J♠T♠ BB vs BTN, turn on K♠ 6♣ 2♥ T♣, 65 bb
The spot
- You: BB
- Opponent: BTN
- Your hand: J♠T♠
- Board: K♠ 6♣ 2♥ T♣
- Effective stack: 65 bb
- Pot: 10.5 bb
HU postflop line reaches a high-frequency adaptation node.
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Best play: Call
Why
The T turn on K‑6‑2 pairs hero's Ten, giving second pair (pair of tens) plus a gutshot to the straight (a Q completes KQJT and the spade backdoor adds equity). On this K-high board the BTN bets a wide, polarized turn range heads-up — many missed broadways and air alongside Kx — and hero's pair plus gutshot is well ahead of that bluffing portion. From the BB out of position, calling is the correct continue: it bluff‑catches the BTN's wide betting range profitably while keeping dominated worse hands and air in, whereas raising bloats the pot with a non-nutted second pair and folds out the very bluffs hero beats.
Key idea
Second pair plus a gutshot is a clear bluff‑catch out of position vs the BTN's wide heads-up turn betting — call, don't raise.
Common mistake
Raising second pair for protection, which folds out the BTN's air and only gets action from better Kx and made hands.