Pot Odds

The price of a call: your call ÷ everything in the middle once you call. Win more often than that and calling pays.

Pot20bbTheir bet10bbYour call10bbYour call: 10bb of a 40bb pot, 25%

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Example

The pot is 20 and a friend bets 10. Call 10 and 40 is in the middle: 10 ÷ 40 = 25%, so you need to win at least 1 time in 4. Said as odds: 30 to 10, or 3 to 1.

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