[crazypete]

I am sure that this has been adressed a lot, so sorry for the repeat. Lets say in order to win the hand your going to need to hit a flush. With the turn and river to come, your odds of hitting that flush is 34.9%.

What I dont understand is how to translate that number into pot odds. For example, someone bet 20 after the flop and the pot is currently 140 (your the dealer). How do you decide if you should call or not. Do you take 20/160, or 20/140? Also. how do implied odds figure into this?

[Chi_Town]

you are 2:1 to hit with two cards to come... but are you going to stay in for two cards??? It is about 4:1 to hit on the turn (this is how you want to look at it for NL).

So, if the pot is $140, they put in another $20, now it is $160... You need to call $20 to possible get $160. That is 1 unit to get 8 units (8:1 pot odds... easy call with flush draw of 4:1).

You could even reraise to where after he calls, you are getting like 5:1 total (still better pot odds than your 4:1 for the flush). Raise it up to $40... they call for an additional $20, making the pot $220. So, you spend $40 to possibly get $220 for 5.5:1 pot odds... IF he does not reraise). This way you are still in with the best of it, and the pot is alittle bigger. There is also a chance that they will lay it down with a reraise, or at least check the turn card giving you a free river to hit the flush there.