Easy way to know your pot odds.

This last week I took the week off from poker. So I decided to blog about something useful I found on Youtube for figuring out pot odds.  Here is the link for the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wux3avg1CM . Now if your anything like me figuring out pot odds in the middle of the game is kind of hard to do quickly unless your a mathatechian. This video will break it down for you.

The video talks about the 2 and 4 rule of thumb. To quickly figure out your odds after the flop you multiply your hand odds by 2 for your odds of getting a better hand on the turn and by 4 to get the odds of getting a better hand on the river. So if you call with Ks and Qs and the flop is As, Jh, and 5s. You have 12 outs or 12 different cards that could approve your hand assuming pairing your cards won't get you the winning hand. so you have a 12 x 2 = 24% chance of getting an improving card on the turn and a 12 x 4 = 48% chance of getting that card by the turn.

The video also talks about pot odds which refers to the bets and how much one as to give up to win. Watch the video to get a better understanding of this.

Pleace comment back this week if you use this mathmatics to improve your poker game and any suggestions o do faster calculations.

5 Guidelines to following to consistently win in cash games.

A good mentorof mine once said, the best way to communicateis to KISS (keep it short & simple) it. So i have come up with 5 guidelines to follow to consistently win money at a cash game.

- If you can help it, sit to the right of the chip leader.
- Control your game. Don't let others push you all in or make emotional decisions.
- Never go all in before the flop.
- Play a tight game. Only play the top 10% of hands (AA, AK, AQ, AJ, A10, KK, KQ, KJ, K10, QQ, QJ, Q10, JJ, J10) These hands are really prefered if they were suited as well.
- Never try chasing an inside draw.

If you follow these guidelines when buying into a cash game, should produce consistent wins overall. Of course if someone breaks a guideline it result in an overall lost for that player. These guidelines are used personally and have made my odds of winning a lot greater. Any additional suggestions are appropriated.