Quote Originally Posted by EricE
Quote Originally Posted by spino1i
OK everyones odds are off:

Flop: 2/50+(48/50)(2/49+(47/49)(2/48))
Turn:2/50+(48/50)(2/49+(47/49)(2/48+(46/48)(2/47)))
River:2/50+(48/50)(2/49+(47/49)(2/48+(46/48)(2/47+(45/47)(2/46))))

its 11.76% chance to hit on flop
15.51% chance to hit by turn
19.18% chance to hit by river
Sure but those odds on the turn and river are not very helpfull. Once you hit the flop your outs to continue (2 outs) dictate 4.3% per streat to hit.

My only comment on all of this is that I find it real hard to get paid when I hit. I would say its 1 in 3 times I hit I can get paid decently because no body else hit their cards and won't bet back at me when I bet. So for me, seeing even a %5 PRR is a liberal.
Often what someone puts into the pot preflop directly ties to their willingness to call post flop. Someone betting 8x or reraising a raiser is much more likely to pay you off. You also have to know how to massage the pot a bit; trying a check/call, check/raise combo. Look for cards that come that look like they could scare you (but don't). If your set isn't vulnerable (usually it's not in a Heads-up situation) then you can often take the back seat for part of the hand. It pays off much more once they have committed some of their chips first.