Re: Implied odds and probability question
Your strategic instincts are sound. With a lot of players in the pot, it makes more sense to go for a hand that will certainly win if you hit it, than a hand likely to be pretty good, but not good enough.
If I understand your probability question, you're asking about the flop only. There are 19,600 possible flops. Your JTs could result in:
Straight Flush, 4 ways
Quads, 2 ways
Full house, 18 ways
Flush, 161 ways
Straight, 252 ways
Trips, 264 ways
Open-end straight flush draw, 120
Four-flush, 2,025 ways
Open End Straight Draw, 1,800 ways
Add them all up and you get 4,646 good things that can happen. So you'll hit something 23.7% of the time.
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