.25/.50 lo/8, simple hand, I might be overthinking

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Initially I didn't quite follow why it would still be okay to CALL a bet on the flop but it was unfavorable (using strictly odds and nothing else) to INITIATE a bet. After all, the mathematical figures indicated it was a negative proposition to put more money in the pot if less than 6 people called.

[/ QUOTE ]Giant Fan - It's a negative proposition to initiate more money into the pot. But because of money that is already in the pot and also because of money you expect to win on the last betting round if you make your hand on the river, it's a positive proposition to call someone else's bet.

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However, upon further analysis, the negative number is a relative number - that is overall I still have the odds to put more money in the pot, but on this particular street my EV would be highest if it were checked around with no fresh money. Is this line of thinking correct?

[/ QUOTE ]Yes.

It's not exactly the way I thought about it, but yes, that's one (correct) way of thinking about it.

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