The ability to calculate pot odds is a necessary part of any poker game. Pot odds decisions are one of poker's most elementary, yet it is one of the most common mistakes made by amateur players at all levels.

Texas Hold'em is basically HIGH card game. The poker players holding two good high cards have the best chance at the best hand or a draw to the best hand after the flop.

Your position at a poker table has a lot to do with your chances of bluffing effectively. Mathematically speaking the less players there are left in the poker game the better your chances are of pulling off the bluff.