T♦9♦ SB vs BTN, turn on J♣ 8♦ 5♠ Q♠, 85 bb
The spot
- You: SB
- Opponent: BTN
- Your hand: T♦9♦
- Board: J♣ 8♦ 5♠ Q♠
- Effective stack: 85 bb
- Pot: 13 bb
Villain range is partially capped after passive turn sequence.
Choose the strongest turn strategy.
See the answer
Best play: Call
Why
The Q♠ turn gives you an open-ended straight draw with QJT on board and T9 in hand, so any king or eight completes a straight (eight clean outs). As the out-of-position SB you do not lead into the in-position BTN; you check and call, continuing your strong draw at the offered price while keeping the pot manageable from out of position. Calling avoids bloating the pot with a raise that folds out the worse hands you want to keep in and gets you to a cheap river where you realize your equity.
Key idea
An open-ended straight draw OOP continues by check-calling at a fair price, not by leading or raising.
Common mistake
Check-raising the draw and getting blown off equity, or folding a clean eight-out OESD that has a fine price to call.