M.B.E.
09-19-2003, 12:57 AM
When calculating the odds by which one hand is favoured over another, are you supposed to compare wins to losses (ignoring ties), or do you just compare pot equity?
For example, consider 98s against 98o. They will tie 90.67% of the time, and 98s will win 7.16% of the time (i.e. 76.7% of the time they don't tie). 98s has pot equity of 0.525 (http://twodimes.net/h/?z=85200).
So do you say 98s is a 3.3-to-1 favourite (using the first method), or an 11-to-10 favourite (using the second method)?
Another example is Ah-Th vs. Td-7d on a board of Tc-9c-8c-7c (http://twodimes.net/h/?z=85214). You could say the T7 is either a 2.6-to-1 favourite or a 1.8-to-1 favourite.
For example, consider 98s against 98o. They will tie 90.67% of the time, and 98s will win 7.16% of the time (i.e. 76.7% of the time they don't tie). 98s has pot equity of 0.525 (http://twodimes.net/h/?z=85200).
So do you say 98s is a 3.3-to-1 favourite (using the first method), or an 11-to-10 favourite (using the second method)?
Another example is Ah-Th vs. Td-7d on a board of Tc-9c-8c-7c (http://twodimes.net/h/?z=85214). You could say the T7 is either a 2.6-to-1 favourite or a 1.8-to-1 favourite.