We turned a low-equity hand into a high-pressure bluff on a board that heavily favors our range's nut potential.
Checking is the preferred play here. While we have a slight range advantage, our specific hand is the bottom of our range and lacks the equity to bet for value or protection.
Note: C-betting with 52s on this texture is too ambitious; checking allows us to realize our backdoor equity and protect our checking range.
Checking is mandatory here. The 9h is a great card for our range, but 52s is too weak to lead; we should check and let our range advantage do the work.
Note: Leading the turn after a flop c-bet is a significant error with this hand; we have almost zero equity and are better off checking to give up or bluff-catch.
Once we reach the river with this line, shoving is a high-variance way to capitalize on our range advantage. The board is now double-paired, making it extremely difficult for BB to call without a full house.