Eight outs make about 32% by the river, just below the 33% break-even price. Close is not the same as profitable.

87o on K♣ 6♥ 5♦ facing an all-in — call or fold?

Q: 87o on K♣ 6♥ 5♦ facing an all-in — call or fold?

Fold. Because the shove closes the action, you may use the two-card estimate: roughly 32%. The call needs 33%. That one-point gap is small but real, and there is no later street left to supply implied odds. Fold the close loser.

The answer

Fold

decline the close price

The math: $20 call to win $60 → need 33% · 8-out open-ender ≈32% by the river

Why

Because the shove closes the action, you may use the two-card estimate: roughly 32%. The call needs 33%. That one-point gap is small but real, and there is no later street left to supply implied odds. Fold the close loser.

The spot

Villain · BB

shoves $20

POT · $20

K♣

6♥

5♦

8♠

7♦

BTN

$1 / $2 · $20 effective

Your seat: BTN
Stakes and stacks: $1 / $2 · $20 effective
Your hand: 8♠ 7♦
Board: K♣ 6♥ 5♦
Pot: POT · $20
Action on you: BB shoves $20

Every option

Folddecline the close priceCorrect
Callcall the $20 shove
Why not: Eight outs make about 32% by the river, just below the 33% break-even price. Close is not the same as profitable.

The idea behind it

Near the boundary, compare numbers instead of labels. An open-ender is strong, but a strong draw can still miss an all-in price by one point.

Concept: Outs vs price

See the table: Outs & equity Read the methodology

Terms in this spot

Outs Pot odds

Play it instead of reading it

The trainer deals this hand with hints, grading and spaced repetition — and randomized variations of it once you have seen it.