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Welcome to POTJOY.com! This site is all about pot odds and percentages in poker. Please use the Poker Odds Simulator below to help you.
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How to use the hand simulator

1. Select your game (eg Holdem)
2. Enter hands in the format
As Ks
8h 8s
(with one hand per line)
3. If you know the flop, or flop and turn then enter it under 'Board'
4. Click 'Calculate Odds'

Compare the results, looking at the EV column.
If you want to link someone to the result, a direct link to your simulation run is displayed below the table
Notes

h = Hearts, s = Spades, d = Diamonds, c = Clubs
Tens are written using a T. Eg Ah Th

Advanced Use

1. If you know any cards already played (eg opponents cards in stud) then enter them under 'Dead Card'
2. If you want to change the simulation size, then alter the 'Iterations' number
3. If you want to test against unknown cards then enter '__' for unknown cards
4. If you leave a card blank, then you will also be simulated against all possibles



Pot Odds Information

It is important to make correct pot odds decisions to make sure you are a winning player in the long-run.

Lets jump straight in with a simple example. If it is $1 to call and there is $4 in the pot, you are getting 4 to 1 pot odds (4:1 or 20%). If you win the pot more than once for every four times you lose it, you will have positive expected value in the long term (often seen written in shorthand as +EV)

So how do you know how often you will win the pot to get this +EV?

Well to do this you must count your outs when making a draw

Lets say you have a standard flush draw (9 outs) from the turn. There are always 46 unknown cards at the turn (52, minus 2 hole cards, minus 4 cards face-up on the table). So out of 46 cards, you win with 9 cards, and lose with 37 cards. 9:37 or 1:4.11. In other words, if you are being given a price of better than 4.11:1, then you should call. If there is (for example) $100 in the pot and it is $20 to call (which is 5:1) you should call. IE in this case it would be +EV to call, regardless if you actually win that individual hand or not.

Pot Odds are all about making the correct decisions in the long run, and as the good/bad luck evens out you will be left with a positive margin (ie profit).

Another element that gives you a positive margin when playing is poker rakeback. Read more on this site about rakeback