Confused about Implied Odds

[phiphika1453]

The odds to make the straight were 10.75 - 1.

(47/4)= 11.75 expressed as odds is 10.75-1.

The pot was laying Stu 2.76-1 (47k/17k).

So clearly Stu was not getting the pot odds to call, BUT maybe he thouht he would stack Doyle if he it the straight. So now the math for implied odds must be done.

Implied Odds
(Current Pot + Opponents Stack)/ Current Bet Size

(47000+230000)/17000= 16.3 which becomes 15.3-1.

So with his implied odds of 15.3-1 and the odds to hit his straight are 10.75-1 he was correct to call. Remember this is only true if he was 100% certain that Doyle will commit the rest of his stack.

I dont know what happened in the hand, but if Stu missed the turn the math would have to be re-evaluated when faced by another bet from Doyle.

Learning what implied odds are and using them are two different things. A mistake I made after first learning about implied odds was just assuming that 'donkey' would just forfeit his chips to me as a 'reward' for hitting my outs. Lol, how stupid was that.

Nobody is correct 100% of the time but learning a players tendencies and as you mentioned how well your draw was disguised will help you in determining how much more you think a player will commit to the pot.

PS. I am never amazed at how much it pays to pay attention.