Pot Odds: A Key Concept for Successful Poker Players

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Pot odds play a critical role in every call you make at the poker table. This video will teach you the ins and outs of how to calculate and use pot odds to give you an advantage over your opponents. We will also explore the limitations of pot odds and how to expand their use to make more informed decisions. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, this video will provide valuable insights on how to improve your game through the use of pot odds.
Learn more about Pot Odds!
• How to use pot odds to calculate stack-off ranges
• Calculate EV of calling
• Derive Pot Odds using EV
• Determine river bluff%
• Leverage
• What are Pot Odds in Poker?
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0:00 - Introduction to Pot Odds
1:36 - Pot Odds Formula
3:27 - How Do Pot Odds Scale?
4:30 - Pot Odds Facing a Raise
5:58 - Bluffing Frequency
7:30 - Pot Odds Preflop
8:58 - Limitations of Pot Odds
10:30 - Implied Odds
11:50 - Equity Realization
12:53 - GTO Wizard Example
18:50 - Summary and Further Info

[@GTOWizard]

Did today's video teach you something new about pot odds? Share your thoughts in the comments below! What would you like us to cover in the future?

[@leoyuan3f]

A video about exploiting soft player pools would be great. Your videos are awesome I like them all, especially that pot geometry video. But sometimes I struggle to apply the concepts cause I don't know how applicable probe 250% pot turn 250% pot shove river would be to the soft pools I play in.

[@itsrrraven]

id love a video that shows how to build a balanced limping ramge, (either LFI or overlimping), and when its profitable to implement this into an overall strategy

[@mzockt]

This is awesome material. An important topic precise and on point explained. Compared to other teaching material a time Safer and way better gettable. Well done Wizard Team. Very very good job !

[@hotshower]

I’d be curious to see a video of you applying the concepts “in game” vs the gto trainer. Like how we actually decide to construct our range in reality given pot odds and equity realizations and polarization

[@ebutuoyjg]

Yes there is a shortage of good videos showing how to apply poker math realtime during action.

[@Bazzy13]

OMG I FINALLY GET IT I struggle so much with maths but this was so clear and understandable, thank you so much Just wanted to add a quick edit, I've been trying for weeks to wrap my head around the maths of this but for some reason, this video just made it all click. Not sure why or how but again, thank you

[@dathangeddes6035]

Great video made me realize I need really need to spend more time on fundamentals like this

[@josemariafilho8850]

The most instructional video I've ever seen about pot odds. Thanks a lot

[@josephineting8080]

Awesome material, I like the comparison between CO n BTN range and their potential holdings.

[@cybermonk373]

This material is dense for me. I like the length of the video. Keep up the great work!

[@Shaggi0209]

This is a great video for containing so much information in so little time.

[@ivankyuchekov5432]

THanks again. Much points to discuss. Cheers

[@Flopwellpoker]

Thank you for the great content

[@steveng8727]

Awesome content, thanks!

[@goodfold]

Very nice Video Thx!~

[@jesuslovesyou-mattsmith1502]

Can you do a video on what minimum defense frequency is and why it's important

[@GTOWizard]

Good idea!

[@martinrobins5196]

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[@zzxyyxxz4976]

there are already plenty of videos on this. there is one from Qing Yang (who has done videos for gto wizard before) on his channel

[@csquared4538]

If someone is miscalculating their required EV by not taking into account the pot + the call (like the 25% vs 33% example), this would mean they're going to always be playing too tight, right? How would you adjust your bet sizes to exploit this? Obviously, I don't think anyone who would make that mistake is consistently calculating their required EV anyway, so there are probably plenty of other spots. I don't actually play poker, but it's interesting.

[@leclubber]

amazing content as usual. Thank you very much. May i ask what the 2-4 rule is?

