sk1dzz
10-25-2002, 02:43 PM
5/5 potlimit holdem game. It's not a very remarkable hand but it got me thinking about implied odds. I open-raise ($20) from the cutoff with A6d. I have a reputation for being a tight player and only the BB defends. BB is a solid (if a little too aggressive) player. This is from a home game and we're both mostly familiar with each other's playing styles. Flop comes 4 4 8 with 2 diamonds. BB checks, I check because the BB loves to checkraise and I can't take that heat with this hand. Turn comes a black Q. He bets pot ($45) and I smooth called in about 2 seconds.
Here's my thinking on the call. Please help my identify if I correctly calculated my implied odds, or whether I'm suffering from results-oriented bias. The BB also seems to bet pot on the turn (and succeeds in taking it down) when the flop has been checked (heads-up and multiway) a disproportionate number of times, so I figure there's a slight chance my A6 is good. I rarely smooth-call on a draw and give my opponent maybe a 15% chance of putting me on the flush draw. I also figured that since he would not put me on the flush draw, I would get paid (in some manner) if a diamond comes on the river. The river comes the J of diamonds. He bets pot ($135), I raise to $300 total, he says "sh*t, I guess I have to pay you" and calls.
I guess the underlying question is: was my thinking in this situation at all similar to how you guys calculate implied odds?
Scott...
Here's my thinking on the call. Please help my identify if I correctly calculated my implied odds, or whether I'm suffering from results-oriented bias. The BB also seems to bet pot on the turn (and succeeds in taking it down) when the flop has been checked (heads-up and multiway) a disproportionate number of times, so I figure there's a slight chance my A6 is good. I rarely smooth-call on a draw and give my opponent maybe a 15% chance of putting me on the flush draw. I also figured that since he would not put me on the flush draw, I would get paid (in some manner) if a diamond comes on the river. The river comes the J of diamonds. He bets pot ($135), I raise to $300 total, he says "sh*t, I guess I have to pay you" and calls.
I guess the underlying question is: was my thinking in this situation at all similar to how you guys calculate implied odds?
Scott...