heads-up battle

[Louie Landale]

So you called the flop 3-bet. I count 6BB out there on the turn, he's betting the turn and will surely bet the river. So you can win 8BB and it costs 2BB, so your pot odds to call him down are only 4:1. Plus, if YOU have the better hand he surely has 6 outs and can easily have 15; and if HE has the best hand you have 0, 1, or 2 outs. I didn't do all the math, but I'd guess you can call if you are the favorite at least one-third of the time. Hopefully your "read" is better than that.

I'd say you'd have to know the opponent like the back of your hand before calling could be correct.

- Louie