7 Responses

1. FLeX_BoZ

   December 20th, 2009 at 9:37 am

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   There are several different odds calculators out there that can give u the amount of “outs” you have and stuff like that. Most have a trial period you can use or purchase a product key for.
   http://www.pokeroffice.com
   http://www.holdemgenius.com
   http://www.holdemindicator.com

2. CardShar

   December 20th, 2009 at 2:03 pm

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   One good rule of thumb is to count up the number of outs that you have. Then, you mulitply that number by 2 for every card you have left to see.
   In texas holdem if you need a diamond to get a flush, then there are 9 diamonds left in the deck. You have an 18% chance of hitting that diamond on the next card. And if you’re willing to pay the price to see the turn and the river you have about at 36% of hitting a diamond in those two cards.
   This is an imperfect method, but does provide a good rule of thumb.
   Beyond that I’d suggest Harrington’s books or Phil Gordon’s books for a good tourtorial.

3. The Cincinnati Kid

   December 20th, 2009 at 5:07 pm

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   Check out the Harrington on Holdem books by Dan Harrington. They explained odds like no other poker literature I’ve ever read before….and I’ve read a lot.

4. AccessBu

   December 20th, 2009 at 10:53 pm

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   ha!
   not luck carlos..skill
   it takes a skilful person to pretend he has a top hand, making his opponents fold while he rakes in the pot with a crappy hand.
   odds are difficult to calculate as there are so many different variables

5. Father Ted

   December 21st, 2009 at 2:04 am

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   You don’t have to know every odds fact in poker. Just know that a drawing hand (straight/Flush) needs to have more people in the hand to make the hand lucrative odds wise.
   You just know that the Flush and straight draw , you want 4 or 5 people to be playing that hand or you are behind in the odds.
   You shouldnt even think about going for the flush or straight if there are 1 or 2 players in it with you.
   That is all you need to know.

6. carlos b

   December 21st, 2009 at 8:08 am

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   you can’t, poker is a game of luck .

7. sincity usa

   December 21st, 2009 at 12:50 pm

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   It’s all 5Th grade math so it’s not that hard to do. After the flop just take your outs and times it by 4. So if you have a flush draw, just times your outs (9 outs) times 4 and you get 36. so you are around 36% to hit your flush on the turn. And if you miss the turn just times your outs by 2 this time, so 9 outs times 2 is 18, so you are only 18% to hit on the river. hope this helps.