Quote Originally Posted by Corey
Well I was open ended on the straight needing a 6 or J to get my straight so a total of 8 outs. His all-in was very small of $8.
The odds are what they are regardless. If the current pot is less than $8, he goes all-in for $8, you're getting worse than 2:1 odds from the pot on a draw that is not quite as good as 2:1 even with two cards to come... it's a money-loser. The amount he's going all in with really doesn't factor into it unless it's less than the current pot (giving you better than 2:1). In which case - call away, you're probably at least breaking even.

This reminds me of the discussion I keep having with some guys in my home game where they fixate on stack size (even in cash games) and how much it is to call. They look at it in terms of what the money means to them personally. If it's just fifty cents to call, they'll call - even with a four out draw and a current pot of 40 cents or whatever. It's not about how much the amount is, just how much relative to the pot. It either makes you money or it doesn't. This call doesn't, although it happened that on this particular occasion it gave you the illusion that it did.