7♠6♠ BTN vs BB, preflop, 70 bb
The spot
- You: BTN
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: 7♠6♠
- Board: preflop, no board yet
- Effective stack: 70 bb
- Pot: 3.5 bb
Folded to hero preflop in 6‑max.
What is the strongest default preflop action?
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Best play: Raise / 3-bet
Why
Folded to hero on the BTN, so this is a first-in open. 7♠6♠ is a suited connector with two clean flush and straight draws available; from the button against only the blinds it sits squarely in the roughly 45% RFI range. You open-raise to take the pot uncontested often and to realize strong implied odds in position when called.
Key idea
Suited connectors like 76s are prime button opens: they capture fold equity now and disguise big hands on connected boards when you get position postflop.
Common mistake
Folding 76s on the button wastes a high-equity, high-playability open; calling is impossible since the action folded to hero with no raise to call.