T♠9♠ CO vs BB, flop on T♣ 6♦ 2♣, 65 bb
The spot
- You: CO
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: T♠9♠
- Board: T♣ 6♦ 2♣
- Effective stack: 65 bb
- Pot: 4 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
Flop T‑6‑2 with two clubs, hero T9s in position deciding the c‑bet as preflop raiser. Hero has top pair tens with a nine kicker, a clear value hand on this dry-ish board, so a small 33% c‑bet extracts from worse pairs and draws while denying BB's many overcards. The low static texture lets the small size do the work at high frequency without bloating the pot out of position-control range.
Key idea
Top pair on a low static board is a high-frequency small c‑bet: it gets called by worse and folds out overcards.
Common mistake
Overbetting a one-pair hand here, turning top pair into a polarizing size that only worse folds and better continues against.