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Message: [QUOTE="Bombjack, post: 445840, member: 11914"] I think fold equity does have something going for it, even when you're a favourite. You have to look at [I]how much[/I] of a favourite you are. In this case my opponent had [10c][10d] and although I'm technically a favourite, it's as close as you can get: 50.10% vs 49.90%. So if he calls, my long term net gain is 0.1% of the pot with us all-in. If he folds, my long term gain is the whole $4.10 that's in the pot already, which, for comparison, is about 11% of the pot above. So in the case above I would need to be 61% to win the pot to prefer a call over a fold. You only get this kind of odds versus an overpair with a pair + straight flush draw, e.g. if the flop here were [4s][5s][7d]. Obviously it depends on the pot size - the bigger the pot, the more you prefer the fold. And... I'm making this up, so feel free to point out any flaws in my logic. [/QUOTE]