K♦Q♦ BTN vs BB, turn on T♠ 7♣ 2♣ 9♦, 80 bb
The spot
- You: BTN
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: K♦Q♦
- Board: T♠ 7♣ 2♣ 9♦
- Effective stack: 80 bb
- Pot: 7 bb
Villain range is partially capped after passive turn sequence.
Choose the strongest turn strategy.
See the answer
Best play: Call
Why
The 9♦ turn on T♠7♣2♣ connects with hero's K♦Q♦: you now have two overcards plus a gutshot to Broadway (any J makes Q‑J‑T‑9... reading the K‑Q‑J‑T‑9 wheel of broadway, the J fills your straight), plus a single diamond for a backdoor. You have no made pair, so against the BB's bet calling is the right way to continue — you get a price to draw to the nut straight and can apply pressure on favorable rivers, while raising would be over-bluffing a hand with too little fold equity on this two-club, connected board. Call, realize equity, and take it away when you improve or when a scare card hits.
Key idea
Two overcards plus a gutshot is a calling hand in position — take the price to draw rather than bluff-raise without fold equity.
Common mistake
Raising this naked draw on a connected, two-club board has little fold equity and folds out nothing useful — call and keep your bluffs for cards that actually scare the BB.