Pot Odds - Manipulating Pot Odds

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)

    “As if he were
    a pot of dates
    in a blind man’s hand,
    Mothers,
    they pilfer my husband
    and they’re jealous of me!
    The cobra’s hood
    has come out of its tail.”
    —Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)

    “Macbeth. What is the night?
    Lady Macbeth. Almost at odds with morning, which is which.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)