Q♠J♠ SB vs BTN, river on J♦ 8♠ 5♣ 9♠ 2♦, 70 bb, pot 26 bb
The spot
- You: SB
- Opponent: BTN
- Your hand: Q♠J♠
- Board: J♦ 8♠ 5♣ 9♠ 2♦
- Effective stack: 70 bb
- Pot: 26 bb
SB check-calls flop/turn. BTN bets 80% pot on river.
Best line with top pair plus busted draw blocker?
See the answer
Best play: Call
Why
QJ holds top pair on a runout where the obvious straight and flush draws missed, so it sits at the top of your bluff‑catching range; check‑raise jamming over-represents value and badly overbluffs, so calling captures the missed draws betting.
Key idea
Marginal made hands are bluff‑catchers, not raises - raising only folds out worse and gets called by better.