Implied Odds

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I figured it was as simple as "If youre getting pot odds pre flop, do it."
Ive been weighing pot odds more heavily in my decision making, so i wind up playing lesser quality hands, but it seems to be working. If i miss i am able to bail, and the spots where i hit or can bluff i end up taking down a large pot, as opposed to the standard many small ones. I guess the next step would be determining which situations where pot odds weighs more heavily in my decisions. Like if im on the bubble of a tourney, or im in bad position, pot odds might not matter as much. Whereas if im in late position with a large chip stack itll be more a factor in calling. Man poker is complicated, so many variables.

Pot odds and implied odds matter FAR more in cash games than they do in tournaments.

You can play a cash game strictly on odds because you can always bring more chips to the table if needed.

However, if you make every play in a tournament based on odds, you likely won't get too far. Just because you are a favorite to win a hand doesn't mean you're going to win it every time. So you need to make sure you are making your decisions/moves at the right stages of the tournament.

Don't make a play in the late stages of the tournament because you think you're a "favorite" to win the hand. You may be risking your tournament life on a coin flip at best.

If you don't have well rounded skills for every aspect of no limit tournaments, you'll have far more success if you rely on winning with your made hands rather than the odds you might be getting if you were to hit a hand.