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In low-limit games the pots can get very large. You have a lot of players seeing the flop and many staying to see the turn. By the time the river card is dealt, you will probably be getting the correct odds to call with any hand that has a possibility of winning. Look at this example. You are in a $3/$6 game and you get to the river and there is $60 in the pot and you are last to act.

There are two other players still active in the hand. Before any betting takes place you are getting 10-to-l odds. If the first player bets there is now $66 in the pot. The second player calls and brings the pot up to $72. It will cost you $6 to call as well. You are now getting 12-to-l odds for your call. If you made this same call 13 times and lost 12 times but won once you would be even. You would lose $6 in 12 attempts or $72 when you lost, but would win $72 when you won. If you were to win this bet once in 12 tries, you would be ahead of the game by $6. When in doubt it is better to call than fold on the river.

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