Flop Analysis
With the SPR effectively at zero, checking through is standard as the action is essentially closed. We have one overcard and a backdoor flush draw.
When a short stack shoves for 7.5BB, Ace-high is a mandatory call due to excellent pot odds and raw equity against a wide range.
With the SPR effectively at zero, checking through is standard as the action is essentially closed. We have one overcard and a backdoor flush draw.
The turn gives us a flush draw with the 7h. While the Queen is a better card for the BU's range (containing hands like KQ, QJ, or AQ), we still have significant equity to hit our Ace or a heart on the river.
The river pairs the Jack, and we miss our draws. Since the BU was effectively all-in preflop, there is no further strategy to implement; we simply reach showdown with Ace-high. **Board:** The Jc is a relatively neutral card, though it makes it less likely for BU to have a Jack. However, any pair in their range (like 22-66) or any Queen/Eight/Five that connected now beats us. **Ranges:** BU's range will often contain small pocket pairs or high-card hands that didn't connect. Unfortunately, even a hand like 22 wins here, as our Ace-high fails to improve. --- > **Takeaway:** Sometimes you make the correct mathematical call and simply don't realize your equity on the runout.