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 Originally Posted by samsonite2100
Pot=$15. Hero has to call $3 raise to go to showdown. If he wins one time out of 6, he breaks even.
if you call 5 times and lose it will cost you 5 x $3 = $15
if you call 1 time and win you will win the pot which is $15
so, if you are good 1 time in 6 here you are breaking even ($15 won and $15 lost) on this hand. A good place to start for a breakdown of pot odds is here: http://www.flopturnriver.com/start_pot_odds.html You definitely want to do some reading and get a good grasp of pot odds and hand odds if you aren't already doing so.
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