Here's a nice free pot odds calculator tool from ThePokerBank called 'SPOC'. Enjoy.

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What is SPOC?

SPOC is a free Simple Pot Odds Calculator program that calculates your pot odds and odds of completing your draw based on the number of outs you have and on the pot and bet sizes.

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It also tells you how much more you would need to win after completing your draw to break even if you do not currently have the correct odds to call.

It stays on top of other windows during play and helps you to work out your odds with those tricky drawing hands.

Note 1: As you can see on the bottom line, SPOCv2.5 shows that would need to win a further $22.22 from you opponent later on in the hand to break if you make the call in this spot. This is related to implied odds.

Note 2: In SPOC, the 'Pot $' field includes your opponent's current bet. So in the example above, a opponent has just bet $10 in to an existing $10 pot, making the Pot $ $20 and the Bet $ $10

Why use SPOC?

SPOC is really basic, but then that's the beauty of it. SPOC is not meant for just blindly churning out the odds when you have a drawing hand, it's designed to help you form a better understanding of ratios and all that mathematical stuff to do with drawing hands.

If you want a program that automatically outputs the stats and tells you what to do, you can pay $69.95 for Texas Calculatem. If you want to get to grips with drawing odds and familiarize yourself with the most common ratios and percentages for different situations, try SPOC.

So please, for your own good and the benefit of your game use your head as much as possible. In fact, as soon as you get used to the numbers just leave SPOC behind. It's a great tool for learning - just don't grow to rely on it.

How to use SPOC.

Before you use SPOC, it's best that you familiarize yourself with the pot odds article. Just remember that:

If your pot odds are greater than your chances of hitting your draw. CALL.

The odds charts will also be helpful for figuring out how many outs you have for different drawing hands. But for quick reference:

• Flush draw - 9 outs.
• Straight draw - 8 outs.
• Gutshot straight draw - 4 outs.
• Straight and flush draw - 15 outs.

SPOC features.

• Calculates pot odds.
• Calculates implied odds (or how much you need to win if you do not have the right pot odds to continue).

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Old versions.

SPOCv2.1 - An earlier version of SPOC without the implied odds calculator built in. Handy for those of you that are too optimistic with the amount of money you expect to win after hitting your draw.

Buy Iain a beer.

If SPOC has helped you win a few extra pots and taught you how to make the right calls when on drawing hands, why not send Iain (the developer) a few dollars for a congratulatory beer?

Cheers!

Go back to the Texas Hold'em software.

Getting down the basic fundamentals of pot odds and implied odds will help you make better decisions in terms of the price you’re getting to continue. And being cognizant of reverse implied odds situations so you can look to avoid them and the costly spots they can put you in will help save you a lot of chips in the long run.

Pot Odds

Pot Odds are simply the price that the pot is giving us to call right now, based on how much it is to stay in the pot and how much the pot will be after calling.

Example:

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• The pot is 50. Your opponent bets another 50, so there is now 100 in the pot.
• It is 50 to call, so we are getting pot odds of 100-50, or simply 2-1 to call.
• In terms of equity, we are adding 33% to the pot. If we call and win the pot 33% of the time, we break even in the long run and this is an equitable call.

Here is a table of common pot odds calculations:

Implied Odds

Implied Odds refer to money that we can reasonably expect to win on future streets when improved to the best hand. These do take some additional estimation so may not be exact, but useful nonetheless.

We’ll use the example from above:

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• You make the 50 call with suited connectors and you’ve flopped a flush draw.
• The chance to make the flush on the turn is roughly 4-1 (4.55-1, to be precise).
• You’re only getting 2-1 pot odds to call, so you’re not being given a good price to call with a flush draw.
• However, considering that there are still two more rounds of betting to come, you can reasonably expect to win more from making the call and turning the flush

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Reverse Implied Odds

This one is more referential of a situation where the implied odds of continuing in the hand does not represent the true value, and you start to consider how much you will lose by making the desired hand because of the nature of the action that has taken place already.

For example:

• You bet 50 preflop with King-Jack offsuit.
• The Button 3-bets (reraises) you to 200. The price of calling is 150.
• Consider that your opponent’s typical 3-betting range will be cards which dominate your KJ. For instance, if the opponent holds AK/AA and the flop is king-high, or the opponent holds QQ/AJ and the flop is jack-high, you may well continue putting money into the pot with top-pair despite holding the losing hand.
• When KJ is winning, you don’t expect to see much value from future streets. For instance, against a small pocket pair, a jack-high board will limit the value which can be implied.
• Therefore, KJ is a hand which suffers from distinct Reverse Implied Odds. For similar reasons, this can also arise if you are calling to see a spade flush with one low spade, or you are on the low end of a straight-draw.

Conclusion

Calculating odds, outs and probabilities can seem difficult and time-consuming but the basics are quite simple and the ability to make simple calculations can help you build a very solid foundation for your game. This part of poker is worth learning, especially if you intend to progress further in the game.

If you continually play draws without getting the right odds, you will lose money in the long run. There will always be players who don’t care about odds and call too often. These players will occasionally get lucky and win a pot, but mostly they will lose and pay for it. On the other hand, you might be folding draws in situations where the odds are favorable.

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