Solver answer

K♦T♣ on J♥ 9♦ 6♠ facing a big c-bet: call or fold?

6-max cash, 100 big blinds · Button opens, big blind calls · Flop J♥ 9♦ 6♠ · Button bets 6.9 bb into 5.5 bb · Big blind to act

Updated

The solver's answer

Fold 54% Call 35% Raise 11%

  • ½ pot · to 16.55 bb 3%
  • pot · to 26.2 bb 8%
  • All-in · 97.5 bb 0%

Against the overbet K♦T♣ folds about half the time, because calling, raising and folding are worth about the same.

The solver plays K♦T♣ along this line to this decision 55.83% of the time; otherwise it acts differently earlier in the hand.

J♥9♦6♠
K♦T♣ You
Pot
5.5 bb
Behind
97.5 bb
Button
Bets 6.9 bb

In a 6-max cash game at 100 big blinds, after the button opens to 2.5 bb, the big blind calls and the button c-bets 6.9 bb into 5.5 bb on a J♥ 9♦ 6♠ flop, the big blind folds K♦T♣ 54% of the time, calls 35% and raises 11%, according to a solver answer published free by Poker Skill.

Why K♦T♣ folds half the time to the overbet

  • Its equity clears the price, 42.9% against the 35.8% a call needs, yet calling is worth only 0.03 bb. Out of position, a gutshot doesn't turn all of its equity into winnings: that is equity realization.
  • Folding, calling and the sized raises are all worth about the same; the solve mixes them. Moving all in is worth -4.06 bb.
  • Against a smaller c-bet the same hand never folds: facing a third of the pot it calls 74% and raises the rest.

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The full strategy, hand by hand

The big blind's strategy by hand class
AKQJT98765432
A AA Not in this range here AKs Not in this range here AQs Not in this range here AJs Not in this range here ATs F 100 % A9s C 98 % A8s F 100 % A7s F 100 % A6s C 86 % A5s Not in this range here A4s F 100 % A3s F 100 % A2s F 100 %
K AKo Not in this range here KK Not in this range here KQs Not in this range here KJs C 87 % KTs C 81 % K9s C 82 % K8s F 100 % K7s F 100 % K6s C 64 % K5s F 100 % K4s F 100 % K3s F 100 % K2s F 100 %
Q AQo F 100 % KQo C 82 % QQ Not in this range here QJs C 90 % QTs R 51 % Q9s C 80 % Q8s F 89 % Q7s F 100 % Q6s C 57 % Q5s F 100 % Q4s F 100 % Q3s F 100 % Q2s F 100 %
J AJo C 97 % KJo C 98 % QJo C 99 % JJ Not in this range here JTs C 86 % J9s R 62 % J8s C 97 % J7s C 94 % J6s C 98 % J5s C 68 % J4s C 100 % J3s C 99 % J2s C 100 %
T ATo F 100 % KTo F 56 % QTo C 89 % JTo C 98 % TT Not in this range here T9s Not in this range here T8s C 78 % T7s F 100 % T6s C 52 % T5s F 100 % T4s F 100 % T3s F 100 % T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o C 96 % K9o F 76 % Q9o F 63 % J9o R 52 % T9o F 56 % 99 R 50 % 98s C 67 % 97s C 63 % 96s C 90 % 95s C 62 % 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o F 100 % K8o F 100 % Q8o Not in this range here J8o Not in this range here T8o C 91 % 98o F 94 % 88 F 100 % 87s C 60 % 86s C 56 % 85s F 99 % 84s F 100 % 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o F 100 % K7o Not in this range here Q7o Not in this range here J7o Not in this range here T7o Not in this range here 97o Not in this range here 87o C 84 % 77 F 100 % 76s C 66 % 75s F 100 % 74s F 100 % 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o F 62 % K6o Not in this range here Q6o Not in this range here J6o Not in this range here T6o Not in this range here 96o Not in this range here 86o Not in this range here 76o F 99 % 66 R 84 % 65s C 55 % 64s C 66 % 63s C 66 % 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o F 100 % K5o Not in this range here Q5o Not in this range here J5o Not in this range here T5o Not in this range here 95o Not in this range here 85o Not in this range here 75o Not in this range here 65o Not in this range here 55 F 100 % 54s F 100 % 53s F 100 % 52s F 100 %
4 A4o F 100 % K4o Not in this range here Q4o Not in this range here J4o Not in this range here T4o Not in this range here 94o Not in this range here 84o Not in this range here 74o Not in this range here 64o Not in this range here 54o Not in this range here 44 F 100 % 43s F 100 % 42s F 100 %
3 A3o Not in this range here K3o Not in this range here Q3o Not in this range here J3o Not in this range here T3o Not in this range here 93o Not in this range here 83o Not in this range here 73o Not in this range here 63o Not in this range here 53o Not in this range here 43o Not in this range here 33 F 100 % 32s F 100 %
2 A2o Not in this range here K2o Not in this range here Q2o Not in this range here J2o Not in this range here T2o Not in this range here 92o Not in this range here 82o Not in this range here 72o Not in this range here 62o Not in this range here 52o Not in this range here 42o Not in this range here 32o Not in this range here 22 F 100 %
  • Fold: 61.58% of the range (214.07 combos)
  • Call (6.9 bb): 33.02% of the range (114.77 combos)
  • Raise ½ pot (to 16.55 bb): 2.42% of the range (8.4 combos)
  • Raise pot (to 26.2 bb): 2.99% of the range (10.39 combos)
  • All-in (97.5 bb): 0.00% of the range (0 combos)

