Poker Glossary
Fold Equity
The portion of an aggressive line’s value that comes from the chance your opponent folds — equity you manufacture with pressure rather than cards. The total value of a bet equals (chance they fold × pot now) plus (chance they call × your equity when called); the first term is fold equity. It is why semi-bluffs and short-stack shoves work, it shrinks against calling stations, and it vanishes against a player already committed.
At the table
A 12bb shove with A♣8♣ does not need the best hand — the folds from small pairs and weaker aces supply most of the profit before a single card falls.
House note
Study the pressure math →← Full glossary — all 52 termsFold equity: the money in making the other player flinch first.
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