Equity realisation
Equity realisation is how much of your raw equity you actually collect once the rest of the hand is played.
Raw equity assumes every hand reaches showdown. In practice you sometimes fold the best hand to a bet, and sometimes win more than your share by betting.
Hands that are in position, suited or connected tend to realise more of their equity. Hands that are out of position and hard to play after the flop realise less.
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Practise decisions like this in the trainer: ten hands at a time, with the answer and the reason.