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[QUOTE="F Paulsson, post: 392146, member: 6979"]
Let's say that the pot odds you're being offered are close, but on the short end (like you said, 10-1). If you KNOW your opponent's hand (set of aces), I think it's definitely a winning move to call a bet. With a monster like that, he will surely lose [B]at least[/B] another big bet, if not two, if you hit your straight.
 
Look at the "worst case" scenario, where only one of your hole cards help the straight, like this:
 
He has AA
You have K4
On the board, you have AJT 9
 
The pot is offering you 10-1 - you should call. If you hit your straight (a queen), it will not be "hidden." In fact, it's pretty obvious that you could have a straight. But look at it from his point of view: If the queen falls on the river, he may check, you bet - and he will be getting 12-1 on a call. He absolutely has to call here, in the rare case that you're bluffing or betting a weaker hand. So even when the straight is extremely obvious, he will still pay you off enough (an 11:th bet) to make the call on the turn worth it.
 
Now let's say that you have 98 instead, and the board is AT6 2. Here you [I]easily[/I] have the implied odds to call. If a 7 comes, you will win at least one more bet, more than likely two, and quite frankly - that river could get capped, winning you 14 bets, for the price of 1.
 
However, it's not often you can know that you have such a strong hand against you. Your implied odds go up tremendously in the times you know that you do, though.
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