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So reverse implied odds is something that you will lose a lot of money on if you hit. Perhaps a small flush draw vs 4 opponents (if you hit you could lose a lot of money to a higher flush), or perhaps calling on the flop with AKo on a board of 64T, if you hit your A or K, someone might make 2 pair with As or Ks up, hence you again will lose a lot of money if you make your hand.

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thats not what it is either. reverse implied odds is the situation where you'll either lose a big pot or win a small one. it usually occurs when ur out of position and hence y ppl emphasise to always play in position if possible.

Example: you call a raise against the button in the bb with 87s. the flop comes 832. you check and he bets. now you obviously have to call but you have put yourself in a bad situation. you'll either face three barrels and pay off an overpair (i.e. lose a big pot) OR you're opponent will simply switch off and you'll get nothing more than his c-bet. You can't exactly lead out of position on the turn or river and expect to get paid off by a worse hand here. so basically ur preflop call leads u to win one small bet postflop or lose three (increasingly larger) bets.