J♥T♥ CO vs BB, turn on T♠ 7♣ 2♣ 9♦, 90 bb
The spot
- You: CO
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: J♥T♥
- Board: T♠ 7♣ 2♣ 9♦
- Effective stack: 90 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
Turn T‑7‑2‑9 in position as CO vs BB. Your J‑T paired the ten for top pair and the nine gives you J‑T‑9, an open-ended straight draw to any eight or queen. Top pair plus an open-ender is a premium semi-bluff: raising builds the pot for your equity-when-called and applies fold pressure on villain's weaker pairs and missed clubs before the river.
Key idea
Top pair with an open-ended straight draw is a high-equity hand to raise as a semi-bluff.
Common mistake
Flatting a top-pair-plus-OESD and missing the value and denial a raise generates.