Texas Holdem For Beginners Calculating Odds
To calculate pot odds in the heat of the battle can be a little intimidating for the Texas Holdem beginner. There are basically 3 simple equations that need to be learned, and you will be on your way to increasing your winning percentage in Texas Holdem.
Percentages are easier than working with fractions. Using division on the fly is not easy for most of us.
First we need to find out how many outs we have.
What is an out? An out is the number of cards left in the deck that will help you complete your hand.
Example your first 2 cards contained 2 spades, on the flop 2 more spades were revealed, there are nine spades or nine outs left in the deck that will make your spade flush.
Step 1 Lets count how many outs we have to make our hand.
Okay now we will use our hand example above, to make our spade flush we have 9 outs as shown above.
Step 2 Multiply the number of outs by 4 (9 outs multiply by 4 = 36) to be more precise subtract 1 if there are more than 8 outs. In this case we had 9, so we subtract 1 from 36 equals 35 that is your percentage the card you need will hit 35% hey now that wasn't’t too bad was it?
Step 3 Okay we move on to the River card because our spade did not hit on the turn.
To figure the odds no take the number of outs 9 and multiply by 2 = 18 or an 18% chance you will hit you card on the river ( to be more precise add 1 percent if there are 6 or more outs)
What are Pots Odds? The ratio of the amount of money in the pot to the bet you must enter to stay in the pot.
The bottom line for Pots odds is if the percentage of the bet that is coming at you is higher than the percentage of you getting the card you need, Do Not bet!
Pots Odds the simple way.
Divide the pot by the bet amount to get x. Divide 100 by x to get your answer. For example: you're being asked to bet $4 into a $48 pot. 48/4 = 12. 100/12 = 8 remainder 4, which comes out to 8 1/3 percent (divide the remainder by the original denominator to get that fraction).
Percentages are easier than working with fractions. Using division on the fly is not easy for most of us.
First we need to find out how many outs we have.
What is an out? An out is the number of cards left in the deck that will help you complete your hand.
Example your first 2 cards contained 2 spades, on the flop 2 more spades were revealed, there are nine spades or nine outs left in the deck that will make your spade flush.
Step 1 Lets count how many outs we have to make our hand.
Okay now we will use our hand example above, to make our spade flush we have 9 outs as shown above.
Step 2 Multiply the number of outs by 4 (9 outs multiply by 4 = 36) to be more precise subtract 1 if there are more than 8 outs. In this case we had 9, so we subtract 1 from 36 equals 35 that is your percentage the card you need will hit 35% hey now that wasn't’t too bad was it?
Step 3 Okay we move on to the River card because our spade did not hit on the turn.
To figure the odds no take the number of outs 9 and multiply by 2 = 18 or an 18% chance you will hit you card on the river ( to be more precise add 1 percent if there are 6 or more outs)
What are Pots Odds? The ratio of the amount of money in the pot to the bet you must enter to stay in the pot.
The bottom line for Pots odds is if the percentage of the bet that is coming at you is higher than the percentage of you getting the card you need, Do Not bet!
Pots Odds the simple way.
Divide the pot by the bet amount to get x. Divide 100 by x to get your answer. For example: you're being asked to bet $4 into a $48 pot. 48/4 = 12. 100/12 = 8 remainder 4, which comes out to 8 1/3 percent (divide the remainder by the original denominator to get that fraction).
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