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FACTOR
IN DETERMINING IMPLIED ODDS
Obviously, the larger the size of potential bets, the greater
your implied odds and the more reason you have to call with
a hand that might improve to the nuts. However, the other
two factors are important too.
In adding the possibility of future bets to the present pot
to get your implied odds, you should take into account whether
the strength of your hand is hidden. When the cards that help
are obvious, you cannot expect to get as much value out of
your hand if you make it, since opponents simply might not
call when you bet.
When you have a close decision, you should call a bet against
weaker opponents more readily than against tougher ones: You
can usually assume you are getting higher implied odds from
a
weak player, who is more likely to call your bet or raise
when you make your hand, than from a tough player, who may
fold his hand and not pay you off.
Two words of caution. Implied odds obviously cannot apply
when either you or your opponent is already all-in or nearly
all-in. Secondly, implied odds have little meaning when there
is a decent chance that you can make your hand but still wind
up second best. If you are going to take a short price from
the pot in hopes of winning future bets, you had better be
awfully sure that your hand will hold up when you make it.
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