J♦J♣ BTN vs BB, river on Q♣ T♣ 7♥ 2♦ 2♣, 75 bb
The spot
- You: BTN
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: J♦J♣
- Board: Q♣ T♣ 7♥ 2♦ 2♣
- Effective stack: 75 bb
- Pot: 23 bb
This river node requires thin value and bluff‑catch discipline.
Choose the highest-EV river action.
See the answer
Best play: Check
Why
Final board Q T 7 2 2 with three clubs (Q♣ T♣ 2♣): flushes and Qx are the value top, with many busted clubs and missed broadways at the bottom of BB's checked range. With J♦ J♣ you hold an underpair to the queen and no club, so you beat Tx, sevens and busted hands but lose to every Qx and flush. That is a medium showdown hand with no flush blocker: too weak to value-bet (better hands call, worse fold) and too valuable to bluff. Check and win at showdown against the missed hands.
Key idea
Bluff‑catch with showdown value: an underpair with no flush blocker on a wet board checks to realize equity.
Common mistake
Betting an underpair on a flush board, getting called only by flushes and Qx while folding out the hands you beat.