Online Poker Forum - Math made easy by Andy Bloch

wim-np · High Card Joined: 26 Mar 2009 Posts: 4

In "Math made easy" Andy Bloch explains pot-calculating.

I wonder if you have to take the rake into the equision. In big games it takes sometimes 20% of the pot away.

SmellsLikeDonk · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject:

You don't need to factor it in to your calculation if rake is a percentage, because

(1-Rake Percentage) * (Cost of Call) / [ (1-Rake Percentage) * (Cost of Call) + (1-Rake Percentage) * (Pot Size) ] = (Cost of Call) / [ (Cost of Call) + (Pot Size) ]

khjv675 · Pair Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Posts: 37

Thanks pal,

I was just going to post a similar query; but you have replied already.

jrounds · High Card Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 4

edit: wrote something wrong here. I always thought rake came from the pot at the end, but turns out everyone pays it? Hence why it doesn't come up in pot odds calculations.

Murphys_Lawman · High Card Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 3

Without having viewed the lesson, I'll chance a guess: Because it wouldn't be a part of your winnings?

conanav · Four of a Kind Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 330

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