A♣Q♣ BTN vs BB, turn on K♦ 6♠ 2♥ T♣, 85 bb
The spot
- You: BTN
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: A♣Q♣
- Board: K♦ 6♠ 2♥ T♣
- Effective stack: 85 bb
- Pot: 14.5 bb
Villain range is partially capped after passive turn sequence.
Choose the strongest turn strategy.
See the answer
Best play: Raise
Why
The T♣ turn on K♦6♠2♥ adds a second broadway card and brings live straight draws into both ranges, so a pure bluff‑catch is thin. Your A♣Q♣ is just ace-high but with a gutshot to Broadway (any J makes A‑K‑Q‑J‑T) plus two clean overcards. Facing the BB's turn bet, raising turns this no-pair-yet hand into a semi-bluff: you have real outs when called and fold out the BB's weak K-x and pair+gutshot combos, applying maximum pressure with equity behind it.
Key idea
Ace-high with a gutshot and overcards is a raise-as-semi-bluff candidate on the turn, not a fold.
Common mistake
Treating A♣Q♣ as a passive bluff‑catcher and just calling, surrendering the fold equity its gutshot + overcards earn.