TT on T♠ 9♥ 8♥, checked to you — bet small, bet big or check?
The answer
Bet big
pot-size ($20), build and charge
Solvers also mix: Bet small
The math: T♠9♥8♥ · top set on a soaking-wet board → the solver bets ~94% of the time, big just edging small (49% to 44%): both charge the draws, big charges them most.
Why
You flopped top set on about the wettest flop there is: T♠9♥8♥ puts a flush draw and a mountain of straight draws in play, with a few straights already out there. Either way, you bet — the solver checks only 6% — because slow-playing hands out free cards that can beat you. It splits the size almost evenly: big 49%, small 44%. The pot-size bet charges every draw the maximum and builds toward stacking a second-best hand; the small bet keeps the whole range in and is nearly as good. Lean toward big to charge them hardest, but a small bet is a fine mix.
The spot
- Your seat
- BTN
- Stakes and stacks
- $1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your hand
- T♣ T♦
- Board
- T♠ 9♥ 8♥
- Pot
- POT · $20
- Action on you
- BB checks
Every option
Bet small≈⅓ pot ($7)
Why not: A small bet is the solver's other half here (~44%): it keeps the whole range in but lets the draws chase cheaper. The big size just edges it by charging them the maximum.
Bet bigpot-size ($20), build and chargeCorrect
Checkslow-play the set
Why not: Checking top set on a board this soaked in draws gives free cards a shot to outrun you and surrenders the pot your monster is meant to build.
The idea behind it
The wetter the board and the bigger your hand, the more you want in the pot right now. Big bets charge the draws the wrong price and set up stacking by the river — and on a board this wet, a small bet is close behind.
Concept: Charge the draws
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.