Flop Analysis
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Two pair becomes a pure fold when facing a raise on a four-straight, three-flush board; clicking it back incinerates chips.
Auto-played to reach this drill spot — you didn't act here, so it isn't scored.
Auto-played to reach this drill spot — you didn't act here, so it isn't scored.
Even after improving to two pair, checking is mandatory out of position on a board where both straights and flushes completed.
Leading into UTG after they checked back the turn is sound, though sizing smaller extracts value more effectively from marginal holdings. **Ranges:** UTG checking back the turn caps their range, removing most top flushes and nutted hands. A bet targets one-pair holdings like pocket pairs or tens that are looking to reach showdown cheaply. **Sizing:** A small 33% pot bet (2.5BB) is preferred over half-pot. Sizing down keeps their calling range wide and avoids isolating ourselves against only their checking traps. --- > **Takeaway:** When the preflop raiser checks back the turn, use a small sizing to target their capped checking range for thin value.
Re-raising here is a severe error. When UTG raises our river lead on this heavily coordinated board, our two pair is a pure fold, never a 3-bet. **Ranges:** UTG's river raise represents extreme strength—primarily straights with a Jack like KhJh or completed flushes like As9s. Clicking it back accomplishes nothing: better hands never fold, and worse hands will not call. **Math:** Facing a 13.1BB raise to win a 28.1BB pot, we need roughly 32% equity to call. Even calling is losing money (-2.1 EV), making a re-raise deeply negative EV. --- > **Takeaway:** Never re-raise with a bluff-catcher facing a river raise on a four-to-a-straight, three-flush board.
Note: Re-raising on the river turns a beaten two pair into an unnecessary spew against an uncapped, value-heavy raising range.