98s BU on JT3r: Turn Draw, Deep Stacks

Hero
9♥8♥
Position
BU vs BB
Pot
Limp-Raise Pot
Flop
J♣ T♥ 3♠

Facing the small turn stab with 9h8h and an OESD, we should just call and realize our equity rather than raising or folding.

Flop Analysis

Jc Th 3s rainbow is a semi-wet, connected board that slightly favors BB’s range, but 98s has an OESD plus backdoor hearts, so calling the small donk is mandatory—raising would mostly get action from stronger hands and folds out worse.

Turn Analysis

Turn 6d upgrades us to a strong OESD with 9h8h; we’re getting ~6:1 and need ~15% equity, which we easily have. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets us realize our draw; raising mostly isolates us against strong Jx/Tx and folds out the weaker hands we’re ahead of, while folding would be too tight given the price and equity.

Key Concepts

  • 4.3
  • Villain Slight Advantage
  • IP
  • Wet Board
  • Ah8h,Ah9h