Each cell is a hand class. Its letter is the action the class takes most (F fold, X check, C call, B bet, R raise) and its number is how often, in percent. In the labels, s means suited and o means offsuit.

Every hand class in the big blind's range: combos and how often it takes each action
Hand class Combos FoldCall (6.9 bb)Raise ½ pot (to 16.55 bb)Raise pot (to 26.2 bb)All-in (97.5 bb)
ATs 2.599 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A9s 2.993 0.0%98.1%1.4%0.5%0.0%
A8s 3.354 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A7s 3.83 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A6s 2.997 11.2%85.6%1.5%1.7%0.0%
A4s 2.101 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A3s 3.419 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A2s 3.595 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
KJs 1.554 0.0%86.8%9.2%4.0%0.0%
KTs 2.194 9.7%81.1%7.1%2.1%0.0%
K9s 2.115 15.0%81.8%2.4%0.7%0.0%
K8s 3.703 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
K7s 3.217 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
K6s 2.207 26.1%63.8%2.8%7.3%0.0%
K5s 3.341 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
K4s 3.381 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
K3s 3.677 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
K2s 3.997 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
AQo 0.792 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
KQo 7.609 0.0%82.1%6.9%11.0%0.0%
QJs 2.748 0.0%90.2%5.0%4.9%0.0%
QTs 2.868 0.0%49.3%25.9%24.8%0.0%
Q9s 2.756 12.5%79.9%6.2%1.4%0.0%
Q8s 3.75 89.0%0.0%0.1%10.9%0.0%
Q7s 3.889 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Q6s 2.637 27.6%57.0%7.3%8.1%0.0%
Q5s 3.619 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Q4s 3.754 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Q3s 3.355 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Q2s 3.954 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
AJo 5.437 0.0%96.7%3.3%0.0%0.0%
KJo 5.925 0.0%97.7%1.2%1.1%0.0%
QJo 6.43 0.0%98.6%0.6%0.8%0.0%
JTs 0.823 0.1%86.4%10.5%3.0%0.0%
J9s 0.491 0.0%38.1%29.8%32.2%0.0%
J8s 2.634 1.0%97.4%1.3%0.2%0.0%
J7s 1.813 5.4%94.1%0.5%0.1%0.0%
J6s 1.647 0.0%98.4%1.2%0.4%0.0%
J5s 2.293 31.0%67.9%0.7%0.4%0.0%
J4s 2.453 0.1%99.5%0.3%0.1%0.0%
J3s 2.573 0.3%99.4%0.3%0.1%0.0%
J2s 2.872 0.0%99.7%0.2%0.1%0.0%
ATo 8.938 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
KTo 6.698 55.8%31.3%1.5%11.4%0.0%
QTo 8.016 0.0%88.9%6.6%4.5%0.0%
JTo 6.788 0.2%98.0%0.7%1.2%0.0%
T8s 1.699 0.0%77.5%20.4%2.2%0.0%
T7s 2.787 99.5%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%
