Pot Odds Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A pot contains $120 before an opponent bets $40. What equity do you need to call $40 and break even, assuming no future action or rake?
33.3%
25%
30%
20%
2. Which situation best illustrates reverse implied odds?
You may miss your draw but successfully bluff on a later street
Several opponents call, improving the immediate price of your call
An opponent may pay a large river bet when your hidden draw completes
You may make your apparent draw but still lose additional chips to a stronger hand
3. What do pot odds primarily compare when you are considering a call?
The cost of calling with the amount currently available to win
The size of your stack with the size of the big blind
Your number of outs with your opponent's likely number of outs
The current pot with the amount you have already invested
4. A pot starts at $100. Player A bets $50, and Player B calls $50. You must call $50. Ignoring future action and rake, what equity do you need to break even?
16.7%
33.3%
25%
20%
5. On the turn, you have 12 clean outs with 46 unseen cards. What is your approximate chance of improving on the river?
19.6%
32.0%
26.1%
38.3%
6. After the flop, you have nine clean outs. What is the exact probability that the next card is one of those outs, assuming 47 unseen cards?
9/47, or about 19.1%
9/46, or about 19.6%
18/47, or about 38.3%
9/45, or exactly 20%
7. Which call offers the better immediate price: Situation A, where the pot is $40 after an opponent's bet and calling costs $10; or Situation B, where the pot is $120 after an opponent's bet and calling costs $40?
Situation B, because the absolute pot is larger
Situation A, requiring 20% equity rather than 25%
They offer the same price because both calls are one-quarter of the displayed pot
Situation B, requiring 20% equity rather than 25%
8. How does pot rake generally affect a close call compared with a no-rake calculation?
It lowers the required equity because the nominal pot is larger
It raises the required equity because the amount you can actually win is reduced
It has no effect unless the hand reaches a showdown
It makes every call unprofitable regardless of hand strength
9. When estimating equity for a pot-odds decision, how should a possible tie be treated?
Include the share of the pot you expect to receive when the pot is split
Count every tie as a full win
Count every tie as a full loss because no profit is earned
Ignore it because ties do not affect equity
10. On the flop, you have eight clean outs and will see both the turn and river. Using the rule of four, what is the approximate chance of hitting at least one out by the river?
16%
32%
24%
40%
11. What are implied odds?
Pot odds adjusted for additional chips you may win on later streets
The odds that the community cards will produce a tied pot
The chance that an opponent is bluffing based only on bet size
The ratio between your remaining stack and the current pot
12. The pot is $60, and an opponent bets $20. If calling costs $20, what is your break-even equity, ignoring future action and rake?
16.7%
25%
20%
33.3%
13. A pot contains $50 before an opponent bets $25 all-in. If you call $25, what pot odds are you being offered?
4-to-1, corresponding to 20% break-even equity
2-to-1, corresponding to 33.3% break-even equity
3-to-1, corresponding to 25% break-even equity
5-to-2, corresponding to about 28.6% break-even equity
14. Being offered pot odds of 4-to-1 against means you need approximately what equity to break even?
16.7%
25%
40%
20%
15. The current pot is $150, calling costs $50, and you estimate 30% equity. Assuming no ties, no future betting, and no rake, what is the call's expected value?
-$20
+$10
+$5
$0
16. There is $90 in the pot before an opponent bets $30. Calling costs $30, and you estimate that you have 25% showdown equity. Ignoring future betting and rake, what does a pot-odds comparison suggest?
Fold, because the call requires 33.3% equity
The call is exactly break-even
The call is profitable because it requires 20% equity
Call only if your equity exceeds 30%