Re: [Pokersource-users] texas holdem calculation/evaluation

[Jeff S. <ss...@gm...>]

You don't need a program to do that.  Just simple math.

Use the rule of 4 after the flop and the rule of 2 after the turn.

Rule of 4:

After the flop, count the number of outs you have and multiply them by 4 to
get an approximate % to make your hand by the river.

If you have AhKh and the flop is 8h3c7h, you have 9 more hearts that can
make a flush.  9*4 =3D 36% to make a flush.  (You also have 3 aces and 3 ki=
ngs
as outs which give you a total of 14 outs (14*4 =3D 56% to improve your han=
d,
but not necessarily win, but the river)

Rule of 2:

Let's say the turn is a Jd  (board is now 8h3c7hJd):

You still have 9 more hearts as outs, but now your chances of getting it on
the river have dropped to 9*2 =3D 18 %  (You still have 3 kings and 3 aces,=
 so
your chances of improving your hand are 38%)

For a very easy to understand video on hand odds and pot odds:

http://www.expertinsight.com/_Poker+Toolbox.html

Watch the Odd & Outs clip.  There is also a odds chart there as well.

-Jeff


On 3/28/06, Guyon Mor=E9e <guy...@gm...> wrote:
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> Thanx for responding. I tried playing with hcmpn, as far as I can see
> I need at least 2 hands, which is not what I want.
>
> Let me try to be a bit clearer on my intentions: I basically want to
> have a calculator for my online games. So I only my own cards and the
> community cards.
>
> I want to know stuff like: how much chance do i have to get a straight
> on the turn, how much on the river etc.
>
> This is what I want to evaluate.
>
> thanx,
>
> On 3/27/06, Tim Showalter <tj...@ps...> wrote:
> > > btw Is it also possible to calculate pott odds?
> >
> > If the pot is X and you're facing a bet of Y, the pot is laying you X:Y=
,
> > or (X+Y)/Y.  But that's just the definition of pot odds.  Is that
> helpful?
> >
> >
> > As for the rest of your message--I'm the least knowledgable person who
> > has commit access to the repository.
> >
> > That said, I usually use hcmpn (in the examples directory) to figure ou=
t
> > the odds, usually in retrospect--they won't let me have my laptop at th=
e
> > table, and the other players very seldom let me see their hand.
> >
> > An example of the exact question you want an answer to would be helpful=
.
> >    I think hcmpn is what you want, but I'm not sure.
> >
> > Tim
> >
>
>
> --
> Guyon Mor=E9e
> guy...@gm...
> http://gumuz.looze.net
>
>
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