In poker, pot odds are the ratio of the current size of the pot to the cost of a contemplated call. In other words, if the pot contains $100, and a player must call $10 to stay in the hand, then the player has 100-to-10, or 10-to-1 (commonly expressed as 10:1), pot odds. Pot odds [...]
Yesterday we touched on the basics of counting your outs, and today we are going to build on that by using your number of outs to quickly calculate the rule of 4 and 2. To start out let’s work with a basic two card hand along with a fresh flop.
Hold Cards:
The Flop:
As you [...]
To do well in poker you don’t need to be a math whiz that can calculate the entire deck on the fly, you just need to know some basic rules to be successful. The first step in poker math is calculating and always knowing your outs.
Counting Outs
Suppose your hand is the 6 of Hearts [...]
As we mentioned in Step 1 of our Online Poker 101, learning all of the poker lingo will be key in your success, so below is a list that you should familiarize yourself with. If this isn't enough for you check out the poker category of words at Wiktionary.
Action
(1) Opportunity to act. If a [...]
If you’re new to the online gambling game then the first thing you need to do before you get your poker on is Gather Intel. The world of online poker is a crazy place and before you go depositing your hard earned duckets at a gambling site you should know if the site and it’s [...]
