rowhousepd
Rock Star
Silver Level
I’m a newbie Fixed Limit player just starting to play NL and am trying to figure out how implied work in NL. Here’s a fairly basic questions about what to do assuming we’re playing a very straightforward game....
Let’s say I have an open-ended nut straight draw on the turn; with 8 outs I’m about a 5:1 dog to make it by the river. The pot is currently $2 and my calling station opponent, who I’m convinced has top pair, puts in a $1 bet making the pot odds 3:1. (In fixed limit this would be an easy fold since the bet amounts on fourth & fifth street don’t change, but I think not necessarily so in NL.) Let’s say I pretty “sure” he would call a larger bet from me on the river if I make my straight.
So the question: what would be the minimum amount I’d have to expect to get from him (assuming he’ll call me) on the next street? Or another way to put it: in order to calculate implied odds for calling, bet how much theoretically would I need to think of being in the pot now? ... $5? ($3 to call now plus at least $2 on the river.)
Wouldn't the math be something like this: Drawing odds (in this case 5:1) minus pot odds (currently 3:1) = implied odds (2:1)? Arrrg.
Let’s say I have an open-ended nut straight draw on the turn; with 8 outs I’m about a 5:1 dog to make it by the river. The pot is currently $2 and my calling station opponent, who I’m convinced has top pair, puts in a $1 bet making the pot odds 3:1. (In fixed limit this would be an easy fold since the bet amounts on fourth & fifth street don’t change, but I think not necessarily so in NL.) Let’s say I pretty “sure” he would call a larger bet from me on the river if I make my straight.
So the question: what would be the minimum amount I’d have to expect to get from him (assuming he’ll call me) on the next street? Or another way to put it: in order to calculate implied odds for calling, bet how much theoretically would I need to think of being in the pot now? ... $5? ($3 to call now plus at least $2 on the river.)
Wouldn't the math be something like this: Drawing odds (in this case 5:1) minus pot odds (currently 3:1) = implied odds (2:1)? Arrrg.