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Using Pot Odds in a Sit and Go

One of the most important skills that a poker player can learn is how to make a calculated risk.
One of the tools that a poker player can use in a sit and go poker tournament to make a
calculated risk is the formula for pot odds. But before this article goes any further it is important
to clarify what pot odds are and how they are calculated.
Introducing pot odds

Pot odds are based on a comparison between the size of the pot and the size of the bet that a
player is making. For example if a pot has $100 in it and the player makes a $25 bet, then their
pot odds are 4:1. This means that if the player wins the pot they will quadruple their bet
investment.

While this may not seem like a very valuable piece of information, a poker player can use this
information to help them decide if the strength of their hand is strong enough to justify the size of
the bet that they want to make.

To do this the player will need to take three steps. First they need to calculate their pot odds,
secondly they need to determine how strong their hand is compared to the other possible
hands in the round, and finally the poker player needs to determine if the strength of their hand
justifies the size of the bet that they want to make.
Sizing up your best bets

In addition to using pot odds to determine when to make a strong bet, it can also be used to
determine how big or small the bet the player makes should be. For example if the player has a
very strong poker hand and there are few other stronger poker hands that are possible with the
community cards that have been exposed, the player can use this information along with the pot
odds for a few different sized bets to determine which bet would be the most beneficial knowing
that they have a very good chance of claiming the pot.

For example if the pot has $200 and they have a great hand that doesn’t have very many
chances of being outdrawn, the bet that they make should have decent pot odds such 2:1.
However, if the player sees that their strong hand could be outdrawn then they may decide to
make a very strong bet in an attempt to force the other players in the hand to fold out.

This means that their bet needs to be intimidating. If the pot currently has $200 and the player
makes a bet worth $25 their pot odds would be 8:1. This is not a very impressive bet, and it
would probably not make the other players fold their hand.

In order to get the other players to fold out of the hand, the player needs to make a bet that has
pot odds that are closer to 1:1 or stronger.

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