“Calculate the left hand side mentally, you will…….”

Yoda‘s Example 1
1500 the pot is, 500 it costs us to call

Easily can we see:
1500/500 = 3 so 3 to 1 our pot odds are

But mentally like this we must see:

1500..........(500) + (500) + (500)
------. =.. ----------------------
500 .....................(500)

3 of our opponent’s bets there are, to only 1 of ours

So 3 to 1 the pot odds are

Yoda‘s Example 2
What if, not so easy are the numbers:

1500 the pot is, and 389 it costs us to call

If round 389 to 400 we try:

1500 the pot still is, but 400 now to call

1500......... (400) + (400) + (400) + (300)
----- =..... --------------------------
400.............................400

Three 400’s we have and almost one more. 3.75 to 1 pot odds we have Yoda thinks

When a calculator we use 1500/389 = 3.86 to 1 do we get
Yoda is close enough; too old to care he is……

Yoda‘s Example 3
What if difficult both numbers are?

1592 is the pot and 375 does it cost to call

1592 to 1600 we must round, and 375 to 400

1600........ (400) + (400) + (400) + (400)
-----.. =..... -------------------------
400 .......................... 400

Four 400’s there are to our 1

Approximately 4 to 1 we are getting
1592/375 = 4.25 the calculator tells Yoda
He is too old to care……..

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