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Old 04-14-2005, 06:30 PM
Siegmund Siegmund is offline
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Default Re: Have I been wrong in calculating my outs.....

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Why does it mean that?


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Pot odds tell you when calling is better than folding. They don't tell you anything about whether raising is right, or whether betting is better than checking.

When you have a 4-flush on the flop and have odds to stay in, you expect to be taking down the pot 35% of the time (when your flush comes in.) If you raise and get say 3 callers, you are paying $1 now in exchange for a 35% chance a pot that is $4 larger, a long-run gain of 40 cents.
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