Annie Duke's Book: problem no. 13

[leowolf]

What is wrong with this statement? She is just talking about pot-odds. If you put a 9000$ bet on a 1000$ pot, you have to win it 9 times for every looser to get break even!

[Dynasty]

Doesn't David elaborate in the article?

"It would only be true if you never won when you were called."

[leowolf]

Originally Posted by Dynasty

Doesn't David elaborate in the article?

"It would only be true if you never won when you were called."

Right, but she is not writing about the odds of winning the hand, but only about the pot-odds!

[smbruin22]

Originally Posted by leowolf

What is wrong with this statement? She is just talking about pot-odds. If you put a 9000$ bet on a 1000$ pot, you have to win it 9 times for every looser to get break even!

i've seen this before and wondered this: are we not assuming a $9000 call. therefore need 47% chance of winning (just did the math in my head. might be off). or are they just explaining odds very simply?

[PartyHardyDude]

These crappy books always have problems in the text.

[orourkeda]

Presumably it means you need to pick up 9 out of every ten pots that you play this way to pay for the tenth one