Poker Pot Odds Calculator

Work out poker pot odds instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Poker Pot Odds Calculator

Required equity is the call divided by the pot after your call, since you are risking that amount to win the whole pot; the call is profitable whenever your equity exceeds it. The denominator must include your own call, which is the step most players get wrong and the reason marginal calls are misjudged.

Formulas

Required equity

required % = call / (pot + call) x 100

Expected value

EV = equity x pot - (1 - equity) x call

Worked example

With the default values below, Poker Pot Odds Calculator returns Equity needed to call of 25.000%. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Pot before your callminimum 0.01: 120
Amount to callminimum 0.01: 40
Your estimated equityaccepts 0.1–99.9 %: 35 %

Results

Equity needed to call: 25.000%
Pot odds, pot to call: 3.000
Expected value of the call: $16.00
Decision: Call is profitable

Step by step

1Values used
2Required equity
3Expected value
4Equity needed to call= 25.000
5Pot odds, pot to call= 3.000
6Expected value of the call= 16.00
7Decision= Call is profitable

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 3 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Poker Pot Odds figure worked out?

required % = call / (pot + call) x 100. Required equity is the call divided by the pot after your call, since you are risking that amount to win the whole pot; the call is profitable whenever your equity exceeds it.

Why does this matter?

The denominator must include your own call, which is the step most players get wrong and the reason marginal calls are misjudged.

What do I need to enter?

Enter pot before your call, amount to call, your estimated equity. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.