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Old 05-17-2007, 03:01 PM
GotRivered? GotRivered? is offline
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Default Pot odds question - I feel stupid even posting this

A famous poker blogger posted this in one of his recent threads. I feel stupid for even posting this but can anyone comment on it and just prove my sanity

"The pot was 3945 after his push, and I had to call 1245. The pot odds, therefore, was more than 3:1. This alone is not fantastic. It would require me getting about 32% odds on my hand."

WTF?!?! Isn't it closer to 25% given that 3:1 means 1/4
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Old 05-17-2007, 03:57 PM
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Default Re: Pot odds question - I feel stupid even posting this

Not enough details but I would guess "more than" = 7% [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Old 05-17-2007, 06:48 PM
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Default Re: Pot odds question - I feel stupid even posting this

You are correct. If there is $3,945 in the pot, and you have to put in $1,245 to call, you need only a 24% chance of winning to make it +EV. 32% is correct if there is $2,700 in the pot after his push, so there will be $3,945 if you call.
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Old 05-17-2007, 07:02 PM
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WTF?!?! Isn't it closer to 25% given that 3:1 means 1/4

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Yes.
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