Pot Odds & Outs Calculator
Know your equity and whether the call is profitable.
How it works
Pot odds are the price of a call: amount to call ÷ (pot after your call). That percentage is the equity you need to break even. Compare it with your real chance of hitting the hand to decide.
Your equity comes from your outs — the cards that win the hand. The rule of 2 and 4 estimates it fast: outs × 2 per remaining card, or outs × 4 with two cards to come. This calculator also shows the exact equity from the unseen cards.
Pot Odds & Outs Calculator
Pot odds tell you the price of a call; your outs tell you how often you will win. This free poker calculator combines both: enter the pot, the bet you must call and the number of outs, and it returns the equity you need, the equity you actually have, and whether calling is profitable.
Pot odds — the price of a call
Pot odds are the amount to call divided by the pot after your call. If the pot is 100 and you must call 50, you are risking 50 to win 150, so you need to win at least 50 ÷ 150 = 33% of the time to break even. That percentage is the equity the call demands.
Expressed as a ratio it is 2-to-1: the classic way players quote pot odds at the table.
Outs and equity
Your outs are the unseen cards that complete a winning hand — nine for a flush draw, eight for an open-ended straight draw. The rule of 2 and 4 estimates your equity: multiply outs by 2 for one card to come, or by 4 with both the turn and river to come.
The calculator also computes exact equity from the unseen cards, then compares it with the pot odds. If your equity is higher than the price, the call is profitable on the math alone; implied odds — money you expect to win on later streets — can justify some calls where it is not.
How do you calculate pot odds?expand_more
Divide the amount to call by the total pot after calling. Calling 50 into a 150 pot (100 + your 50) is 50 ÷ 150 = 33%, the equity you need to break even.
What is the rule of 2 and 4?expand_more
A quick equity estimate: multiply your outs by 4 with two cards to come (flop to river), or by 2 with one card to come. Nine flush outs ≈ 36% on the flop, ≈ 18% on the turn.
Should I call if my equity beats the pot odds?expand_more
On a pure-math basis, yes — the call is +EV. Position, implied odds and the risk of a bigger bet later can change the decision, but beating the pot odds is the baseline for a profitable call.
What are outs in poker?expand_more
The unseen cards that improve you to a winning hand. A flush draw has 9 outs, an open-ended straight draw 8, and a gutshot 4.