A♥8♥ BTN vs BB, turn on J♣ 8♠ 5♦ Q♣, 55 bb
The spot
- You: BTN
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: A♥8♥
- Board: J♣ 8♠ 5♦ Q♣
- Effective stack: 55 bb
- Pot: 10.5 bb
HU postflop line reaches a high-frequency adaptation node.
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Best play: Call
Why
Heads-up turn on J‑8‑5‑Q: your A-heart-8-heart is just second pair, eights with an ace kicker, no flush draw on this rainbow-ish board. In position on the button facing a bet, this is a bluff‑catcher with showdown value and an ace overcard, so calling realizes that equity and keeps villain bluffing on the river rather than folding it out with a raise. Raising would only get called by better and fold out the hands you beat.
Key idea
In position on the turn, second pair with an overcard calls as a bluff‑catcher rather than raising.
Common mistake
Raising a medium pair on the turn, folding out worse bluffs and isolating against better.