Why learn Poker odds?

Question

What do you achieve out of learning all the poker odds in Texas Hold'em Poker?

Answer 1

All good players understand poker odds.

For example:
You are playing Texas Holdem
You have 7spades 8 spades
The flop comes up 9spades 10 clubs 2 spades

You know for a fact that your opponent has Aclubs Adiamonds.

He goes all in for 2000 dollars. The pot already contained 2000 dollars. You have 5000 and it will cost you 2000 to call. Do you call?

Without knowing odds, you might say no. Understanding pot odds, first thing you do is figure out what kind of pot odds you are getting.
The pot has 4000, and you need to bet 2000 for a chance to win that 4000, so you are getting 2:1 on your money.

Now what is the chance you win the hand??? You are actually a favorite in the hand. 15 cards on the turn or the river will win the hand for you. One of those 15 cards will come up about 54% of the time. So by knowing the odds, you know this is an easy call.

In case you are wondering, these are the 15 cards that will help you: Any of the 9 remaining spades(3,4,5,6,10,J,Q,K,A) will give you a flush. Any 7 or Jack will give you a straight. There are 4 7s and 4 jacks left, but we already counted one of each when counting the spades. So there are 9 spades, 3 additional jacks, and 3 additional 6s that win you the hand

If this sounds boring to you, you will never be a truly succesful poker player

Answer 2

If you play poker to make money, then by manipulating hands, using information such as odds, you can consistently give yourself positive gambles which will lead to winning money over time.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Gambling is a mixture of luck and skill. Learning the odds will assist you in making a better decision in gambling. It will increase your chances in winning.

If you always play by instinct, you usually loose more than you win (unless you are very lucky).

Good luck

Answer 5

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