A♥J♥ CO vs BB, turn on K♦ 6♠ 2♥ T♣, 65 bb
The spot
- You: CO
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: A♥J♥
- Board: K♦ 6♠ 2♥ T♣
- Effective stack: 65 bb
- Pot: 16 bb
Villain range is partially capped after passive turn sequence.
Choose the strongest turn strategy.
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Best play: Raise
Why
The T♣ turn on K♦6♠2♥ adds connectivity and gives Broadway-region hands extra equity while BB's flop check-call range is fairly capped at one-pair and worse. Your A♥J♥ is ace-high with a gutshot to Broadway (any Queen makes K‑Q‑J‑T) plus two overcards to a King-high board, so you have live equity but no made hand. In position facing a turn bet, raising is a semi-bluff that applies maximum pressure: you fold out floats and weak K-x, and when called you still have your straight outs plus ace-high backup to barrel good rivers.
Key idea
A gutshot with two overcards in position is a prime turn raise: real equity plus fold equity against a capped caller.
Common mistake
Just calling with a gutshot-plus-overcards and surrendering the fold equity that makes the semi-bluff profitable against a capped range.