Preflop is mostly fine, flop c‑bet is good, but the turn overbet jam with a strong draw gives up EV; checking to realize equity performs better.
Flop Analysis
Small c‑bet with our overcard + backdoor flush draw is exactly what the solver wants most of the time; this hand is a natural semi‑bluff in a low‑SPR 4‑bet pot.
**Ranges:** Both players are fairly strong here, but villain has slightly more made pairs and sets, while we have more high cards and strong draws; AQ with the heart fits the semi‑bluffing part of our range well, pressuring folds from hands like A5s without hearts, pocket pairs below top pair, and some broadways.
**Board:** The two‑tone, semi‑wet texture plus low SPR means we can bet small with much of our range to deny equity and set up a clean turn decision without overcommitting; this board isn't crushing our 4‑bet range, so small bet keeps our strategy balanced.
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> **Takeaway:** In 4‑bet pots at low SPR, use small c‑bets with overcards plus backdoor equity to apply pressure without bloating the pot.
Turn Analysis
With a strong combo draw and SPR ~1.2, solver prefers checking slightly more often than shoving; jamming is a viable mix but slightly lower EV, especially with villain holding the range and nut advantage.
**Ranges:** By the turn, BB’s continuing range after calling a 4‑bet pre and flop bet is heavy on overpairs, top pair, and some made flushes and straights; our hand sits in the mid part of our range, not nutted but with plenty of equity and reasonable showdown if we hit.
**Board:** The third heart and added connectivity shift the advantage toward villain’s calling range, which now includes many made hands that won’t fold to a shove; this reduces the fold equity of our semi‑bluff and makes pure equity realization more attractive.
**Math:** SPR is shallow, but when folds come mostly from hands that have poor equity anyway, overbet‑jamming trades a modest fold‑equity gain for the risk of being snapped by strong made hands where our 40–45% equity is locked in; checking preserves that equity without punting when behind.
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> **Takeaway:** On scary, range‑favored turns with a strong draw and shallow SPR, lean toward checking and realizing equity rather than overbet‑jamming into a value‑heavy calling range.
Note: Shoving turn into a range with many strong made hands is a lower‑EV choice than checking to realize the draw’s equity, even though the shove is not catastrophic.