ZackM said:
aiw said:
How can you have live odds for your hand when you don't know what anyone else has?
The odds of someone having a better hand.
You'd have to account for every possible hand, right?
In standard Texas Hold Em, let's say you get a Jack and a 10, diamonds. Pre-flop, there are a myriad of hands that can beat you such as A2, Q9, 77, etc. That should be easy enough to identify your pre-flop odds of having the best hand.
Once the flop is laid, let's say 4c-3s-Qd, your pre-flop odds have now changed to include all previous hands + any that paired 4s and 3s. (Any with a Queen were already beating you). So, you are beaten by any hand with a 3, 4, Q, K, A PLUS any pocket pair hands PLUS any opponent that has 4 cards to a straight has better odds at hitting a better hand (i.e. 5s-6c in this scenario)
That gets to an interesting question, with two cards to draw, is a 4-card open ended straight draw better to have than a 3-card open ended straight draw with a higher top card? I'd assume yes but not sure