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Hi my pokerpals .
What is the better and faster way to converter odds to percentage or
Percentage to Odds ?
 
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It sounds like OP's question was more along the lines of the mathematical conversion between odds and percent, rather than how to calculate pot odds in poker.

If that's what you meant, to convert odds (i.e. a ratio) to a percent, it's simple fraction math. Just add both sides of the ratio together and that's your denominator. For example, odds of 4:1 against is a total of 5 outcomes (4 to win, 1 to lose). A single outcome would be 1/5, which is the same as 20%. So 4:1 is the same as 80% to win (4/5) and 20% to lose (1/5). As another example, let's look at odds of 5:3 against. A single outcome is 1/8. So 5/8 to win is 62.5% and 3/8 to lose is 37.5%.

In terms of the "fastest" way, I guess it depends on your capacity to mentally calculate fractions in your head. There are probably some shortcuts you can take to remember the basics, but (simple) math comes pretty naturally to me so I don't have any problem doing the conversion in my head. Practice makes perfect. ;)
 
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So you find the common denominator and then express it using the original 1st number in the ratio + the denominator and then always divide the original number into the denominator?
 
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It is like this, lets say the odds are 4:1. This means that you will win 4 times out of 5 (4 times you win + 1 time you lose). And this expressed as a fraction is 4/5. If you multiply by 100 you get the percentage: 4/5 * 100 = 0,8*100 = 80%
 
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once you've been playing a while odds and % will become second nature
 
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at least they do for me....i cut my teeth playing odds/probability,if reading/playing your opp isnt your specialty[like me]...it isnt a bad rule to play by....gambling on the numbers
 
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