Just yesterday, I was in a friendly tourney. At certain point, I mucked my straight flush draw on the river based on pot odds and then later on realized the card I should have. And so I started questioning myself afterwards about pot odds. Are they really significant in tourneys?

Well, I personally believe that in ring games, pot odds are significant in the event you want to play with probabilities and then keep them on your favor. Any thoughts?

By the way, since I’m already hear, I’ll just grab the chance. I’ll share a bad beat story. It’s about me being beaten by a player who called my all-in with a straight draw on the river. I had AAA. Mid part when he knew he needed a 9. Later on the river he got what he needed, a 9.

Any comment about my bad beat story?

Thanks!

Regards,
Donnovan
Donnovan,

When you are at the river, the hand is complete, you either hit your draw or you miss it. I’m assuming based on you saying that you had a draw that you actually was on the turn. If you did not have pot odds to make the call, then you were correct to fold.

Pot odds do play a significant role in tournaments. Sometimes it makes the difference in calling when you have a big draw and sitting back waiting for a better spot.

As far as your bad beat story, unless your all-in bet was less than 8% of the pot, this was a bad call by your opponent. When you have 4 outs on the turn, you have around an 8% chance of hitting your hand.

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