NOBODY USES POT ODDS ANYMORE,POKER HAS MOVED ON

MISSKIPLIN

  When i started to play poker ,i read a few books,digested the pot odds,used em for a while,realised not many others adhered to them,and now ive thrown the towel in on them.Future publications on poker should now relate to them as a thing of the past.Does anyone else agree?.

BorinLoner

No, I don't agree. Pot odds are a fundamental element of the game. A good understanding of them is critical to win at the game. If our opponents don't understand them, that's an advantage to us.

You also need to have a good understanding of implied odds, however. The "correct" decision will always be a judgement based upon a combination of the two, unless that decision is for stacks.

percival09

yeah it's moved on. we now call it just odds cos us poker players are lazeh

MISSKIPLIN

In Response to Re: NOBODY USES POT ODDS ANYMORE,POKER HAS MOVED ON:

No, I don't agree. Pot odds are a fundamental element of the game. A good understanding of them is critical to win at the game. If our opponents don't understand them, that's an advantage to us. You also need to have a good understanding of implied odds, however. The "correct" decision will always be a judgement based upon a combination of the two, unless that decision is for stacks.
Posted by BorinLoner

   thanks for your wisdom,im left thinking though,that you sound very much like your good name sir.I didnt even mention implied odds coz they went out in the late eighties.