J♠T♠ CO vs BB, turn on K♦ 6♠ 2♥ T♣, 85 bb
The spot
- You: CO
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: J♠T♠
- Board: K♦ 6♠ 2♥ T♣
- Effective stack: 85 bb
- Pot: 13 bb
Hero arrives on turn with equity and blocker leverage.
What action realizes the most EV in solver baseline?
See the answer
Best play: Check
Why
The T♣ turn pairs the bottom of the board and helps neither range much; the K♦ is still the top card and the BB has checked to you, so the pot stays small and uncapped on top. Your J♠T♠ is now just second pair (a turned pair of tens behind any king), a medium hand with thin showdown value. Checking back is pot control: you protect your one-pair, deny the BB a chance to check‑raise, and realize equity for free rather than betting a hand that folds out worse and gets called by better.
Key idea
With a medium one-pair hand in position and showdown likely, check back to control the pot and realize equity cheaply.
Common mistake
Turning second pair into a bluff by betting: it folds out worse hands and only gets called by kings or better, costing value.