See Also: Money Odds - Poker(gambling)
Gambling money(finance)
River Gambling - Poker(gambling)
Pot Odds - Poker(gambling)
Lay Odds - Poker(gambling)
Lay the Odds - Poker(gambling)
Long Odds - Poker(gambling)
Implied Odds - Poker(gambling)
Investment Odds - Poker(gambling)
Short Odds - Poker(gambling)

Money Odds - Poker (gambling)


The best of it in a particular situation, with respect to the size of a bet that must be called compared to either what is currently in the pot or what is likely to be. In lowball, you might hear, "I knew I hadda beat an eight. I' m already getting 3-to-2 in the pot, plus I get all his chips if I make the hand. I was getting money odds." The term usually does not apply to a situation in which a player is getting better than 1-to-1 on his investment, but is taking the worst of it when comparing the odds against his making a winning hand with how much he can win for his investment. (That is, if a player stands to win $100 for a $50 investment, or 2-to-1, but the odds against him are 3-to-1, he is not getting money odds