For Those Needing Practice With Pot Odds

I made a quick PHP script to let you practice calculating pot odds and knowing the odds you're getting with some number of outs with one card to come. It's not all flashy and whatnot, but I figured if I was only going to spend 10 minutes of my time then it shouldn't have to be.

http://www.ssgrinder.com/pot_odds_trainer.php

Any feedback is welcome, although I doubt I'll change anything.

Nice nice.

If pot is $11 and is $11 more to call wouldn't you be getting 2:1, i.e. $22:$11? Unless pot was zero and bet was $11?

Confirmed?

Add in implied odds plz. I fail there.

2nd one I tried said "pot is $21 and it costs $23 to call" ermm...!!!!

Originally Posted by yourfather

If pot is $11 and is $11 more to call wouldn't you be getting 2:1, i.e. $22:$11? Unless pot was zero and bet was $11?

Confirmed?

No, you're getting 11:11. The pot is $11 when it's your turn to act.


And yes, like I said, I spent like ten minutes total on this so there are going to be some funny spots but you should still be able to figure the odds.

Edit: Fixed it real quick, shouldn't have anymore impossible scenarios.

Originally Posted by euphoricism

Add in implied odds plz. I fail there.

It's just current odds plus an estimate of how much you're going to get from villain. Since I know you have adequate experience with LHE, if you think of the current amount you're calling as the bet size, you could consider how many more bets you can get from villain on later streets, etc.

Originally Posted by HiLo

2nd one I tried said "pot is $21 and it costs $23 to call" ermm...!!!!

yeah, so?

The pot is $21 on the turn. Villain bets $23, just over pot. You're getting 23:21.

Edit: errr 21:23

ok, wait, I found this thread through euphoricism's last post...

So if there is let's say $21 in the pot, villain bets $23... there is now $44 in the pot, to call costs you $23... that is roughly 44:23 or 2 to 1, correct?

Or am I missing something?

Originally Posted by euphoricism

Originally Posted by HiLo

2nd one I tried said "pot is $21 and it costs $23 to call" ermm...!!!!

yeah, so?

The pot is $21 on the turn. Villain bets $23, just over pot. You're getting 23:21.

Edit: errr 21:23

This can't be, or else Spoon's wording is confoosing. In your explanation, the problem should instead say "pot is $44 and it costs $23 to call." The question is: is the $21 the amount of the pot before any turn bets, or after a bet has been made (my assumption on the problems I tried; in which case the scenario would be impossible). When we calculate pot odds, we need to know how much is in the pot now ($44), not before the bet.

I'm sure before Spoon puts the shrinkwrap on this product, he'll fix up the booboos.

ok i see what youre sayin

Originally Posted by euphoricism

Originally Posted by HiLo

2nd one I tried said "pot is $21 and it costs $23 to call" ermm...!!!!

yeah, so?

The pot is $21 on the turn. Villain bets $23, just over pot. You're getting 23:21.

Edit: errr 21:23

This is wrong.

When the pot is $21 for example, then that means it's your turn to act and the pot is $21. THIS IS INCLUDING WHATEVER VILLAINS HAVE PUT INTO THE POT BEFORE IT'S YOUR TURN TO ACT OMFG WHY CAN'T PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS.

Anyway.

Very nice

Thanks Spoon.

I'm glad some of you liked it. I just got tired of making up pot odds examples when people asked me about it, so now I can just refer them there.

Any other ideas for stuff like this?

I think you should have made it more clear whether or not the stated size of the pot includes the bet you're facing or not.

Bloody UB only shows the pot size up to the current round of betting, and not what anyone's put in, so I've gotten in the habit of mentally adding the current bets to the pot size before doing my quick odds approximation.

Thanks also. This is a good way for a beginner to start thinking about pot odds and and outs. I also didn't realize villains bet was already in but by the 2nd example saw that must be the case.

GJ

Originally Posted by d0zer

I think you should have made it more clear whether or not the stated size of the pot includes the bet you're facing or not.

Bloody UB only shows the pot size up to the current round of betting, and not what anyone's put in, so I've gotten in the habit of mentally adding the current bets to the pot size before doing my quick odds approximation.

It doesn't matter what UB does and I shouldn't have done shit. The pot is the money in when it's your turn to act.

Originally Posted by Dude_Here

I also didn't realize villains bet was already in

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

I shouldn't have done shit.

No need to get touchy just cause I'm blunt with my 'constructive criticism'. I think it's great you've made a n00b teaching tool ...n00bs just need as much hand-holding as possible.

Originally Posted by d0zer

n00bs just need as much hand-holding as possible.

epic fail

Originally Posted by d0zer

Originally Posted by Dude_Here

I also didn't realize villains bet was already in

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

I shouldn't have done shit.

No need to get touchy just cause I'm blunt with my 'constructive criticism'. I think it's great you've made a n00b teaching tool ...n00bs just need as much hand-holding as possible.

No, noobs need to understand that if they work their asses off right now they can have a fuckton of money in just a few years.

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

No, noobs need to understand that if they work their asses off right now they can have a fuckton of money in just a few years.

Admittedly, the april graph thread's given this n00b hope...

So you should only call if your out ratio is... greater than pot odds correct?

Maybe add in a piece that says whether you should call or not?

Originally Posted by pduan

So you should only call if your out ratio is... greater than pot odds correct?

Maybe add in a piece that says whether you should call or not?

i was going to post about this Spoon. You need to put a yes or now in your answers for a noob quiz. Just having the odds will not explain enough to the type that will try this test. I like it though. Not sure most will get how your getting the odds from outs either but that may be me underestimating.

Originally Posted by jyms

Originally Posted by pduan

So you should only call if your out ratio is... greater than pot odds correct?

Maybe add in a piece that says whether you should call or not?

i was going to post about this Spoon. You need to put a yes or now in your answers for a noob quiz. Just having the odds will not explain enough to the type that will try this test. I like it though. Not sure most will get how your getting the odds from outs either but that may be me underestimating.

I'll only hold hands so far

Originally Posted by d0zer

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

No, noobs need to understand that if they work their asses off right now they can have a fuckton of money in just a few years.

Admittedly, the april graph thread's given this n00b hope...

Awesome.

Originally Posted by pduan

So you should only call if your out ratio is... greater than pot odds correct?

Maybe add in a piece that says whether you should call or not?

I'm not being a smartass (I promise) but maybe you should research pot odds a little and figure it out for yourself? You'll learn a lot more than if I hold your hand through it all.

I've provided an answer for the hard part (finding examples of situations where you need to calculate pot odds and compare that to the odds you'll hit your draw, which you know by how many outs you have) but the easy part is learning what pot odds are, how to calculate them, and how to apply them to typical drawing hands.

fair enough if that was the intention

Originally Posted by jyms

fair enough if that was the intention

Holla. Btw, nice sig, wonder where you got that from coughmecough.

Good stuff... and YES I need this. :sad face:

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

Originally Posted by d0zer

Originally Posted by Dude_Here

I also didn't realize villains bet was already in

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

I shouldn't have done shit.

No need to get touchy just cause I'm blunt with my 'constructive criticism'. I think it's great you've made a n00b teaching tool ...n00bs just need as much hand-holding as possible.

No, noobs need to understand that if they work their asses off right now they can have a fuckton of money in just a few years.

--> Working my ass off right now... hoping to prove Spoon right.