Poker is largely a mathematician. To win at a distance, you need as often as possible to make decisions with a positive matrix. expectation then there are those that are profitable and you will win if you do so regularly. Very often the newcomers do not understand it, trying to take the bank at any cost, and distance themselves in the minuses.

When you put money in the bank, you need to understand whether or not “game worth the candle.” Worth the money you’re going to invest, compared with the money that is already there, and, in general, no matter what you put earlier, if the money on the table, they are not yours and the right to have them all who remain in the game.

Let’s start with a simple:

1. Pot odds (Odds) – the ratio of rates, which the player must take (or make), the largest bank:

1.1 Before you make your bid:

For example, a bank $ 1 and you want to pick up his bluff: Your bid is 0.5 $. Pot odds 0.5 / 1 = 1 / 2, so if the rivals will be discharged more than once every two, you’ll be a plus, and vice versa.

1.2 Before you take someone else’s bid to improve the calculation of a combination of:

First need to calculate the number of Outs (outs) cards that can improve your hand to win.

For example, a flop , You and 2 on the power flush, without a single card.
The number of outs = (13 cards of one suit) – (4 you have the cards on the table) = 9
Number of unknown cards (52 – 3 on the table – 2 in your arms) = 47.
The bank had $ 7, $ 3 a rival bid. Total $ 10.

So after starting on the table 4-I card (the turn), you will collect Flash and will win in 9 cases, and play in (47-9) = 38, so the odds of winning = 9 to 38, or about 1 to 4, thus, the rate will be beneficial for you to accept a rate of 1 / 4 of the bank or less, in our example, $ 2.5, ie leaves to drop.

But just assume Pot odds is not enough, we must consider Implied odds.

2. Implied odds (Implied odds) – odds with the view of future rates.

When did you realize what a Pot odds, to understand the Implied odds is not difficult. The point is that often you currently have insufficient odds to take the opponent’s bid (make Call), but reasonably believe that the opponent (s) will continue their bid, and you my take. Art of Poker in many ways is to properly assess the Implied odds, in the hope that you have be able to unleash an opponent.

For example, on the table you Street and no one card.
The number of outs (2 cards * 4 suits) = 8.
Number of unknown cards (52 – 4 on the table – 2 in your arms) = 46.
You’ll win in 8 cases, and play in the 46-8 = 38
The odds of winning (odds): 8 / 38 = 0,21.
The bank was 6.50, the rate of 2.50 contender. Total $ 9.

If we start from Pot odds maximum amount of your bid plus games should be no more than 9 * 0.21 = $ 1.89. Now you need to put $ 2.5 to equalize and see the river card. That was when “implied odds”. We consider this: 2.5 / 0.21 = 11.90 ie bank must be not less than 11.9 or your bid will have a negative matrix. expectation.

You need to assess whether the enemy has put 2.90 on the river or not. On how to do it properly and will depend on your income from playing poker.