Should I Fire?
A free poker bluff calculator and fold equity calculator for No-Limit Hold'em. Enter the pot, your bet, your outs and your read. You'll see how often the bet has to work and whether it beats checking.
1 · The spot
Street
Your outs if called
Cards that make you the best hand on the next card. 0 = pure air.
2 · Your read
How often does this player fold to this bet, here? Pick a type, then fine-tune the slider if you have a real read.
Opponents still in the pot
3 · The filter
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Cheat sheet: how often a pure bluff must work
| Bet size | Folds needed | Caller needs |
|---|
Folds needed = bet ÷ (bet + pot). Caller's equity = call ÷ (pot + bet + call). Multiway: if each of two players folds 40% of the time, both fold only 16% of the time.
What's your tilt type? The poker tilt quiz
8 quick questions, about 2 minutes. Answer as you actually play, not how you'd like to. Based on the Tilt Trigger System from Unleash the Madman.
Read tilt at the table without being a jerk
Exploit tilt with better bets, calls and folds, and nothing else. No needling, no berating, no slow-rolls. The game needs the player having a bad night to come back next week.
How the calculator works
What is fold equity?
Fold equity is the share of your bet's value that comes from opponents folding. A pure bluff needs folds of at least bet ÷ (bet + pot): 50% for a pot-sized bet, 33% for half pot.
How does this fold equity calculator handle draws?
It adds your equity when called (your outs ÷ unseen cards, for one card to come) and compares betting with checking for a free card. A semi-bluff with real outs needs fewer folds than a pure bluff.
Is it a GTO solver?
No. It's a quick poker bluff calculator for training judgment: one caller, one card to come, no betting after a call. Real hands are messier.
What does the poker tilt quiz measure?
How you tend to react after big wins, bad beats and needling. It sorts you into Steamer, Chaser, Turtle, Grudge or Iceman, and shows the fair adjustments other players make against each.
Want the whole leash?
Both tools come from Unleash the Madman: Winning Big with Controlled Chaos in No-Limit Hold'em, Jack Maniac's short LAG playbook. It covers the overbet and semi-bluff filters, the brake signals for when to stop firing, and the full Tilt Trigger System. $9.99 on Kindle, or free with Kindle Unlimited.
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