T6s 1.678 32.7%52.0%8.9%6.4%0.0%
T5s 2.597 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
T4s 1.222 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
T3s 1.318 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A9o 6.377 1.8%96.1%1.0%1.1%0.0%
K9o 5.718 75.6%20.9%1.0%2.5%0.0%
Q9o 6.438 63.1%29.2%1.2%6.4%0.0%
J9o 5.835 0.0%48.1%10.3%41.6%0.0%
T9o 7.786 56.4%40.7%1.3%1.6%0.0%
99 0.866 0.0%49.8%46.9%3.3%0.0%
98s 1.469 27.0%67.1%4.5%1.4%0.0%
97s 2.655 32.7%62.6%3.7%1.0%0.0%
96s 1.755 0.0%90.3%9.0%0.8%0.0%
95s 1.038 32.8%62.0%4.4%0.8%0.0%
A8o 9.912 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
K8o 3.72 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
T8o 4.498 0.0%90.6%6.2%3.2%0.0%
98o 2.967 94.3%2.2%0.8%2.7%0.0%
88 4.056 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
87s 2.072 0.0%60.3%30.4%9.3%0.0%
86s 2.847 32.5%56.5%5.6%5.4%0.0%
85s 3.466 98.6%1.1%0.0%0.3%0.0%
84s 0.184 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A7o 8.4 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
87o 3.23 0.0%84.3%3.4%12.3%0.0%
77 5.16 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
76s 1.188 32.8%65.5%0.9%0.7%0.0%
75s 3.988 99.6%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%
74s 4 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A6o 2.571 61.5%29.8%1.7%7.0%0.0%
76o 2.482 98.9%0.0%0.6%0.5%0.0%
66 2.988 0.0%16.2%37.6%46.2%0.0%
65s 2.356 32.9%54.6%8.0%4.5%0.0%
64s 2.994 32.0%66.1%1.0%0.9%0.0%
63s 2.994 32.2%65.5%1.4%1.0%0.0%
A5o 10.392 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
55 6 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
54s 2.599 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
53s 4 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
52s 4 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A4o 4.752 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
44 6 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
43s 4 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
42s 3.8 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
33 5.998 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
32s 0.944 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
22 5.997 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
The solver's strategy for K♦T♣ on J♥ 9♦ 6♠: fold 54%, call (6.9 bb) 35%, raise ½ pot (to 16.55 bb) 3%, raise pot (to 26.2 bb) 8% and all-in (97.5 bb) 0%.
The solver's strategy for K♦T♣ on J♥ 9♦ 6♠: fold 54%, call (6.9 bb) 35%, raise ½ pot (to 16.55 bb) 3%, raise pot (to 26.2 bb) 8% and all-in (97.5 bb) 0%.

