Re: 15/30 AK
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When it's his turn to bet on the turn, hero has pots odds of 9 BB/2 BB = 4.5:1 if he raises, or 9:1 pot odds if he calls.
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As DeathDonky pointed, that's not the correct way to look at whether you should raise or not. Calling and raising are two different betting propositions. If on the turn it was 3:1 to make the winning hand, and the pot contained 4bb, and it was 1bb to you, then you should call. That is the first betting proposition. The prior bets have created a pot which is offering you odds to take a shot at winning the hand.
The second betting proposition is whether to enter into an additional side bet with your opponents as to whether you will win the hand or not. However, you shouldn't conclude that if you raise, the pot will only be offering you 4bb:2bb = 2:1, and therefore you should forgo this second betting proposition. Whether you should raise or not depends only on how many of your opponents are willing to enter into this side bet with you. If you expect two opponents to call a raise, then you will be getting 2:1 on your raise when it's 3:1 against you winning the hand. If you expect 6 opponents to call a raise, then you will be getting 6:1 on your side bet, and you should make it, i.e. raise.
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