K♠Q♠ CO vs BB, turn on K♦ 6♠ 2♥ T♣, 95 bb
The spot
- You: CO
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: K♠Q♠
- Board: K♦ 6♠ 2♥ T♣
- Effective stack: 95 bb
- Pot: 10 bb
Hero arrives on turn with equity and blocker leverage.
What action realizes the most EV in solver baseline?
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Best play: Call
Why
Turn K‑6‑2‑T in position as CO vs BB. Your K‑Q paired the king for top pair with a queen kicker, and the ten gives you a gutshot to broadway (any jack completes K‑Q‑J‑T). Calling keeps villain's bluffs and dominated K-x and worse in, protects your weaker bluff‑catchers from being blown off, and lets position do the work on the river rather than raising and folding out everything you beat.
Key idea
Top pair good kicker in position often calls to keep dominated hands in and control the pot.
Common mistake
Raising top pair into a range that only continues with better and folds everything worse.