Pot Equity as opposed to Pot Odds

Originally Posted by vqchuang

I understand that Pot Equity is used when determining whether or not to Bet, and Pot Odds are used when determining when to call.

My question is, if i kno that I have a 48% chance of winning or splitting a pot (pot equity), and the opponents bet is only 45% of the pot, doesn't that give me reason to call his bet?

If your pot equity is 48%, then you can call almost any bet. You would have to assume that your opponent will bet 13x the current pot by the river to even consider folding.