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Poker Odds Calculator (Pot Odds & Outs)

Equity for every draw, the pot odds you need and the verdict.

Call is profitable

Call is profitable — your equity beats the pot odds, so the call is +EV on the math alone.

Your equity

34.97 %

Rule of 2 & 4 estimate: 36%

Equity needed (pot odds)

33.33 %

2.0 : 1

Outs and equity by draw

Draw	Outs	Flop → river	Turn → river
Flush draw + open-ended straight	15	54.12 %	32.61 %
Flush draw + gutshot	12	44.96 %	26.09 %
Gutshot + two overcards	10	38.39 %	21.74 %
Flush draw	9	34.97 %	19.57 %
Open-ended straight draw	8	31.45 %	17.39 %
Set to a full house or quads	7	27.84 %	15.22 %
Two overcards	6	24.14 %	13.04 %
Gutshot (inside straight)	4	16.47 %	8.70 %
Two pair to a full house	4	16.47 %	8.70 %
One overcard	3	12.49 %	6.52 %
Pocket pair to a set	2	8.42 %	4.35 %

Exact equity from the unseen cards, not the rule of 2 and 4.

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 = call / (pot + call)

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How the Poker Odds Calculator (Pot Odds & Outs) works

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.

The outs chart

Every draw reduces to a number of outs, and the table above turns that number into exact equity for both streets. A flush draw is nine outs and wins 34.97% of the time from the flop, 19.57% from the turn. An open-ender is eight outs for 31.45% and 17.39%. A gutshot is four, for 16.47% and 8.70%. Pick the draw from the list and the pot odds recalculate against it.

The rule of 2 and 4 is a shortcut, not the answer: multiply outs by four with two cards to come and by two with one. It is close for small counts and increasingly generous for big ones — a fifteen-out monster gets rounded up to 60% when the real figure is 54.12%. On a marginal call that six-point gap is the whole decision.

FAQ

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.

What are the odds of hitting a flush draw?expand_more

Nine outs: 34.97% from the flop with two cards to come, and 19.57% on the turn with only the river left. That is roughly 2 to 1 against by the river, and 4 to 1 against on any single street.

How accurate is the rule of 2 and 4?expand_more

Good enough at the table for small draws and too generous for big ones. With four outs it says 16% against a true 16.47%; with fifteen it says 60% against a true 54.12%. Use it to estimate and the exact figure to decide close calls.

Key terms

Equity Implied odds Outs Pot odds SPR (stack-to-pot ratio)

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