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The community card poker game of Texas Hold ‘em intensifies on the strategy front once the flop round takes place and the three face up cards have been dealt to the board. The most important tactics for winning players at this stage of the game is to quickly calculate their pot odds before deciding their next betting action. Once the flop cards have been dealt either a player has an undeniably strong hand with which he can win, or with which he hopes to win, even though turn and river cards are pending to be dealt or he has a sufficiently good drawing hand which he is confident he can improve in the subsequent rounds of play.

Players who have a made hand after the flop cards have been dealt can bet or raise with a view to win the pot outright at that stage of the game since with progress of play, opponents can improve their hands. If the player’s hand is not yet made but is drawing, it is important that he be able to calculate his pot odds, which if favorable he can call or if it is unfavorable, he should fold his hand. To understand one’s pot odds it is also required that the player makes a note of the possible outs, drawing which would make his hand the best possible.

So, if the player’s hole cards are a king and jack and the board after flop is queen, 10 and 7, the player’s possible outs are four ace cards and four 9. The percentage of drawing an out is calculated by doubling the total number of outs and adding two. So, the player has 18% chance of getting an out. The maximum bet that can be called can now be computed by multiplying the percentage with pot size. So, the player can call a maximum bet of $36 for a $200 pot. If now the ongoing bet is greater than $36, he should fold his hand.