Wanting a call from a draw

I have spoke to many an angry player that complains about being out drawn by a flush or straight when the opponent did not have the correct pot odds to call.....they should not be complaining....they should be happy.

Lets say you could see your opponents cards and knew that he was four to a flush with only the river to come. You have top pair (the winning hand) and the pot is $100. If you bet $50 then your opponent has to put in $50 to win $150, that is about 3:1 pot odds but the odds on him making his flush about 4:1. You know this, that is why you bet half the pot.Now comes the question, do you want him to call or fold? Of course you want him to call because of the bad pot odds being offered. One time in 5 he will invest $50 to win $150 (+$150), but 4 times in 5 he will invest a total of $200 and loose (-$200) therefore his bet has a net value of -$50.

So next time you give a player bad pot odds and you know he is drawing, be wishing that he calls you and does not fold..... but if he win the hand with the draw say "good call" so the next time he is in a similar situation with you and you give him bad pot odds he will call without hesitation.

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