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Old 02-28-2005, 12:07 AM
flavaham flavaham is offline
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Default Re: Theory of Poker Effective Odds Question

That's a good question. I don't think you need a practical example to get the point though. Maybe this is a way to look at it:

Suppose you are looking at an open ended straight on the flop. With eight outs you are roughly 4-1 to hit it on the turn and about 2-1 to hit it on the turn or river. Suppose the pot is $20 and you have to call $10. This gives you 2-1 odds right now but with another $20 bet to come on the turn you will have to call a total of $30 to win $40. 4-3 odds don't warrant a call on the flop. The point is that your odds can appear to be correct, but when you really look at how the hand will play out you might have the worst of it.
I hope I have this right [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]!! LOL That is my understanding of it.

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