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Ratonero2024
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There are 2 occasions when it is correct to play draws: first, when you can get a free card or at least get the right odds to do so and second when you can use it to do a semi-bluff. Let's look at the first hypothesis:
To determine if you have the right pot odds, you need to know how much money is in the pot, how much it will cost you, and the chances you have of making your hand. There are a couple of other ingredients. If you're going to call a draw, you should be sure that if you manage to make your hand, you'll win. For example, if you have
And the flop is
, you have a 2-pronged straight draw. The problem is that you may end up forming your straight, but losing your hand. As you can see, there are two diamonds on the table, so if the
On the turn, you will make your straight but the opponent may have made a flush. In addition, suppose the
on the turn. Again you will have formed your straight, but an opponent can have KQ and form a higher straight
To determine if you have the right pot odds, you need to know how much money is in the pot, how much it will cost you, and the chances you have of making your hand. There are a couple of other ingredients. If you're going to call a draw, you should be sure that if you manage to make your hand, you'll win. For example, if you have
And the flop is
, you have a 2-pronged straight draw. The problem is that you may end up forming your straight, but losing your hand. As you can see, there are two diamonds on the table, so if the
On the turn, you will make your straight but the opponent may have made a flush. In addition, suppose the
on the turn. Again you will have formed your straight, but an opponent can have KQ and form a higher straight