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02-08-06, 12:11 PM
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Sweet post, MB...
I'm not trying to nitpick here, but odds are usually expressed x:1 instead of 1:x. For example, you were a "3 to 1" underdog (the ":" = "to") not a "1 to 3" underdog. So in the future, or if you feel like editing this post, I think it would be a little more clear if you wrote them in the reverse order. I know it sounds stupid, but I was reading your post very closely and kept getting messed up because of that. 
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02-08-06, 09:10 PM
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It's all in the conventions..
Nitpick away! It's encouraged!
I keep getting confused with this myself. Technically (which is to say, mathematically), which way you write it depends on what you're expressing. If there's a 70% chance of rain today, the odds of it raining are 7:3. The odds of it NOT raining are 3:7. So when I think of the "odds of getting a pair", I think if it as 1:16. The "odds against getting a pair" are 16:1. I guess in poker, everything you want to happen is always unlikely. So the convention makes sense that you always assume you're the underdog, unless specifically stated otherwise. (Perhaps this is obvious if you follow sports betting, which I don't). Looking in my poker books and surfing around a bit, it seems you're right, and it's no wonder I'm confused - it's ALWAYS expressed x:1, and you qualify by saying underdog or favourite. Now I see! (And I've edited to match). |
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02-08-06, 09:13 PM
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Exactly... the 1 goes on the right and then you qualify it, if necessary.
Edit: But your post doesn't look edited to me. I see all sorts of big numbers on the right still... |
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