77 on K♠ 7♥ 2♣, checked to you — bet or check?
The answer
Bet
≈⅓ pot ($4) for value
The math: Middle set on a dry king-high board — a monster; worse kings, pairs and floats all pay off a bet.
Why
You flopped middle set on K♠ 7♥ 2♣, and only pocket kings has you beat — that's a monster, and monsters want money in. Worse kings, second pairs, small pairs and floating overcards will all call, so bet to build the pot now and set up more bets on the turn and river. Slow-playing a hand this strong on a bone-dry board just wins the minimum and hands out a free card. The solver bets 99% for a reason.
The spot
- Your seat
- BTN
- Stakes and stacks
- $1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your hand
- 7♠ 7♦
- Board
- K♠ 7♥ 2♣
- Pot
- POT · $12
- Action on you
- BB checks
Every option
Checkslow-play the set
Why not: Slow-playing a monster this strong wins the minimum and gives a free card to the worse kings and pairs that would gladly have paid a bet.
Bet≈⅓ pot ($4) for valueCorrect
⅓ pot · $4 · ⅔ pot · $8 · pot · $12
The idea behind it
A flopped set is a monster: bet it for value to build the pot while worse kings, pairs and floats still call. Slow-playing a hand this strong wins the minimum and risks giving a free card.
Concept: Value the set
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.