Quote Originally Posted by bigstock2001
Ok I have read this post about ten times now, so i think I am ready to ask a question. I understan how to calculate using the formula that spoon gives. He is right pretty easy, my question is how to use it.

1. Does this just give you fold equity,
2. How do you calculate how much fold equity you need to break even or gain positive ev
3. How do you figure out that ak is 60/40 dog to qq.

These are pretty much all the questions that come to mind after reading your post. I hope my questions don't sound too broad to be answered.

Thanks for all the help anyone can give me on this.

Don
To calculate fold equity what you do is:
1. Put your opp on a range based on previous action(i.e: he called, he raised from UTG,etc.)
If he is yet to act, this range is all possible hand combinations(1326)
The result of this will be a number of hands. We will call this "A".
2. Think of the range he would call your raise or shove with(dont forget blockers you have)
We will call this number B.
3. B/A=X -----> The percentage of time he will call
So, (1-X) ------> The percentage of time he will FOLD

That is how you calculate your fold equity. Then you can calculate the EV of your bluff(without considering value from post-flop action) like this:

current pot * (1-X) - your raise(aditional $ you put in the pot by raising) * X= EV

Replacing EV for 0 and finding X will answer question number 2.

For question 3 i believe, but not 100% sure, the math is a little too complicated because you have to consider a lot of factors, and the probability calculations would be a little too long. The easiest way of doing this is using Pokerstove.

Please correct me anyone if i messed up somewhere, hope not.[/i]