A♠Q♠ BTN vs BB, turn on Q♣ 8♦ 4♠ 2♠, 55 bb
The spot
- You: BTN
- Opponent: BB
- Your hand: A♠Q♠
- Board: Q♣ 8♦ 4♠ 2♠
- Effective stack: 55 bb
- Pot: 10 bb
Advanced node: capped range attack opportunity.
Best advanced line?
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Best play: Overbet 120% pot
Why
Turn (Q♣ 8♦ 4♠ 2♠). The BB checked again, so their range is capped at one-pair-and-worse Qx, floats, and draws — no slowplayed sets after this passive line. Hero holds A♠Q♠: top pair with the best kicker PLUS the nut-flush draw (A♠ over the 4♠/2♠), so the overbet is value AND a semi-bluff at once. In position with the nut and range advantage, the 120% overbet charges every worse Qx and live draw maximally and denies equity to the capped field.
Key idea
Top pair plus the nut-flush draw against a capped, in-position range overbets as both value and protection.
Common mistake
Betting small or checking 'for pot control' with TPTK plus the nut-flush draw, leaking value the capped range would pay.