Re: Fundamental Theorem of Poker vs. Pot Odds
The Fundamental Theorem refers to what action is best to take IF you knew all cards, not just your own. Thus it has very little to add to the decision of a crying call, which is based on calculating the small % chance you are actually winning as compared to the size of the pot. The two principles can never be in conflict. If you could see your opponents hole cards, and perfectly understood his reactions to each of your possible actions other than folding, you would know what to do. The FTOP might have something to say about a bluff raise, though.
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