K♦9♦ BB vs BTN, turn on K♠ 6♣ 2♥ T♣, 65 bb
The spot
- You: BB
- Opponent: BTN
- Your hand: K♦9♦
- Board: K♠ 6♣ 2♥ T♣
- Effective stack: 65 bb
- Pot: 6 bb
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Choose the strongest HU postflop strategy.
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Best play: Call
Why
The T♣ turn on K♠6♣2♥ adds a second Broadway card and a backdoor club draw, giving the BTN's wide range some new equity but not changing that you flopped the best made class. As the OOP BB you hold K♦9♦ = top pair (Kings) with a backdoor flush draw. Facing the BTN's turn bet you call: in HU his betting range is wide and bluff-heavy, so top pair is a clear bluff‑catcher that crushes his Tx, missed draws, and air, while calling keeps his dominated worse Kx and bluffs in rather than blowing him off them with a raise.
Key idea
In HU, top pair facing a turn bet is a call-down, not a raise — keep the wide bluffing range in rather than folding it out.
Common mistake
Raising top pair for 'protection' and only getting called by better while folding out all the bluffs you beat.