Villain bets $10 into $20. What equity do you need to call?
The answer
25%
The math: $10 into $20 → you call $10 to win $30 → need 25%.
Why
Pot odds are the price of a call: call ÷ (pot + bet + call) = 10 ÷ 40 = 25%. Beat that number and calling profits.
The spot
Villain · BTN
bets $10
POT · $20
6♦
5♣
K♥
8♠
7♠
BB
$1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your seat
- BB
- Stakes and stacks
- $1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your hand
- 8♠ 7♠
- Board
- 6♦ 5♣ K♥
- Pot
- POT · $20
- Action on you
- BTN bets $10
The idea behind it
The price of a call is what you pay over what the pot pays back. A half-pot bet always asks for 25%.
Concept: Pot odds
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