Theory question. Maybe boring.

[Bona]

Yes. That could generate a pretty good income if I could get enough of it. "Light bulb goes on" Thank you.

[Buzz-cp]

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He's better than 35%, though. His Qs and Js are worth something, too.

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yah oops--I mentioned that in my earlier post, but neglected it here.

[MrWookie]

No, what you're computing there is what's sometimes called your "fair share equity." It's equal to 1/N, where N is the number of players in the pot. This fluctuates when people fold. However, your true pot equity with your flush draw doesn't change very much if someone else folds if there is someone out there with a hand that's currently better than yours.

[Buzz-cp]

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OK I think I get this. Now to hang onto it.

But your anser makes me think I have had a misconception about pot equity. I have always thought if for example: only one of three villains folded that in itself improves my pot equity (from 25% to 33 1/3%) but I am hearing that all villains must fold for that to happen?

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The problem with this reasoning is that the people folding probably because they do not have a better hand than yours. You really only want better hands to fold. If you fold some/not all of your opponents, then the ones that are calling are the ones with a better hand. Your equity actually has dropped because you are heads-up facing a better hand, and are not collecting bets from the worse hands.

This post kind of got shot down by Miles, but at least there is some discussion about the different equities and how they are related.

Buzz

[Bona]

This is all making sense to me now. My challenge will be to use these concepts effectively. I need to apply them when I review my play and try to make it second nature at the table. Thanks very much to you, Wookie, and Doc for helping me with these concepts. It always amazes me how much I don't know.