Flop Analysis
Checking our entire range is the optimal strategy here. The board texture connects heavily with the Button's flatting range, and being out of position at a 3.7 SPR makes pot control a priority. **Ranges:** The Button has a significant nut advantage, holding more combinations of sets (99, 88, 55), two pairs (98s), and the straight (76s). Our LJ range is concentrated in overpairs and high cards that must play cautiously on this low-to-mid runout. **Board:** This 9-high texture is semi-wet and dynamic. Many turn cards like a Ten, Jack, or Heart will shift equity significantly, so checking allows us to realize our backdoor potential without being forced off our hand by a raise. --- > **Takeaway:** On middling connected boards out of position, check your entire range to neutralize the caller's nut advantage.