Leak Monday · Equity Leaks

The Fold That Costs You

You folded 27%. That fold cost you ₹4.55.

The spot

Turn. Pot ₹100. Villain bets ₹50.

You
AQ
Board
942J
Villain
KK

You're in position. Call or fold? Decide before you scroll.

The price

required equity
= call ÷ (pot + bet + call)
= 50 ÷ (100 + 50 + 50)

25%

You must win at least 25% of the time to break even.

Your equity

12 river cards win for you

23567810JKAAA

12 ÷ 44 unseen = 27.3%

Villain shows K♣ K♦, so 44 cards can come.

The cost

EV(call)
= equity × final pot − call
= 12/44 × ₹200 − ₹50

+₹4.55

EV(fold) = ₹0

Leak meter

Every fold here leaks ₹4.55.

₹0₹50 = your call

Assumes: No river betting · Villain's cards shown for the maths

The river

942J3

River 3♥: flush. The call was right before the river fell.

Takeaway

Compare your equity to the price. 27.3% > 25% = call.

Would you have called? Comment below.

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