Flop Analysis
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Avoid turning unimproved broadways with showdown value into bloated turn bluffs when you have no redraws.
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Checking back is mandatory here. Playing the board pair with a king-kicker and zero redraws, firing an 80% pot bet turns showdown value into a bloated bluff that only gets called by better. **Ranges:** SB's flop-check-calling range includes weak Ax (like A4s, A3s), pocket pairs (44, 33), and turned heart flush draws that will not fold to one bet. **Sizing:** If range-stabbing here, a small sizing around one-third pot achieves the same fold equity against pure air without over-risking 4BB with zero backup equity. --- > **Takeaway:** When checking back the flop with unpaired broadways, do not turn them into expensive turn bluffs without draw equity.
Note: Stabbing the turn for 80% pot over-commits chips with King-Queen, as we fold out nothing that beats us and lack any draw equity to back up the barrel.
Once SB checks the river, barreling with our unpaired broadway is the correct bluffing concept since we unblock the folding range and have zero showdown value. Sizing up towards an overbet or shove exerts maximum pressure on SB's weak two pair.
Pure fold facing the check-raise. SB's raise represents completed flushes (such as Ah4h or Ah3h), straights, and full houses, leaving our King-kicker drawing dead.