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The pot size matters when deciding between a call vs. a fold, not a bet or raise vs. a check or call.

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The size of the pot absolutely matters when deciding whether to bet. When the pot is large, you must be willing to do what is necessary to give yourself a better chance of taking it down. Betting and raising do so. Checking and calling do not.

At the same time you are calculating your equity here, you should also be considering how likely your opponents are to fold to a bet. The more likely that is the more frequently you should continue betting. In this case our chance of folding someone is admittedly small, but I don't think that's an argument to never consider pot size in our decision.