I have a question for everyone. I've recently started playing for money in the .50/$1.00 limit games on Partypoker. I have a question about how to use pot odds in such a game.

Here is my dilemma. As I understand it, using percentages, if the pot is say $5.00, and I am drawing to a hand that has 8 outs, my chance of getting my draw on the turn are (8 * 2) + 2 = 18% approximately. 18% of the $5.00 pot is $.90. If I need to put in $1.00 to call, my pot odds are 20%, and so I don't make the call.

It seems like in the .50/$1.00 games that there is almost never a time when the draw to the turn comes out being worth it. Same for the river. The small pots seem to make the draws too expensive. I'm thinking that going to no limit, or to higher limit games will help, because the pots will get larger, so the odds will be better.

Another question while I'm at it. I know about the concept of implied odds, but I'd like a little clarification. Do you make the draw decisions for the turn and the river entirely separately usually? I mean, you figure the pot odds at that point, and see if it's worth the price. Or, using the implied odds concept, when you are considering the draw to the turn, do you call more often at the turn because of the possible payoff when further betting after the turn increases the pot size?

I hope I'm making sense, I'm pretty new at this .

Any help of comments will be appreciated.