K♠Q♠ BTN vs BB, turn on K♦ 6♠ 2♥ T♣, 75 bb
The spot
- You: BTN
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: K♠Q♠
- Board: K♦ 6♠ 2♥ T♣
- Effective stack: 75 bb
- Pot: 16 bb
Hero arrives on turn with equity and blocker leverage.
What action realizes the most EV in solver baseline?
See the answer
Best play: Raise
Why
Turn K‑6‑2‑T, hero KQs in position in a check/call/raise node — hero has top pair kings with a strong queen kicker plus a gutshot to Broadway (needs a jack). This is a clear value hand on a board that just added a Ten which connects with villain's Tx and draws, so raising builds the pot now against the worse Kx, Tx, and draws BB continues with. Position plus the top-pair-good-kicker equity makes the aggressive line the highest-EV way to charge a wide capped range.
Key idea
Top pair with a top kicker plus a gutshot on a draw-completing turn is a value raise: charge worse pairs and draws in position.
Common mistake
Just calling with top pair top kicker, missing value from the many worse Kx, Tx, and draws that would pay a raise.