8♠7♠ SB vs BTN, turn on Q♠ 9♦ 4♣ 2♠, 60 bb
The spot
- You: SB
- Opponent: BTN
- Your hand: 8♠7♠
- Board: Q♠ 9♦ 4♣ 2♠
- Effective stack: 60 bb
- Pot: 11.5 bb
Villain range is partially capped after passive turn sequence.
Choose the strongest turn strategy.
See the answer
Best play: Call
Why
The 2♠ turn brings a third spade on Q♠9♦4♣, so the board now favors the BTN's wider range only modestly while you hold a powerful draw. With 8♠7♠ you have the spade flush draw plus an open-ended straight draw (any T or 6 makes the straight) — a big combo draw but no made hand. Out of position you check-call the BTN's turn bet: you have far too much equity to fold and raising bloats the pot with a non-nut, non-made hand, so calling continues the draw at the right price and keeps the BTN's bluffs in.
Key idea
Out of position with a big combo draw, check-call to keep the price right rather than bloating the pot non-nut.
Common mistake
Check-raising the combo draw as a bluff turns a high-equity hand into a guess and lets the BTN 3‑bet you off your equity OOP.