Flop Analysis
Auto-played to reach this drill spot — you didn't act here, so it isn't scored.
While we have a strong bluff-catcher, turning it into a shove on a King-high turn is an overplay that only gets called by hands that beat us.
Auto-played to reach this drill spot — you didn't act here, so it isn't scored.
Easy call. We have top pair with the best possible kicker and the Button's small sizing allows us to realize equity comfortably.
The King is a better card for the Button's range. Checking is correct as our hand has been demoted to a second pair bluff-catcher.
Shoving here is a significant mistake. We have a pure bluff-catcher that should be played as a call to keep Villain's bluffs in; raising only isolates us against better hands. **Ranges:** Villain's 75% pot bet represents a polarized range of strong Kings (AK, KQ), sets, and bluffs like AsQs or AQo. By shoving, we fold out all the bluffs we beat and get snapped off by their value range. **Math:** We have 57% equity against the betting range, which makes this a very profitable call. However, the EV of shoving is lower because we lose the chance to catch bluffs on the river. **Position:** Being out of position makes it tempting to 'end the hand' now, but we must resist that urge and allow Villain to continue over-bluffing with their air. --- > **Takeaway:** When your top pair gets demoted to second pair, stop raising; your hand is now a bluff-catcher that needs to keep the opponent's range wide.
Note: Turning a strong bluff-catcher into a shove is an overplay; you fold out all bluffs and only get called by better hands like AK or KJ.