A♠5♠ BTN vs BB, flop on K♦ Q♠ J♣, 100 bb
The spot
- You: BTN
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: A♠5♠
- Board: K♦ Q♠ J♣
- Effective stack: 100 bb
- Pot: 5.5 bb
BTN opens 2.5bb, BB calls. Flop KQJ rainbow, BB checks.
Best line IP with A5s on KQJ rainbow?
See the answer
Best play: Bet 33% pot
Why
Principle: with no pair, a hand that is behind every pair but has a draw gains from a small bet that folds those pairs. Applied to A5s on KQJ: any ten makes the nut straight (4 outs), the ace blocks AT and the strongest top pairs, and the hand has only 34% against a pair like 77 that a small bet often folds. So: bet 33% pot; a big bet only gets called by the hands that crush you.