd say I'm 4 parts odds and 1 part player. If I know that a player is prone to folding pre-flop and suddenly raises for the first time this session, I'll watch out, but at the end of the day, it's calculating outs and maximizing winnings accordingly for me. |
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| re: Odds or Bods? poker I'm a no limit player and I always calculate the odds first, and use that info to figure out whether to stay in a hand or fold depending on my read of the other players. For example, if I have a flush draw, depending on the players I may want to raise before I catch it to try and take down the pot. On the other hand, if I'm at a very loose table, my semi-bluff wouldnt work, or I could get re-raised, so I may want to actually make a hand before I start betting. |
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| Wow. I never really calculated odds before, (blond). I like Alon's simple version. I'm gonna have to try it in some games later. I'll let you know how it works out for me. I play the person mostly. And yes you can do that fairly easy even online. |
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| re: Odds or Bods? poker To be a successful player you should always use pot odds when considering a draw however you need to consider the type of person and their style and stack when you are going to try and reraise or put a move on someone. |
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