# Pot Odds

> Source: [Pot Odds in the Smarter.Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary/pot-odds)

## Definition
Pot Odds Compare The Size Of A Call With The Pot You Could Win. Divide The Call By The Total Pot After You Call To Find The Equity You Need: Calling 50 Into A Pot That Will Be 150 Needs 33 Percent. If Your Equity Is Higher Than That Break Even Point, The Call Makes Money Over Time.

- **Category**: Math
- **Term Code**: `pot-odds`
- **DefinedTermSet**: [Smarter.Poker Poker Glossary](https://smarter.poker/glossary)

## Related Poker Terms

- [Equity](https://smarter.poker/glossary/equity) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/equity.md)): Equity Is Your Share Of The Pot Based On How Often Your Hand Would Win If All Remaining Cards Were Dealt With No Further Betting. A Hand With 40 Percent Equity In A 100 Chip Pot Owns 40 Chips Of It On Average. Equity Against A Whole Range, Rather Than One Hand, Is What Drives Sound Decisions.
- [Implied Odds](https://smarter.poker/glossary/implied-odds) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/implied-odds.md)): Implied Odds Are The Chips You Expect To Win On Later Streets When Your Draw Completes, Beyond What Is Already In The Pot. They Justify Calling With Hands Such As Small Pairs Or Suited Connectors When The Immediate Pot Odds Are Too Thin, Provided Stacks Are Deep And The Opponent Will Pay Off When You Hit.
- [MDF (Minimum Defense Frequency)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/mdf) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/mdf.md)): Minimum Defense Frequency, Or MDF, Is The Share Of Your Range You Must Continue With So That An Opponent's Bluff Cannot Profit Automatically. It Equals The Pot Divided By The Pot Plus The Bet, So Facing A Pot Sized Bet You Defend At Least Half Your Range. It Is A Guideline, Not A Rule, Against Opponents Who Rarely Bluff.
- [EV (Expected Value)](https://smarter.poker/glossary/expected-value) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/glossary/expected-value.md)): Expected Value, Or EV, Is The Average Result Of A Decision If It Could Be Repeated Many Times. Each Possible Outcome Is Multiplied By Its Probability And The Results Are Added Together. A Positive EV Play Earns Over Time Even When It Loses On A Given Hand, Which Is Why Good Players Judge Decisions By EV Rather Than Results.

## Related Strategy Lessons

- [How To Defend The Big Blind](https://smarter.poker/learn/big-blind-defense) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/big-blind-defense.md)): Against A 2.5 Big Blind Button Open The Big Blind Needs Only 27.3% Equity To Call, And The Smarter.Poker Reference Defends By Three Betting 7.2% Of Hands And Calling 11.2%, With The Full Chart Below.
- [Pot Odds: How To Know If A Call Pays](https://smarter.poker/learn/pot-odds) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/pot-odds.md)): Pot Odds Compare The Price Of A Call With What It Can Win: Facing A Half Pot Bet You Must Put In One Unit To Win Three, So A Call Needs 25% Equity To Break Even.
- [Bounty And PKO Tournament Strategy](https://smarter.poker/learn/bounty-tournaments) ([Markdown](https://smarter.poker/learn/bounty-tournaments.md)): A Bounty Lowers The Equity You Need To Call An All In, Because Busting The Player Wins You The Bounty As Well As The Pot: Calling 20 Big Blinds Into 21.5 Needs 48.2% Equity Alone, And 38.8% If You Value The Bounty At 10 Big Blinds.

## Practice On Smarter.Poker

- [Multiway Poker Odds Calculator](https://smarter.poker/tools/poker-odds-calculator): Free Hold'em And Omaha Hand Versus Hand Equity Calculator.
- [Tournament ICM Calculator](https://smarter.poker/tools/icm-calculator): Free Malmuth-Harville Final Table And Bubble Equity Calculator.
- [Equity And ICM Calculators Guide](https://smarter.poker/features/poker-equity-calculators): Feature Specification For Multiway Equity And ICM Calculators.
- [GTO Training](https://smarter.poker/hub/training): Scenario Based Poker Training, Free To Play.

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