Pot odds price a call. They do not estimate your equity.
A clean formula can still produce a bad poker conclusion when the range or future-action model is missing. First learn the immediate price; then state what the price cannot answer.
Immediate-call model
Compare the call with the pot after calling.
Let C be the amount you must call and P be the pot currently visible after the opponent’s bet but before your call.
required equity = C ÷ (P + C)
If the pot was 100 and the opponent bet 50, the visible pot is now 150. Calling 50 creates a 200 pot, so the simplified break-even threshold is 50 ÷ 200 = 25%.
Model boundary
A threshold is not a call recommendation.
You still need a defensible equity estimate against an explicit opponent range. Future betting, rake, reverse implied odds, fold equity, and imperfect equity realization can change the decision. This lesson checks arithmetic only.
Active recall
Calculate, then name the missing assumption.
Your first checked answer counts toward this session. No answer or reflection is persisted.
Session summary
Arithmetic checked; assumptions still visible.
Score:
- Your reflection
- Confidence
- Evidence coverage