18% beats the 17% price, so the draw is priced in. Just note your flush would be only nine-high.

98s on A♠ 6♠ 2♣ facing a bet — call or fold?

Q: 98s on A♠ 6♠ 2♣ facing a bet — call or fold?

Call. Nine outs make about 18% on the next card, just ahead of the 17% price. The ace of spades is already out, so this is a nine-high flush, not the nuts. 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 answer

Call

call $5

The math: $5 into $20 → need ≈17% · flush draw ≈18% on the next card (9 outs)

Why

Nine outs make about 18% on the next card, just ahead of the 17% price. The ace of spades is already out, so this is a nine-high flush, not the nuts. 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 hand keeps going after this decision — the trainer deals the remaining streets.

The spot

Villain · BTN

bets $5

POT · $20

A♠

6♠

2♣

9♠

8♠

$1 / $2 · 100bb

Your seat: CO
Stakes and stacks: $1 / $2 · 100bb
Your hand: 9♠ 8♠
Board: A♠ 6♠ 2♣
Pot: POT · $20
Action on you: BTN bets $5

Every option

Foldgive up the draw
Why not: 18% beats the 17% price, so the draw is priced in. Just note your flush would be only nine-high.
Callcall $5Correct

The idea behind it

A draw that is priced in stays a call while the bet stays small — but a non-nut flush carries reverse-implied risk: sometimes you make your hand and still lose. Chase cheaply; do not stack off.

Concept: Priced in

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The trainer deals this hand with hints, grading and spaced repetition — and randomized variations of it once you have seen it.