Reverse implied odds
Reverse implied odds are the money you expect to lose on later streets when you improve to a hand that is still second best, which is the mirror image of implied odds.
They are what makes hands with a weak top end dangerous. A hand that hits and still loses does not simply miss, it pays, and the pots you lose that way are usually larger than the ones you win with the same hand.
They matter most out of position and against tight ranges. When the opponent only continues with strong hands, hitting your card frequently means running into the part of their range that beats you.
an example
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You have top pair with a poor kicker against a raise. The turn and the river are cheap for you and expensive when a better king turns up, because that is exactly the hand that keeps betting.
This example is made up. The real one is in your own hand history: find reverse implied odds in your own hands and see how often it came up and what it cost you.
related terms
Implied odds
Implied odds are the pot odds you would be getting if you also count the money you expect to win on later streets when y ...
Kicker
A kicker is a card in your hand that does not form part of the pair or other combination, but is still counted when two ...
Out of position
You are out of position when you have to act before your opponent on every betting round after the flop, which means com ...
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Forty hands against a bot, no account, and your own hand history at the end.