We leveraged our range advantage with a small flop bet but correctly surrendered when the board didn't improve our air.
Flop Analysis
QTs is a standard mixed-frequency c-bet on this texture. We have a significant range advantage on Ace-high boards, allowing us to bet a high percentage of our range for a small sizing.
**Ranges:** We hold all the strongest Ax combos and big pairs that the BB lacks. This allows us to bet our air frequently to fold out the BB's weakest high cards and over-folded air.
**Sizing:** Using a 33% pot sizing is the standard heuristic for Ace-high boards. It forces the BB to continue with marginal hands like 8x or 7x while keeping our bluffs cheap.
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> **Takeaway:** On Ace-high boards as the preflop raiser, use small c-bets to leverage your range advantage against a wide BB defense.
River Analysis
Despite the excellent price, we must fold. Q-high is the absolute bottom of our range and lacks the showdown value to catch even the smallest of probes.
**Math:** We need roughly 18% equity to call this 3BB bet. While the BB can have missed heart draws, we lose to their entire value range and even their 'bluffs' like KJ or better Qx.
**Blockers:** Holding the Ts is slightly negative as it blocks some of the BB's potential missed straight draws like T9s or JTs, reducing the number of bluffs they can have.
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> **Takeaway:** Don't let a small price lure you into calling with the very bottom of your range when you lose to the opponent's entire range.