What each action is worth with K♦T♣

Action How often Expected value
Fold 54.20% 0 bb
Call (6.9 bb) 34.40% 0.028 bb
Raise ½ pot (to 16.55 bb) 2.70% 0.002 bb
Raise pot (to 26.2 bb) 8.70% 0.006 bb
All-in (97.5 bb) 0.00% -4.061 bb

Ranges, pot and stacks

  • The hand so far: 6-max cash, 100 big blinds · Button opens to 2.5 bb, big blind calls · Flop J♥ 9♦ 6♠: big blind checks, button bets 6.9 bb into 5.5 bb · Big blind to act, 97.5 bb behind
  • Pot at this decision, including the bets in front: 12.4 bb
  • The big blind: 97.5 bb behind
  • The button: 90.6 bb behind, 6.9 bb in front
The big blind's range: 347.6 combos
AKQJT98765432
A AA Not in this range here AKs Not in this range here AQs Not in this range here AJs Not in this range here ATs 65 % A9s 100 % A8s 84 % A7s 96 % A6s 100 % A5s Not in this range here A4s 53 % A3s 86 % A2s 90 %
K AKo Not in this range here KK Not in this range here KQs Not in this range here KJs 52 % KTs 55 % K9s 71 % K8s 93 % K7s 80 % K6s 74 % K5s 84 % K4s 85 % K3s 92 % K2s 100 %
Q AQo 7 % KQo 63 % QQ Not in this range here QJs 92 % QTs 72 % Q9s 92 % Q8s 94 % Q7s 97 % Q6s 88 % Q5s 91 % Q4s 94 % Q3s 84 % Q2s 99 %
J AJo 60 % KJo 66 % QJo 71 % JJ Not in this range here JTs 27 % J9s 25 % J8s 88 % J7s 60 % J6s 82 % J5s 76 % J4s 82 % J3s 86 % J2s 96 %
T ATo 75 % KTo 56 % QTo 67 % JTo 75 % TT Not in this range here T9s Not in this range here T8s 43 % T7s 70 % T6s 56 % T5s 65 % T4s 31 % T3s 33 % T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o 71 % K9o 64 % Q9o 72 % J9o 83 % T9o 87 % 99 29 % 98s 49 % 97s 89 % 96s 88 % 95s 35 % 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o 83 % K8o 31 % Q8o Not in this range here J8o Not in this range here T8o 38 % 98o 33 % 88 68 % 87s 52 % 86s 95 % 85s 87 % 84s 5 % 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o 70 % K7o Not in this range here Q7o Not in this range here J7o Not in this range here T7o Not in this range here 97o Not in this range here 87o 27 % 77 86 % 76s 40 % 75s 100 % 74s 100 % 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o 29 % K6o Not in this range here Q6o Not in this range here J6o Not in this range here T6o Not in this range here 96o Not in this range here 86o Not in this range here 76o 28 % 66 100 % 65s 79 % 64s 100 % 63s 100 % 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o 87 % K5o Not in this range here Q5o Not in this range here J5o Not in this range here T5o Not in this range here 95o Not in this range here 85o Not in this range here 75o Not in this range here 65o Not in this range here 55 100 % 54s 65 % 53s 100 % 52s 100 %
4 A4o 40 % K4o Not in this range here Q4o Not in this range here J4o Not in this range here T4o Not in this range here 94o Not in this range here 84o Not in this range here 74o Not in this range here 64o Not in this range here 54o Not in this range here 44 100 % 43s 100 % 42s 95 %
3 A3o Not in this range here K3o Not in this range here Q3o Not in this range here J3o Not in this range here T3o Not in this range here 93o Not in this range here 83o Not in this range here 73o Not in this range here 63o Not in this range here 53o Not in this range here 43o Not in this range here 33 100 % 32s 24 %
2 A2o Not in this range here K2o Not in this range here Q2o Not in this range here J2o Not in this range here T2o Not in this range here 92o Not in this range here 82o Not in this range here 72o Not in this range here 62o Not in this range here 52o Not in this range here 42o Not in this range here 32o Not in this range here 22 100 %

Each cell shows the share of the class's possible combos in the range.

