K♦Q♦ CO vs BB, flop on T♣ 6♦ 2♣, 80 bb
The spot
- You: CO
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: K♦Q♦
- Board: T♣ 6♦ 2♣
- Effective stack: 80 bb
- Pot: 8.5 bb
Single-raised pot, hero is in position after raising preflop.
What sizing is best in baseline strategy?
See the answer
Best play: Bet 33% pot
Why
T♣6♦2♣ is a ten-high board with a flush-draw component; as the CO preflop raiser in position you still hold the range and overcard advantage over the BB. Your K♦Q♦ is two clean overcards with a backdoor diamond draw off the 6♦ and a backdoor straight — a perfect low-equity bluffing candidate that picks up plenty of useful turn cards. A small bet is the right tool: it folds out the BB's weak unpaired hands now, applies cheap pressure, and lets you barrel good runouts while keeping your overall betting range balanced on this texture.
Key idea
Two overcards with backdoor equity on a ten-high board make a great small-bet bluff: cheap fold equity now plus strong turn barreling cards.
Common mistake
Checking back two overcards with backdoor equity surrenders cheap fold equity and the chance to develop a strong barreling hand on good turns.