pot odds, figuring what is in the pot and chnaces of hitting draw I understand


I'm a little fuzzy on impled odds - how can you tell if you hit your draw, that you will be paid off - and how does stack size (yours/theirs) play into decision ?

You never know such thing as whether you will get paid off, but there are few things you know in poker. Most stuff you have to assume, this is what you get better at with experience.

The smallest stacksize is the one that matters, that's all you stand to win/lose.

I'd say that implied odds is not something you calculate very often, it's more of a estimation that you do, or something you keep in mind.
Such as If I call with a low pair and if I hit my pair, is the villian one of those that will pay you off with top pair, or is he one of those that bet once and then fold unless it gets checked down.


For hands such as suited cards or low pocket pairs it's not enough to just hit one pair because you will so often be up against a better pair once you get action.
You will lose many small pots, therefore once you do win it has to be rather big.

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