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Alpha (poker)

Also: Break-even fold percentage

Poker term

How often the opponent must fold for a bluff to break even.

The formula is bet ÷ (bet + pot). Betting 5 into 10 is 5 ÷ 15 = 33%. The memory phrase is "25, 33, 40, 50": the numbers for bets of ⅓, ½, ⅔, and 1× the pot. If the opponent folds more often than that, you can bluff.

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