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Poker Pot Odds Calculator

Enter the pot before your opponent bets, the opponent's bet, and the amount you must call. The calculator converts that price into both pot odds and break-even equity.

Formula

Break-even equity = call ÷ (pot before bet + opponent bet + your call).

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How to read the answer

Break-even equity = call ÷ (pot before the bet + opponent bet + your call). If that number is 25%, you need about one win in four similar spots for the call to break even if no more money goes in. That last clause matters. This tool does not model turn and river bets.

Worked call 1 — flush draw on the flop

Pot is $80. Opponent bets $40. You must call $40. You have a four-flush after the flop (nine clean outs to a flush if we ignore redraws and pairing the board).

  • Final pot if you call: 80 + 40 + 40 = $160.
  • Price of the call: 40 ÷ 160 = 25% break-even equity.
  • Nine clean outs on the turn only is about 19%. Through turn and river, about 35% if you will see both cards for this same $40 — which you will not, unless opponent is all-in.

If the opponent is all-in, you are getting both cards. 35% > 25%, so the call is ahead of the number. If they still have chips, you only bought the turn. 19% < 25%, so you need extra reasons (implied odds, a second draw, or a fold equity plan). Plug 80 / 40 / 40 into the calculator above to see the same 25%.

Outs table: poker outs and the outs calculator. The worked Hold’em hand on the beginner pillar is a different draw: how to play.

Worked call 2 — gutshot facing a pot-sized bet

Pot is $120. Opponent bets $120 (pot-sized). You hold a gutshot that missed on every street until this river card… except this is the river, so the draw either got there or it did not. Change the story: it is the turn, pot $120, they bet $120, you have four outs to a straight.

  • Final pot if you call: 120 + 120 + 120 = $360.
  • Price: 120 ÷ 360 = 33.3% break-even equity.
  • Four outs to one card is about 8.7%. Far below 33%.

The call is a losing one on pot odds alone unless you will win extra chips when you hit (implied odds) or you can make them fold a better hand later. Enter 120 / 120 / 120 in the tool. That is the “pretty draw, ugly price” case beginners miss.

Assumptions

  • No future betting is modeled.
  • Your equity estimate is assumed to be accurate.
  • Side pots, rake and tournament payout effects are excluded.

Related reading & tools

Verify the math

See the Pot Odds Reference Table and probability methodology for formulas, assumptions and downloadable data.

Last updated: 6 September 2026 · Editor: Greg Parsons. Educational only.