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POT ODDS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Card Games
- Games of Chance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pot odds
1, record 1, English, pot%20odds
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ratio of the current size of the pot to the cost of a contemplated call. 2, record 1, English, - pot%20odds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pot odds are often compared to the probability of winning a hand with a future card in order to estimate the call's expected value. Indeed, a common usage of the term is to say that one "has pot odds," meaning that the present pot odds, compared to one's estimated chance of winning, make it profitable to call. 2, record 1, English, - pot%20odds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The ability to calculate pot odds is a necessary part of any poker players game. 3, record 1, English, - pot%20odds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pot odds: term related to the game of poker. 4, record 1, English, - pot%20odds
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Jeux de cartes
- Jeux de hasard
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cote du pot
1, record 1, French, cote%20du%20pot
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rapport, exprimé sous forme de pourcentages, de fractions ou de cotes, entre la taille de la mise que vous faites ou que vous relancez et le total des mises du pot. 2, record 1, French, - cote%20du%20pot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un joueur de poker qui connaît les cotes du pot suivra donc seulement si son potentiel de gain est supérieur à quatre fois la taille de la mise qu’il doit faire pour voir une autre carte. 3, record 1, French, - cote%20du%20pot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cote du pot : terme relié au poker. 4, record 1, French, - cote%20du%20pot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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