two general questions

[anunkind]

#1
is it better to think in terms of percentages and be able to translate that to odds, or to think in terms of odds all the time?

#2
are there any holdings that you will raise from UTG+1 that you won't from UTG?


thanks for any comments,

-anunkind

[Joe Tall]

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#1
is it better to think in terms of percentages and be able to translate that to odds, or to think in terms of odds all the time?

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Pot odds vs. hand odds, is the only way I CAN think.

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#2
are there any holdings that you will raise from UTG+1 that you won't from UTG?

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I think I'd say no. I'll have to dwell on this for a sec, but my initial reaction is no.

Welcome to the forum,
Larry Joe

[Mangatang]

Odds is the best way to think. Percentages just get you confused. It's easy to find the pot odds by counting all the bets as they go into the pot. When the action comes to you, you know how many bets are in the pot versus how many bets you have to call. Then on the turn, just divide the number of small bets by two, and that's the number of big bets in the pot. (Ken Warren's book A Winner's guide Texas Hold'em has a good explanation of how to count pot odds. Unfortunately, that's about the only good thing in the book.)

Know all of the major drawing odds by heart (like 11:1 to complete a gutshot draw on the next card, 5:1 to complete an open-ender, 4:1 to complete a 4 flush, etc).

Good luck.

[MaqEvil]

1 - I used to think in percentages, but, after about 2 months of playing poker, that's all went out.

2- Only if UTG+1 is a maniac and I can limp-reraise him

[Homer]

Pot odds vs. hand odds, is the only way I CAN think.

That's only because you were trained to think that way. It is certainly unnatural to most people to think in terms of odds, rather than percentages.

-- Homer