QJs on A♥ 6♥ 2♠ facing a bet — fold, call or raise?
The answer
Call
match $5
The math: $5 into a $20 pot ($25 total) → getting 5 : 1, need ≈ 17% · flush draw ≈ 18% next card
Why
A small bet gives a ~17% price, while nine hearts arrive about 18% of the time on the next card alone. The direct threshold is cleared, 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
- CO
- Stakes and stacks
- $1 / $2 · 100bb
- Your hand
- Q♥ J♥
- Board
- A♥ 6♥ 2♠
- Pot
- POT · $20
- Action on you
- BB bets $5
Every option
Foldgive up the hand
Why not: At 5:1 you need just 17%. Your flush alone beats that. Folding is far too tight.
Callmatch $5Correct
Raiseput in more
½ pot · $20 · pot · $35 · all-in
Why not: Raising folds out the bluffs that would keep paying you. The cheap price is the whole point.
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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