PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button ($17)
SB ($24.05)
BB ($16.90)
UTG ($185)
UTG+1 ($220.60)
MP1 ($90.70)
MP2 ($60.45)
MP3 ($55.60)
Hero ($100)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q, A.
UTG calls $1, 4 folds, Hero raises to $5, 2 folds, BB raises to $16.9, UTG folds, Hero calls $11.90.

Flop: ($35.30) A, 5, T (2 players)

Turn: ($35.30) J (2 players)

River: ($35.30) A (2 players)

Final Pot: $35.30

Yeah I'm bored.

I'm calling $11.90 to win $23.40. To break even on the call I need to win 11.90/35.30 ~ 33% of the time. We have 31.2% equity against QQ+, AQ+ (the range that we're most worried about because it dominates us). If we throw in JJ or something we actually have a coinflip against, we're easily above our 33% requirement.

The point is that if we know we're okay to call against a range that's mostly hands that dominate us, we know we're okay to call against a bigger, more realistic range.

Questions?