THOP Impact of stack sizes

[rayrns]

From page 133 - Impact of Stack Sizes

The blinds are $15-$30 early in a tournament. An opponent raises to $75 and you look down at 44. Your opponent has $300 in chips. You have $1500 in chips. Can you call?

If I understand this correct you are calling $75 to win a possible $345. Blinds plus your opponents total stack of $300. Wouldn't this make the implied odds 4.6 to 1?

In the book it says "calling is dubious because the maximum implied pot odds are only about 5.5 to 1 and the odds of hitting your set are 7.5 to 1"

I am wondering what I am doing wrong as I can't come up with 5.5:1 odds anyway I work on this problem.

Ray

[nsidestrate]

I get (300 + 75 + 30 + 15) / 75 = 5.6

The guy has 300 left in his stack, he bet 75, the BB was 30 and the SB was 15. You have to call 75 to have a shot at any of that.

[rayrns]

Ok, it makes it clear that way. I was only using 300 chips including his $75 bet instead of after his bet.

Thanks a lot. Might get to understand this yet.

Ray