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[QUOTE="TurnipHead, post: 606770, member: 17660"]
If you have understood the above then you're ready to go to the next step in working out if it's a good play to call when someone puts you to a tough decision.
 
*Simply add up how much is in the pot, including the chips of the guy who has just raised. 
 
*Look at how much you will have to put in the pot to call it.
 
*Using the pot odds you have calculated, make a decision.
 
[U][SIZE=5]EXAMPLE A[/SIZE][/U]
* On the turn, Mr Aggressive puts 1000 chips into a pot of 200 making it 1200.
* You will have to put in 1000 to chase your flush. 
* You know there is a 36% chance to get the flush but the raise makes it poor value to chase so you fold.
 
 
[SIZE=5][U]EXAMPLE B[/U][/SIZE] 
*On the turn, Mr Scaredy-Cat puts 100 chips into a pot of 100 making it 200 in total. 
* You will have to put 100 chips in to chase your flush giving you odds of 3-1.
* There is a 36% chance to make it so you call (it might even be a good idea to raise Mr Scaredy-cat in this situation anyway).
 
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I could give more examples on whether to call certain bets or not but, quite frankly, I think I've whittered on enough and if you don't get it by now then perhaps poker aint for you. Anyway, there is far more to the game of poker than odds and, yes, "implied" odds and other fancy things but I hope my basic explanation helps.
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