Poker Equity Calculator

What equity means

Equity is your share of the pot if the hand were dealt out to the river from here many times over. 60% equity in a $100 pot is worth $60 on average. It says nothing about any single deal, where you win it all or lose it all.

Why a range and not one hand

You never know your opponent's exact cards. What you can estimate is the set of hands they would play this way, which is their range. Ace-king offsuit wins only about 43% of the time against pocket queens. Against a player who raises with the top 15% of hands it is a 60% favourite, because that range holds far more hands like ace-queen and king-queen than big pairs.

How to use it

1. Pick your two cards, and a board if the hand has reached the flop.
2. Set the opponent's range. The slider takes the top share of hands. The seat buttons load the opening ranges from our starting hands chart.
3. Tap single hands in the grid to add or remove them.

The slider ranks hands by how they do all-in against a random hand. That is a fair first guess at what "tight" and "loose" mean. Real players favour suited and connected hands more than that ranking does, which is what the seat buttons are for.

Equity and pot odds together

Compare your equity with the price you are being offered. Facing a pot-sized bet you need 33% to call. Facing a half-pot bet you need 25%. The full table is on the cheat sheet.

For exact odds between specific hands, with up to six players, use the odds calculator. As with any calculator, this is for study away from the table. Sites ban tools that advise you during a live hand.

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Common questions

What is equity in poker?

Equity is the share of the pot your hand would win on average if all remaining cards were dealt out, counting ties as a split.

What is a range?

A range is every hand a player could hold given how they have played. You estimate it from their seat, their bets and what you know about them.

How accurate is this equity calculator?

It deals 150,000 random hands per calculation, which puts the answer within about a third of a percentage point.

How much equity do I need to call?

Divide the amount you must call by the total pot after you call. A half-pot bet needs 25%, a pot-sized bet needs 33%.