Percentage Bet ( poker )

A bet (often a blind bet) made in a situation in which you have the best of it. This kind of bet is often made in lowball, when both players are drawing cards, and the first player is drawing no more than the second. The first player now either openly bets blind, or pretends to look at his draw card, but doesn't actually see it, and bets blind in actuality. Since the opponent makes a 9 or better (the worst hand with which many players call) less than 43% of the time, even with a one-card draw, the first player has the best of it, and his bet is termed a percentage bet.