Implied odds

[gloves1987]

Hey Guys, Im a complete newbie to the site so please try and take it easy on me :ok. Basically i have been playing poker online for around a year now and have pretty much broke even overall. During my time of playing online i have built up a good understanding of how to play poker succesfully and have noticed vast improvements in my game. However since starting to play i have never used implied odds which i understand is a huge part of being a succesfull player, this is largely due to me not being great at maths. My question to you guys is is it possible for me to become a good poker player if im not a brilliant mathmatician and what is the easiest way for me to learn how implied odds work in poker. Many thanks Gloves1987 ;)

[teaulc]

Re: Implied odds :welcome to PL Gloves, it is possible but harder,plenty of reading and check out our strategy forum to see if anything catches your eye. trackers are useful, try PT3 or HoldemManager

[Nade]

Re: Implied odds Implied odds can't be worked out precisely as there's never a guarantee you're opponent will stack off even if you hit. What people do is work out the pot odds of a call first of all. Then they add on implied odds which can't be defined as a number it's just called 'implied odds' like 'continuation bet' it's just a saying but has no absolute mathematical formula. What it basically is is calling with a hand you think is losing but expect if you hit your gin card to get paid off. I don't think knowing implied odds is essential to being a successful player as you must first work on hand reading your opponents well - then in turn you'll be able to work out when you've got the best implied odds.

[GaF]

Re: Implied odds There's an article from Poker Player Mag here called "Learn how to calculate implied odds" (Nick Wealthall) : http://www.pokerplayer.co.uk/how-to-play-poker/texas-hold-em/1069/learn_how_to_calculate_implied_odds.html