Fold Equity in ring games

I'm a bit unclear about the concept of fold equity in ring games.

I believe it's the equity gained by the probability of others folding when you bet(?) - but can someone explain how that applies to ring games (when do I have it /when should I be factoring it into my decisions, etc)

Thanks

It's why semi-bluffing has some added value, villian may fold when you don't make your hand because you're basically saying you do have a hand when you raise. You basically nailed it in your post anyway.

thanks, that makes sense. So does that mean that my fold equity goes down the stronger my draw is? (i.e. when I want people to call)

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Originally Posted by gnads

thanks, that makes sense. So does that mean that my fold equity goes down the stronger my draw is? (i.e. when I want people to call)

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Well, when you have a strong draw you shouldn't mind a call, but you should always be happy with a fold. The only way your FE goes down is if you're against a calling station and they simply can not fold anything. You have no FE against people that will not fold, no matter how much you are saying you have a hand. With big draws, say you have 6:diamond:7:diamond: and the flop is 6:heart:5:diamond:8:diamond: - you would have a monster draw. I would always play this aggressively, however I wouldn't necessarily mind someone folding... esspecially if the turn is a blank. When you flop monster draws and then turn brings like an offsuit 2, you lose a lot of value in your hand. With 1 card to come vs 2 cards to come it drops like 20%. I'm basically just rambling now, but I hope you get what I'm saying. :wink: