{"id":6482,"date":"2021-06-27T17:01:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T17:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bettingwebsites.org.uk\/?page_id=6482"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:47:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T15:47:16","slug":"implied-odds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bettingwebsites.org.uk\/articles\/poker-guides\/implied-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculating and Using Implied Odds In Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you have played poker for any period of time and also read up about the game to try and improve your knowledge, implied odds in poker is something you will have seen before. But what does this actually mean, how can you calculate the implied odds and how can you use this to make yourself a better poker player in the long term?<\/p>\n
Understanding the odds is critical in any form of gambling, and increasingly so in poker, we are seeing players use this to shape how they play. Rather than just getting a feel for the game and your chances, working out the odds mathematically is something that many players are now doing.<\/p>\n
If you play poker on a regular basis then you want to be doing everything you can to try and secure long term profit for yourself. This is achieved by stacking the odds in your favour, and by playing when those odds show that you have a chance of winning.<\/p>\n
Get this right and play your hand and take risks when the odds are in your favour, and you are likely to perform well over time. However, chase at a time when the odds are not in your favour and you could find yourself losing money on a regular basis.<\/p>\n
The key odds here are implied odds.<\/p>\n
Implied odds is an estimation of the money you will win from a poker hand if you hit one of your potential outs. They tell you how much extra money you need to make on the next street when you are getting incorrect pot odds, which we will come onto shortly.<\/p>\n
Using implied odds will tell you if you should continue, because the money you win from the pot makes it worthwhile gambling on the next card turning your hand into a strong winning hand. This is something you will use when you are facing bet and raises during a game, at this stage you have a decision to make as to whether you continue or not.<\/p>\n
At this point in a game, some people will calculate the implied odds and play solely using those, while others will use a combination of pot odds and implied odds to work out whether they are getting value by continuing.<\/p>\n