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Pot Odds ( I have the last post on every topic- HELP)
Swinebag:
--- Quote from: ThinkerJE on October 21, 2007, 20:19:14 PM ---
Pot Odds - used way too often as an excuse for a bad call...
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I thought that was implied odds?
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: ThinkerJE on October 21, 2007, 20:19:14 PM ---
Anything other than lack of skill - used way too often as an excuse for a bad call...
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FYP
George2Loose:
I am not talking about pot odds dictating play- I"m simply saying a lot of the top players get a long without it- so in the grand scheme of things do they really matter???
Jon MW:
--- Quote from: George2Loose on October 22, 2007, 01:18:12 AM ---
I am not talking about pot odds dictating play- I"m simply saying a lot of the top players get a long without it- so in the grand scheme of things do they really matter???
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My suggestion was that they may not work out the exact figures - but use their underlying understanding of the numbers involved to factor pot odds into their thought process without needing to.
So until you can do it without thinking (like they do) then yes, they do matter - but as you have rightly suggested - only as one factor amongst many.
biffa85:
Have to agree with several posters, that pot odds aren"t the be all and end all factor that dictates your play, but that in certain situations they do become the overriding factor.
Yes sometimes Hellmuth will pass a hand when he is getting odds to call, so will you, me, and everyone with any sense.
IMO Too many people use pot odds to justify some fairly weak plays.
Pot odds should/can be used to great effect in cash games, but in tournaments I use pot odds vs tournament equity to decide. Yes that means I"m passing some hands that are mildly profittable over the long term, but what does that matter in a tournament?
;D
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