98s on 7♥ 6♠ 2♥ facing a bet — fold, call or raise?
The answer
Call
match $10
The math: pot odds 3 : 1 → need 25% equity · your draw ≈ 30% on the next card (15 outs)
Why
You’re risking $10 to win a $30 pot, so you need 25%. The flush plus open-ended straight draw has about 30% equity on the very next card, already above the direct price, so call. 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
- BTN
- Stakes and stacks
- $1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your hand
- 9♥ 8♥
- Board
- 7♥ 6♠ 2♥
- Pot
- POT · $20
- Action on you
- BB bets $10
Every option
Foldgive up the hand
Why not: You’d be folding a draw that hits ~30% on the very next card when the price only demands 25%. The math says stay.
Callmatch $10Correct
Raiseput in more
½ pot · $30 · pot · $50 · all-in
Why not: Raising is playable as a semi-bluff, but it risks more when calling already profits cleanly.
The idea behind it
A normal call buys one card at a time: compare outs × 2 with the price. Use × 4 only when calling guarantees both remaining cards.
Concept: Pot odds
Terms in this spot
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