Quote Originally Posted by hecklerjoe
In many situations, your put in a call that's pretty much 50/50 percent. For example, ppen end straights, flush draws, you have KK with A showing.....if someone is betting 8 bucks in a .5/1 table and you $25 bank roll, do you call? I know it depends but generally, would you? Yes or no?

The only thing remotely similar to a 50/50 chance is a pocket pair against overcards -- before the flop.

OESD and flush draw are about 3-1 against. KK with A showing? You only have two outs. If you put him on an ace, you have to fold -- unless he bets 1/24th of the pot.

In any case, if all I've got is an OESD or a flush draw, and someone bets $8 at a pot of less than $24, I have to fold.

Make calls based on who your opponent is, sure -- within the context of the pot odds for your draw. Worry about implied odds later.

To put it another way: just because you're sure he's bluffing doesn't make it a good idea to call his bet with no hand of your own.