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What is Poker Odds ?

Define the Poker Odds ?

Explain the Poker Odds ?

Jan 12th, 2008 05:52
John Thomas, http://www.onlinepokerreviewdirectory.com, http://www.pokerstarsnetwork.com,http://www.chiefbrand.com

Poker is a game of betting strategy. It is important to understand poker
odds and the chance of getting a particular Poker Hand in order to
determine when to bet and how much to bet. Odds are very important in
poker and can be used to make optimal plays in different situations.
Why are poker odds so important anyhow? Knowing odds is important
because it gives you an idea when you are in a good or bad situation.
Let`s say you and a friend are flipping a quarter and he gives you 1:1
odds that the next flip will land on heads. You already know that it
will land on heads 50% of the time, and it`ll land on tails the rest of
the time. In this case, he`s giving you an even bet, because nobody has
a statistical advantage.
Instead, let`s say your friend just won $500 playing poker online and is
on a lucky streak. He offers you 2:1 odds that the next coin flip will
be heads. Would you take this bet? Hopefully you would, because the
chances of heads or tails coming up are still 1:1, while he`s paying you
at the 2:1 rate. Your friend is hoping to ride his luck a little longer,
but if he gambles with you long enough, he`ll be losing his shirt with
these kinds of odds.
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