J♥9♥ BB vs BTN, turn on A♠ 7♥ 3♣ T♥, 100 bb
The spot
- You: BB
- Opponent: BTN
- Your hand: J♥9♥
- Board: A♠ 7♥ 3♣ T♥
- Effective stack: 100 bb
- Pot: 22 bb
BTN opens, BB calls. Flop A73 with one heart, BB check-called BTN c‑bet. Turn 10h gives BB a flush draw + gutshot straight draw. BTN bets 75%, BB to act.
Best turn line with J9s combo draw OOP facing the second barrel?
See the answer
Best play: Check-raise to 3.5x
Why
Principle: combo draws facing two-street pressure deserve sized-up check‑raises because both fold equity AND equity-when-called are high. Applied to J9s on A73-Th with two hearts: 12 outs (9 hearts + the 3 other eights for the gutshot). So: check‑raise to 3.5x — passive call forfeits the fold equity and the jam is too thin for the equity profile.
Key idea
Huge combo draws OOP facing a second barrel want a sized check‑raise — you fold out worse and still have monster equity when called.