

Your required equity is always below 50%. Required equity = price of calling / (pot size + price of calling)

We end up with the following calculation: You already invested $5 into the pot, so you have to pay the remaining difference: $25 - $5 = $20. The price of calling is $20: Your opponent went all in for $25. In this case the pot size is $30,25: Your own $5, the $25 of your opponent and the $0.25 from the BB. You can find the exact calculation if you click on the spoiler. In this case, you need 40% equity to make a call profitable. So if your opponent shoves all-in for 200BB and you only have 100BB, you will only be able to win 100BB from him. Remember that you can only win as much money from others as you can put in the pot yourself. Your raises, your opponent's all-in, the blinds. Price of calling: The difference between your last raise and the all-in.

Required equity = price of calling / (pot size + price of calling ) Your required equity is how often you will need to win the pot at showdown in order to make a call profitable. Step 3: Calculate your equity against your opponent's range.ģ folds, Hero raises to $0.50, SB raises to $2.00, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5.00, SB raises to $25.00 and is all-in, Hero? Step 1: Calculate the required equity In these situations, following these three steps will help you to make the correct decision: Step 1: Calculate the required equity.
