Below you will find example sentences with "pot odds". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Pot Odds in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 11
  • Discovered as a combination around: odds
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 27.5 words

Words in this phrase

pot odds

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • pot can mean: A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes). Frequent word
  • odds can mean: The ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

affects the pot odds of plays 1× comparing the pot odds to the 1× implied pot odds implied pot 1× manipulate the pot odds offered to 1× manipulating pot odds often a 1× odds implied pot odds or simply 1× opponent s pot odds will be 1× resulting in pot odds of 4 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bet of 1× for example in 1× implied pot odds 1× manipulating pot odds 1× playing a drawing 1× reverse implied pot 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 when simplified 1× by the pot 1× estimated future betting 1× number of players 1× odds are disregarded 1× of the call 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

implied 7× call 4× player 4× bet 4× drawing 3× reverse 3× hand 3× opponent 3× simply 2× betting 2× card 2× wins 2×

Related phrases

instant pot melting pot odds bet hot pot large pot true odds legal pot

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around odds:

true odds 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

postponed due posted pictures posted photo post offices post office post eps

Just after it in the phrase index:

potato chips potential benefits potential buyers potential energy potential impacts potentially damaging

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

true odds

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "pot odds" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 27.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as affects the pot odds of plays, comparing the pot odds to the, implied, call and player stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with instant pot, melting pot, odds bet and true odds, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with pot odds

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The opponent's pot odds will be 3-to-1, or 25 percent. (13 words)

The pot odds in this situation are 30:10, or 3:1 when simplified. (14 words)

Manipulating pot odds Often a player will bet to manipulate the pot odds offered to other players. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

For example, in the final betting round, if the pot is $30 and a player is contemplating a $30 bet (which will give his opponent 2-to-1 pot odds for the call), the player should bluff half as often as he would bet for value (one out of three times). (51 words)

When the odds of drawing a card that wins the pot are numerically higher than the pot odds, the call has a positive expectation; on average, you win a portion of the pot that is greater than the cost of the call. (42 words)

Reverse implied pot odds Reverse implied pot odds, or simply reverse implied odds, apply to situations where a player will win the minimum if holding the best hand but lose the maximum if not having the best hand. (38 words)

Example sentences (11)

Implied pot odds Implied pot odds, or simply implied odds, are calculated the same way as pot odds, but take into consideration estimated future betting.

When the odds of drawing a card that wins the pot are numerically higher than the pot odds, the call has a positive expectation; on average, you win a portion of the pot that is greater than the cost of the call.

Reverse implied pot odds Reverse implied pot odds, or simply reverse implied odds, apply to situations where a player will win the minimum if holding the best hand but lose the maximum if not having the best hand.

Manipulating pot odds Often a player will bet to manipulate the pot odds offered to other players.

The expected value of a call is determined by comparing the pot odds to the odds of drawing a card that wins the pot.

For example, in the final betting round, if the pot is $30 and a player is contemplating a $30 bet (which will give his opponent 2-to-1 pot odds for the call), the player should bluff half as often as he would bet for value (one out of three times).

Playing a drawing hand has a positive expectation if the probability of catching an out is greater than the pot odds offered by the pot.

The amount of dead money in a pot affects the pot odds of plays or rules of thumb that are based on the number of players.

A bet of $6.43, resulting in pot odds of 4.11-to-1, would make his opponent mathematically indifferent to calling if implied odds are disregarded.

The opponent's pot odds will be 3-to-1, or 25 percent.

The pot odds in this situation are 30:10, or 3:1 when simplified.