Work out poker pot odds instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
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.
Required equity
required % = call / (pot + call) x 100
Expected value
EV = equity x pot - (1 - equity) x call
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.
The denominator must include your own call, which is the step most players get wrong and the reason marginal calls are misjudged.
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.