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Originally Posted by BigBoar
I mean for example:
You have a straight and a flush draw with 15 outs, which is ~31% equity
Opponent bets 5BB into a pot of 40BB, so around 12.5%
How would you calculate the maximum raise you can make after on top of villains bet that still makes this a +EV raise? (also would this be called a raise or called a reraise?)
It is true that you could have profitably called a bigger bet from villain.
However, if we are assuming that villain always either calls your raise (or re-raises) and never folds, then raising will never be more profitable than calling. In this case if you raise, then all you are doing is putting more money into the pot in an amount equal to the more money villain is putting in by calling your raise when you have less than 50% equity. If you raise to 20, then you are putting in 15 on top of what you had to call and if villain calls he puts in another 15. You each put in an additional 15. If the amount you are risking is equal to the amount to win, then you need 50%+ equity. The extra 15s are equal.
That said, if villain will fold often enough to your raise or call your raise, but then fold to a bet on later street often enough, then raising can be more profitable than calling.
Last edited by Lego05; 08-12-2015 at 12:47 PM.