The Poker Bible: Understanding Pot Odds & Draw Equity
For Anyone Practicing Or Playing Poker, Pot Odds & Draw Equity Is A Very Basic Knowledge. This May Be Difficult To Understand At First But Once You Get The Hang Of It. It Will Help You Make Better Decisions During Call Or Fold To Buy Your Draws.
What Are The Stories Of Pot Odds And Equity?
Pot Odds When You Are Bet By Another Player. You Should Consider Your Pot Odds When Making A Call To See The Turn/River Or Fold. That Players On The Other Side Bet And Make A UFABET Ratio With Amount To Call [Pot + Size Bet Of Other Side] : [Amount To Call] For Example, In The Middle Is 9฿, The Other Side Bet 1฿. You Need To Call 1฿ In Exchange For 10฿, Your Pot Odds. Is 10:1, We Will Know What Pot Odds Are Doing? Once We Know Our Pot Odds We Can Use Them To Decide. Whether To Call Or Fold When Bets. But To Do That You Need To Know How Much Draw Equity. Your Hand Has In Order To Compare It To Pot Odds. Yours
Draw Equity Draw Equity Is The Ratio Or Chance That Your Hand Will Draw Outs That You Want To Stick. So You Need To Know Your Hand’s Required Outs. How Many Outs You Have In Order To Figure It Out. Draw Equity Let’s Say You Hold K♠️ J♠️ And The Flop Has A ♠️ 9♠️ 3♦️. Stuck In A Flush So You Want ♠️ Left In The Deck Which Is 13 Cards And Minus 4 You See 9 Cards Left. So You Have 9 Outs Later In The Deck There Are 52 Cards And Minus 2 In Your Own Hand And Minus 3 On The Flop In Your Deck Leaving 47 Cards. Now Your Draw Equity Is 9/47 = 19.1% You Would Flush On Your Turn
It May Take Too Long To Figure Out Draw Equity Each Time When You’re Playing. So We’ve Created Your Own Think Outs And Draw Equity Tables.
Using Pot Odds And Draw Equity Once You Know Pot Odds And Draw Equity You Will Use Them To Make Decisions By Factoring In Your Pot Odds As A % And If Your Hand’s Draw Equity Is Higher Then You Should Call, If Lower. You Should Fold That Hand. For Example, You Hold K♠️ J♠️ And The Flop Has A♠️ 9♠️ 3♦️ There Is 120฿ In The Pot And The Player Bets 30฿, You Call 30฿ For 150฿. In The Pot, Your Pot Odds Are 150:30, Ie 5:1. The Ratio Is 1/6 = 16.7%. And You Know Your Hand Has A Draw Equity Of 19.1%, Which Is More Than Your Pot Odds. Worth Investing In To See Turn
Shortcuts For Playing Real Poker You Probably Don’t Have Enough Time To Do Calculations Or Use A Calculator To Figure Out Draw Equity, So There’s A Quick Trick To Figure Out Draw Equity: Count Outs And Multiply By 2. That’s The Estimated Draw Equity You’ll Be Stuck On. From Flop To Turn Or Turn To River, But If You Assume Draw Equity From Flop To River At All, We Multiply By 4 Instead.