Some situations on the flop in holdem, especially drawing situations, bring up an interesting scenario: is raising in the hopes of getting a free view of the turn and river the right play? Or is calling to see a cheaper turn card the correct way to go about the problem? In the new issue of the two plus two internet magazine, Drew Pruitt analyzes this situation.Drew likes to use the word “equity†in the article, and I haven’t done a very good job of defining it here on Hold Em Authority. PokerNews defines equity this way:
Your “rightful†share of a pot. If the pot contains $80, and you have a 50% chance of winning it, you have $40 equity in the pot. This term is somewhat fanciful since you will either win $80 or $0, but it gives you an idea of how much you can “expect†to win.
This article really makes you think, which is why I like it so much.
Enjoy!
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