76s on T♦ 9♣ 4♥ facing a bet — fold, call or raise?
The answer
Call
match $2
The math: $2 into $20 → need ≈8% · nominal gutshot ≈8% next card, with some eights discounted
Why
An eight can complete your straight, though Q-J or J-7 can make a higher one. Discount those dirty outcomes, then use the exceptional price: only a small collectible future bet is needed to continue. This call buys only the next card: use outs × 2 against this price. Use × 4 only when the call closes the action for both cards; otherwise realistic implied odds must cover any gap.
The spot
- Your seat
- BB
- Stakes and stacks
- $1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your hand
- 7♠ 6♠
- Board
- T♦ 9♣ 4♥
- Pot
- POT · $20
- Action on you
- CO bets $2
Every option
Foldgive up the hand
Why not: The tiny bet asks for only about 8%. Your nominal gutshot is close already, and a modest future payoff covers the dirty-out discount.
Callmatch $2Correct
Raisesemi-bluff
4x · $8 · all-in
Why not: The price is excellent without risking a large bluff into hands that can continue.
The idea behind it
Nominal outs are not automatically clean. Before counting a card, ask whether it can complete a higher straight or flush for the range betting into you.
Concept: Outs vs price
Terms in this spot
Play it instead of reading it
The trainer deals this hand with hints, grading and spaced repetition — and randomized variations of it once you have seen it.