A♥5♥ CO vs BB, flop on T♣ 6♦ 2♣, 85 bb
The spot
- You: CO
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: A♥5♥
- Board: T♣ 6♦ 2♣
- Effective stack: 85 bb
- Pot: 5.5 bb
Hero can c‑bet at high frequency in this in-position solver node.
Which flop line captures value while managing equity denial?
See the answer
Best play: Bet 33% pot
Why
T♣6♦2♣ is a moderately dynamic ten-high board with a flush draw present where you, the CO preflop raiser in position, still hold a range and nut advantage over the BB. Your A♥5♥ is ace-high with no pair and no club, but the A is a strong overcard and you carry a backdoor wheel draw (you hold the 5 with the 2 on board), giving you live equity to barrel improving turns. A small 33% c‑bet is the default: it denies the BB's wide pool of overcard and gutshot equity, leverages your range advantage, and prices their air out cheaply while keeping your risk low on a two-tone texture.
Key idea
On two-tone dynamic boards, a small range c‑bet denies wide overcard equity cheaply while keeping your air's risk contained.
Common mistake
Checking back wastes your range advantage and lets the BB's many overcards and gutshots see a free turn.