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  1. #1

    Default question about pot odds

    Taken from another post...
    *"1.78 to 1 pot odds" - I know that you get this by dividing the pot size by the amount that you need to call.
    *"need to be better than about 36% to win" - Where does this 36% come from?
  2. #2
    The pot is offering you $1.78 to each $1 you put in
    Lets assume pot is $1.78 and you need to put in $1.
    Now the pot is $2.78
    In order to break even for the $1 you put in you need to solve the following
    2.78x=1
    solving for x
    x=1/2.78 ~ 0.36


  3. #3
    ok so then if your hand beats more than 36% of your opponents hands that you put him on, then it would be profitable to call?
  4. #4
    Assuming it is after the river (implied odds irrelevant) then yes


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