[@personalpokertrainer]

The rule means that we count our outs and multiply X4 on the flop and X2 on the turn to know more or less how likely it is to hit at least one of our outs by the river. In this case we have 9 outs on the flop to make a flush. 9 X 4 =36. You will make a flush roughly 36% of the time. On the turn you count your outs and multiple by 2. So you will make a flush 9X2= 18% of the time (roughly).

[@leclubber]

@@personalpokertrainer Thank you for you input. I m still missing smthg though. Each out counting for approx. 2.25%, if we have 9 outs twice => 2.25% x 9 x 2 = 40.5% which is far from 36% hence my interrogation

[@thesneakingninja1]

@@leclubber how’d you get that each out counts ~2.25%?

[@Schindlabua]

You have 2 cards in hand, and 3 are the flop. Meaning there are 47 cards left in the deck and drawing any particular card on the turn is 1/47 ≈ 2.127%. If you don't hit it, no problem, you still have 1/46 ≈ 2.174% of drawing it on the river. If we simplify both percentages to 2% that's where you get the 2-4 rule from. But we can maths it out "properly". You hit your out on the turn? Nice! There was a 1/47 chance of that happening. Whichever card comes next, it will make you happy, so that's a 1/1 ≈ 100% chance of being satisfied with the river. You didn't hit your out on the turn? There was a 46/47 chance of that happening, but you still have a 1/46 of drawing your out on the river. Your expected out hitting percentage is therefor given as 1/47 * 1/1 + 46/47 * 1/46 ≈ 4.255%. (If you have many outs your chances increase accordingly. With four outs, your 1/47 becomes 4/47 etc. Also notice how the 46es cancel out in the second term :)

[@bradensmith8170]

Hell yeah

[@513morris]

👍

[@DanNguyen-bu5xl]

I have a question for you personally. How frequently do you mix checks on the flop to balance your checking range?

[@GTOWizard]

That depends on the flop! You can watch this video to learn how to build flop heuristics kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5O4eKR5btyZfdU. Also I recommend watching the Mechanics of Cbetting video to learn some of the underlying principles that guide flop cbet sizing and frequency.

[@bartomiejkmita5118]

Please more videos like this! :)

[@kaaristotelancien3005]

when we under-realize equity with a hands by calling turn for example, it comes from the fact that vilain can bluff us next street and down our equity with his bottom range ?

[@GTOWizard]

That is one reason! Many factors impact how well a hand realizes equity. Mainly - how well can the hand improve into one that can extract a lot of value? Learn more about equity realization: blog.gtowizard.com/equity-realization/

[@NClottery]

Hey great video ! But I have a question you say 3chips/new pot first of all what do you mean new pot is it 5.5?or total 8.5 / bye How did you get 26% Thanks cause 3/8.5 =35% maybe Im doing it wrong?

[@GTOWizard]

Hi there, it's 3 / (pot + bet + call), or 3/11.5. Required equity = amount to call / pot after you call

[@Do_the_Dishes]

I’m with you on that durruber. Left me scratching my head too.

[@raphaelhudon6744]

Hi guys,i would like to know if you can telle me what are the maths behind the table you presented at minute 5:55 ?

[@GTOWizard]

Check out our blog to learn more about the math of poker! blog.gtowizard.com/mdf-alpha/ blog.gtowizard.com/what-are-pot-odds-in-poker/

[@raphaelhudon6744]

@@GTOWizard And how you calculate the Value construction and bluff construction ?

[@Shapemyst]

im sorry if i am stupid, but the 1st calculation (3 : 8,5 = 26%). for me 26% of 8,5 is 2.21 and not 3. what am i doing wrong

[@GTOWizard]

The formulas are detailed in the first 4 minutes of the video. To caluclate as a percent use (amount to call)/(pot after you call), = 3/(3+3+5.5) = 26%. To calculate as odds use (reward:risk) or 8.5 : 3 To convert odds to percent, x : y => y / (x+y) = 3 / (8.5 + 3) = 26%

[@RemyLeBluff]

Oh man this is beginner content !?😵‍💫 how th does anyone calculate all this in seconds at the table 🫠🫠🫠