Manipulating Pot Odds
Often a player will bet to manipulate the pot odds offered to other players. A common example of manipulating pot odds is make a bet to protect a made hand that discourages opponents from chasing a drawing hand.
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Famous quotes containing the words manipulating, pot and/or odds:
“We can escape the commonplace only by manipulating it, controlling it, thrusting it into our dreams or surrendering it to the free play of our subjectivity.”
—Raoul Vaneigem (b. 1934)
“Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the watering- pot and pruning-knife.”
—Margaret Fuller (1810–1850)
“Macbeth. What is the night?
Lady Macbeth. Almost at odds with morning, which is which.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)