Poker Million Pot Odds n Stuff

[byronkincaid]

Tonight's Poker Million, Heads up BB is 30K, bloke has J9s raises 3xBB, other guy goes all in. Roughly 400K in pot 200K to call. Getting 2/1 on his money. Donnacha says it's an easy call and if you know anything about the maths of the game you should call. I would pass this because I think I'm losing this hand, I can steal by going all in next hand and putting the other guy to a decision, I'd rather be raising than calling whether this is a 10 sng or for a million.

I have read Fossilman say that in a winner takes all one table tourney pot odds are everything. So it seems like this a big weakness in my game, but I still don't really understand why. Can anyone explain?

[Ironside]

well if tou put your oppo on anything other that jj,qq,kk or aa then the maths say you have to call as your getting 2-1 on a 60/40 shot

cash game its a must call tourny it all depends on how strong a play you think you are compared to your oppo

[Bongo]

tourny it all depends on how strong a play you think you are compared to your oppo

I remember a post on Paul Phillip's journal where he had called in a similar hand (ie he was behind but had odds to draw). People were asking why he had done so when he was clearly better than everyone at his table and could have outplayed them later on. He said that the reason he was better and had an edge on the other players is because he would make the call.