7♠6♠ BB vs SB, preflop, 75 bb
The spot
- You: BB
- Opponent: SB
- Your hand: 7♠6♠
- Board: preflop, no board yet
- Effective stack: 75 bb
- Pot: 8 bb
Villain opens and action is on hero preflop.
Which action keeps the best EV baseline?
See the answer
Best play: Call
Why
BB facing an SB open with 76 suited (7 and 6 of spades). Vs the SB s wide raise, the BB realizes equity well with a hand this connected and suited, so flatting is the EV baseline: you get a good price, keep the SB s entire bluffing and dominated range in, and unlock straights/flushes on connected runouts. A 3‑bet bluff mix exists because the suited-connector blockers play fine when called, but pure flatting captures the most EV by not bloating the pot OOP with a hand that prefers to see cheap flops. Folding is clearly wrong given the price and playability.
Key idea
Vs an SB open, 76s is a happy BB flat: great price, strong realization, and full implied odds on connected boards. A small 3‑bet mix is fine, folding is not.
Common mistake
Folding 76s in the BB getting a great price, or always 3-betting it. Flatting realizes its connected, suited equity best without bloating the pot OOP.