The button's range: 105.7 combos
AKQJT98765432
A AA 46 % AKs 1 % AQs 1 % AJs 44 % ATs 2 % A9s 10 % A8s 14 % A7s 27 % A6s 9 % A5s 23 % A4s 38 % A3s 37 % A2s 37 %
K AKo 1 % KK 70 % KQs 39 % KJs 32 % KTs 20 % K9s 1 % K8s 52 % K7s 35 % K6s 9 % K5s 16 % K4s 26 % K3s 26 % K2s 28 %
Q AQo 9 % KQo 37 % QQ 64 % QJs 25 % QTs 41 % Q9s 8 % Q8s 39 % Q7s 34 % Q6s 26 % Q5s 23 % Q4s 39 % Q3s 36 % Q2s 37 %
J AJo 51 % KJo 27 % QJo 12 % JJ 12 % JTs 36 % J9s 64 % J8s 7 % J7s 1 % J6s 11 % J5s Not in this range here J4s Not in this range here J3s Not in this range here J2s Not in this range here
T ATo 17 % KTo 46 % QTo 26 % JTo 11 % TT Not in this range here T9s 8 % T8s 45 % T7s 17 % T6s 17 % T5s 3 % T4s Not in this range here T3s Not in this range here T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o 6 % K9o <1 % Q9o 1 % J9o 63 % T9o 2 % 99 43 % 98s 17 % 97s 3 % 96s 32 % 95s Not in this range here 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o 27 % K8o 13 % Q8o Not in this range here J8o 1 % T8o 30 % 98o 3 % 88 Not in this range here 87s 32 % 86s 9 % 85s 31 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o 14 % K7o 1 % Q7o Not in this range here J7o Not in this range here T7o Not in this range here 97o Not in this range here 87o Not in this range here 77 Not in this range here 76s <1 % 75s 42 % 74s Not in this range here 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o 14 % K6o Not in this range here Q6o Not in this range here J6o Not in this range here T6o Not in this range here 96o Not in this range here 86o Not in this range here 76o Not in this range here 66 71 % 65s 1 % 64s 16 % 63s Not in this range here 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o 6 % K5o Not in this range here Q5o Not in this range here J5o Not in this range here T5o Not in this range here 95o Not in this range here 85o Not in this range here 75o Not in this range here 65o Not in this range here 55 Not in this range here 54s 17 % 53s <1 % 52s Not in this range here
4 A4o 23 % K4o Not in this range here Q4o Not in this range here J4o Not in this range here T4o Not in this range here 94o Not in this range here 84o Not in this range here 74o Not in this range here 64o Not in this range here 54o Not in this range here 44 Not in this range here 43s Not in this range here 42s Not in this range here
3 A3o 4 % K3o Not in this range here Q3o Not in this range here J3o Not in this range here T3o Not in this range here 93o Not in this range here 83o Not in this range here 73o Not in this range here 63o Not in this range here 53o Not in this range here 43o Not in this range here 33 <1 % 32s Not in this range here
2 A2o Not in this range here K2o Not in this range here Q2o Not in this range here J2o Not in this range here T2o Not in this range here 92o Not in this range here 82o Not in this range here 72o Not in this range here 62o Not in this range here 52o Not in this range here 42o Not in this range here 32o Not in this range here 22 2 %

Each cell shows the share of the class's possible combos in the range.

Where the numbers come from

The numbers come from a commercial solver's precomputed solution for a 6-max cash game at 100 big blinds, with a 5% rake capped at 0.6 bb, opens sized by the solver (2.5 bb here) and several bet sizes on each street. The button c-bets several sizes here; this spot follows its most-used one, the overbet of 6.9 bb into 5.5 bb. Facing it, the big blind can fold, call, move all in or raise to 16.55 bb or 26.2 bb. Two players see the flop. Pots with three or more players aren't covered, and neither are bet sizes outside this solution. Poker Skill read the numbers and wrote the explanation.

Line to this decision
F-F-F-R2.5-F-C · flop X-R6.9
Solver notation
Jh9d6s · KdTc . F fold, X check, C call, R2.5 a bet or raise to 2.5 bb, RAI all-in.

Solution read Oct 2, 2026. Each hand-class row is the solver's own total for that class. Ranges are shown by class: how many combos of each class are in the range, and what share that is of the combos the board leaves possible.

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