T♣9♣ CO vs BB, flop on K♠ 7♦ 3♣, 95 bb
The spot
- You: CO
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: T♣9♣
- Board: K♠ 7♦ 3♣
- Effective stack: 95 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 75% pot
Why
K♠7♦3♣ is a dry, disconnected king-high board that strongly favors the CO preflop raiser's range — you hold far more Kx and overpairs than the BB. T♣9♣ is ten-high with no pair and only a backdoor club draw, so it functions as a pure bluff. Betting big leans on your range and nut advantage to apply maximum pressure and deny the BB's two overcards/backdoors their equity; a small bet is the higher-frequency default, but the polarizing 75% is a defensible bluff size for this airball.
Key idea
Dry king-high boards are great c‑bet spots; with pure air, picking a polarizing size to maximize fold equity is fine.
Common mistake
Giving up and checking ten-high here surrenders the fold equity a king-high board hands the in-position raiser.