Pot odds - right or wrong?

[JustCuz]

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"164k/89k = 1,8~ getting ~ 2/1 = 50%"

It should be (164+89)/89 = 2.8~ = call

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Are you counting the 89 call he is contimplating, but has not yet committed, as part of the pot when calculating pot odds (164+89/89)???

[DevinLake]

sonofbeach has it right barring any small mistake with the blinds.

But, I just want to clear up the OP's confusion between odds and probability. Two different things.

In your calculation you came to the conclusion that 2-1 odds = 50%. This is not the case.

2-1 odds means that you need to win once for every two times you lose. In other words, you need to win 1 out of 3.

So, 2-1 odds is 1/3 in terms of probability. 1/3 = 33%.

A 40% hand means you will win 40 times out of a 100 and lose 60 times. So, in terms of odds, 60-40 or 1.5-1.

[startrak]

where did you guys learn about poker math? I've been reading BLdSWtTRs' old posts and he seems to understand the math excepionally well, so I guess it's important. I just have no idea where to start.

The Bill Chen book seems to be too much about limit poker stuff and not EV +/- moves.

[DevinLake]

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where did you guys learn about poker math?

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Public school maybe? I dunno, maybe as late as high school? jk. Although I did learn that stuff in school, it is covered in a lot of books. Theory of Poker might be a good place to start.