Calculating pot odds
The ability to calculate pot odds is a necessary part of any poker player’s game. It’s pretty simple but maybe you haven’t thought long and hard about doing it.
The most straightforward explanation of how to calculate pot odds is to compare the total number of unknown cards to how many outs you have, and then do some simple division.
For example, if you are four to a nut flush on the turn of a Texas Hold ‘em game, there are 46 unknown cards, (52 minus your 2 pocket cards and 4 on the board). Of those 46 cards, 9 are the same suit as your flush draw. So 37 cards will not help you, while 9 will give you the nut flush hand.
Your odds are 37/9, or 4.1 to 1 odds against making your draw.
June 7, 2008 | Category
Poker Strategy