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Equity

Your share of the pot based on how often your hand will win from this point.

Level 2

If your hand wins 40% of the time against your opponent’s, you have 40% equity. Equity is the number you compare with your pot odds when deciding whether to call. Try any match-up in our odds calculator.

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