|
(Possible) Outs |
You hold / You want |
X:1 |
21 |
|
1.23 |
20 |
|
1.35 |
15 |
4 suited connectors / Straight flush |
2.13 |
14 |
|
2.36 |
13 |
|
2.62 |
12 |
Flush draw + gutshot / Flush or straight |
2.92 |
11 |
|
3.27 |
10 |
|
3.7 |
9 |
4 suited cards / Flush |
4.22 |
8 |
Open straight / Straight |
4.88 |
7 |
|
5.71 |
6 |
Two high cards / Pair |
6.83 |
5 |
|
8.4 |
4 |
Gutshot straight / Straight |
10.75 |
3 |
|
14.67 |
2 |
Pair / Set |
22.5 |
1 |
Set / Four of a kind |
46 |
ODDS AGAINST A SUCESSFUL DRAW AT THE RIVER
Outs |
X:1 |
21 |
1.19 |
20 |
1.3 |
15 |
2.07 |
14 |
2.3 |
13 |
2.54 |
12 |
2.83 |
11 |
3.18 |
10 |
3.6 |
9 |
4.11 |
8 |
4.75 |
7 |
5.57 |
6 |
6.67 |
5 |
8.2 |
4 |
10.5 |
3 |
14.33 |
2 |
22 |
1 |
45 |
As you can see the odds tables above look fairly similar. The odds for the river card are roughly 0.2 below the odds for the turn card therefore you do not have to memorize this table. Memorize is perhaps a bit of overkill – you will notice that the odds you will be using mostly are the ones for flush draw, open straight and gutshot straight. Your brain will certainly not be overheated by remembering that.
ODDS AGAINST A SUCESSFUL DRAW AT THE TURN OR RIVER CARD
(ONLY ONE HAS TO HIT)
Outs |
X:1 |
21 |
0.43 |
20 |
0.48 |
15 |
0.85 |
14 |
0.95 |
13 |
1.08 |
12 |
1.22 |
11 |
1.37 |
10 |
1.60 |
9 |
1.86 |
8 |
2.18 |
7 |
2.59 |
6 |
3.14 |
5 |
3.91 |
4 |
5.07 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
10.88 |
1 |
22.5 |
ODDS AGAINST SUCCEEDING IN FLOPPING CERTAIN HANDS
Hand preflop |
Hand at the flop |
X:1 |
No pair |
Pair |
2,08 |
Pair |
Set |
7,5 |
Same suit |
Four suited cards |
7,48 |
This example shows how you should use the odds tables
You are playing Texas Hold'em at a $1/$2-table fixed limit.
Let us pretend you have flopped a pair of 9's. Your pocket cards are A9. The game is loose and you are not certain if it is worth continuing with your present hand. You are on the other hand sure of winning if succeed in drawing to two pairs or three of a kind.
Are the odds correct?
You have 5 outs (two 9's and three Aces)
7 players joined in the first round and thus 7 small bets are in the pot. You are sitting at a late position and see that 5 players are joining the betting round after the flop. There are in total 12 small bets.
You need to bet 1 in order to see the turn card. Is it correct to call?
Have a look in the odds table ---> 5 outs give the odds 8.4:1 .
It costs you $1 to call and have the opportunity to win $12. The odds are in other words 12:1 .
This means you will win 12 times your bet if you are successful with your draw. You are right in drawing cards as long as the pot odds are bigger than the odds for your outs. Remember that small differences affect your bank roll. You might lose quite a lot before it evens out. Never mind marginal differences if your bank roll can not tolerate big fluctuations.
HOW TO CALCULATE THE POT ODDS QUICKLY
A piece of cake. You only have to divide the value of the pot with what you need to bet.
An example:
Let us pretend that you are playing at a $2/$4-table.
You have 9 outs before the turn card. This gives the odds 4.22:1 against succeeding (this is a table value you will learn by heart)
The value of the pot is $15 and it is your turn to act.
The pot odds are in other words 15:2. You bet $2 in order to win $15.
Mental calculation says the pot odds are 7.5: 1 and this makes it worth calling.
If you are not good at mental calculation you only use a calculator and divide 15 by 2 in order to get the format X:1. As far as pot odds calculations are concerned the procedure is the same for all calculations.
That is not too tricky, is it?
Would you like it to be simpler? Let’s go for another one, shall we?
We will use the same example as above.
You have to bet $2 in order to call a pot of $15. In order for this to be worth while the pot has to be size of at least 4.22 times the bet (this is taken from the odds table).
This means that the size of the pot has to be at least 2 * 4.22 = 8.44 (the bet multiplied by the odds for a successful hand.
The size of the pot is $15 which means you should call (which here is very obvious).
In order to make a profit in the long run knowledge like this is necessary.
[ If you click this link ] you will find more, but perhaps not always necessary odds tables.
