Theory of Poker: Chapters 5-7 Discussion

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So would the odds of hitting it on the turn be 1/5.2? 47 divided by 9?

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47/9=5.22 so 9 goes into 47 5.22 times. 9 of the 47 are good for you, so 38 are bad.
Your odds are 1 to 4.22 (for a total of 5.22), follow?

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So then how do you take that one step further to the river?

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You only consider pot odds for the bet at hand. If it's $1 to you and there are $5 in the pot, you can call (or raise for value, but that's another story). You can call because 5>4.22.

If the bet size doubles for the next street (turn), you might not have odds to call again ($2 to you, $7 in the pot would be a bad call because 3.5<4.11).

You might, however want to call this anyway if you are drawing to the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd nuts (or even on any unpaired board, for a flush draw with two in your hand). This is because you anticipate to get paid off when you make your hand (implied odds). Make sense?