Work out the stack-to-pot ratio for a hand — and what it means for how committed you are.
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Stack-to-pot ratio
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Browse the drillsSPR is your (or the shorter of the two) effective remaining stack divided by the current pot: stack / pot. A low SPR means one or two more bets get all the money in, so hand-strength thresholds for stacking off are lower; a high SPR means there is a lot of stack left relative to the pot, so speculative hands and postflop play matter more than raw made-hand strength.
Example 1
A committed, shallow SPR
Effective stacks are $150, the flop pot is $100. SPR = 150 / 100 = 1.5. A single pot-sized bet and raise gets the rest in — top pair or better is usually happy to stack off.
Example 2
A standard single-raised-pot SPR
Effective stacks are $400, the flop pot is $100 (a typical 100bb single-raised pot). SPR = 4 — the classic “medium” range where overpairs and top pair, top kicker can stack off but weaker top pairs often can’t.
Example 3
A deep-stacked SPR
Effective stacks are $1,000, the flop pot is $60 (a limped or min-raised pot). SPR = 16.7 — very deep. One pair hands are rarely good enough to get all-in for; sets, straights and flushes do the stacking off here.
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