Formula For Determining Raise Amount to Pot

Formula For Determining Raise Amount to Pot

Does anyone know the formula to determine villains raise percentage in relation to the pot?

So for example I bet $5 into $10 and villain raises to $20, is there I way to find out what %age of the pot he just raised?

22 March 2024 at 01:13 AM
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(20-5) / (5*2+10)


Raise% = (How much you increase the wager by) / (size of the pot if you had called instead)

So yeah what ZK said, 15/20 = 75% pot-sized raise.

The way to think about it is to imagine they had said, "I see your $5 bet (pot is now $20), and raise you another $15". They matched your bet, then bet 15 into 20, e.g. 75%.

Even though that wording would be a string bet, it's how raises work in poker math.

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