KQo SB on K87r: Protect Your Checking Range

Hero
K♦Q♥
Position
SB vs BTN
Pot
3-Bet Pot
Flop
7♠ 8♠ K♥

While top pair is strong, shoving into a board that completes straights turns our hand into a bluff-catcher against a range that can easily call with better.

Flop Analysis

We have a slight range advantage and top pair with a strong kicker. Betting small allows us to extract value from draws and weaker pairs while keeping the pot manageable OOP.

Turn Analysis

Shoving here is a significant overplay. The 6c is a highly coordinated card that completes straights (95, 54) and improves many of BTN's flop-calling range to two pair.

Note: The turn shove is too thin; we are only called by better hands and fold out the bluffs we want to keep in.

Key Concepts

  • Committed
  • Hero Slight Advantage
  • OOP
  • Wet Board
  • LEAN TOWARD AGGRESSION