Solver answer
Should the big blind lead 6♠ 5♦ 4♣ into UTG?
6-max cash, 100 big blinds · UTG opens, big blind calls · Flop 6♠ 5♦ 4♣ · Big blind to act
Updated
The solver's answer
The big blind's whole range
Bet 91% Check 9%
⅓ pot · 1.8 bb
The big blind leads almost its whole range, always for a third of the pot, the one lead size this solution offers.
6♠5♦4♣
- Pot
- 5.5 bb
- Behind
- 97.5 bb
- First to act
- You
In a 6-max cash game at 100 big blinds, after UTG opens to 2.5 bb and the big blind calls, the big blind leads a 6♠ 5♦ 4♣ flop for 1.8 bb into 5.5 bb with 91% of its range and checks 9%, according to a solver answer published free by Poker Skill.
Why the big blind leads almost everything on 6♠ 5♦ 4♣
- A lead, or donk bet, is a bet by the preflop caller into the raiser, made before the raiser can c-bet.
- This board favors the big blind: its range has 52% equity to UTG's 48%. UTG holds the aces and kings, but few of the small pairs that make sets here; the big blind holds most of the sets, straights and two pair. Most of UTG's range has no pair on this board.
- Nearly every kind of hand leads, from 86% for ace-high, the group that checks most, to 97% for straights.
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The full strategy, hand by hand
| A | K | Q | J | T | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | AA Not in this range here | AKs Not in this range here | AQs B 89 % | AJs B 84 % | ATs B 88 % | A9s B 98 % | A8s B 96 % | A7s B 88 % | A6s B 99 % | A5s B 97 % | A4s B 97 % | A3s B 91 % | A2s B 97 % |
| K | AKo B 84 % | KK Not in this range here | KQs B 91 % | KJs B 93 % | KTs B 94 % | K9s B 99 % | K8s B 95 % | K7s B 98 % | K6s X 97 % | K5s X 99 % | K4s Not in this range here | K3s Not in this range here | K2s Not in this range here |
| Q | AQo B 88 % | KQo B 82 % | QQ B 95 % | QJs B 95 % | QTs B 91 % | Q9s B 96 % | Q8s Not in this range here | Q7s Not in this range here | Q6s Not in this range here | Q5s Not in this range here | Q4s Not in this range here | Q3s Not in this range here | Q2s Not in this range here |
| J | AJo B 74 % | KJo B 85 % | QJo B 89 % | JJ B 95 % | JTs B 80 % | J9s B 92 % | J8s B 100 % | J7s Not in this range here | J6s Not in this range here | 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 B 83 % | KTo Not in this range here | QTo Not in this range here | JTo Not in this range here | TT B 96 % | T9s B 90 % | T8s B 100 % | T7s B 100 % | T6s Not in this range here | T5s Not in this range here | T4s Not in this range here | T3s Not in this range here | T2s Not in this range here |
| 9 | A9o Not in this range here | K9o Not in this range here | Q9o Not in this range here | J9o Not in this range here | T9o Not in this range here | 99 B 97 % | 98s B 94 % | 97s B 97 % | 96s Not in this range here | 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 Not in this range here | K8o Not in this range here | Q8o Not in this range here | J8o Not in this range here | T8o Not in this range here | 98o Not in this range here | 88 B 95 % | 87s B 97 % | 86s B 96 % | 85s Not in this range here | 84s Not in this range here | 83s Not in this range here | 82s Not in this range here |
| 7 | A7o Not in this range here | 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 Not in this range here | 77 B 98 % | 76s B 96 % | 75s B 91 % | 74s Not in this range here | 73s Not in this range here | 72s Not in this range here |
| 6 | A6o Not in this range here | 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 B 93 % | 65s B 92 % | 64s B 90 % | 63s Not in this range here | 62s Not in this range here |
| 5 | A5o Not in this range here | 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 B 98 % | 54s B 97 % | 53s B 100 % | 52s Not in this range here |
| 4 | A4o Not in this range here | 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 B 98 % | 43s B 96 % | 42s Not in this range here |
| 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 B 95 % | 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 B 97 % |
- Check: 8.55% of the range (18.12 combos)
- Bet ⅓ pot (1.8 bb): 91.45% of the range (193.89 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.
| Hand class | Combos | Check | Bet ⅓ pot (1.8 bb) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQs | 3.914 | 10.8% | 89.2% |
| AJs | 4 | 15.7% | 84.3% |
| ATs | 4 | 12.4% | 87.6% |
| A9s | 3.998 | 1.7% | 98.3% |
| A8s | 3.947 | 4.5% | 95.5% |
| A7s | 2.69 | 11.6% | 88.4% |
| A6s | 1.268 | 0.8% | 99.2% |
| A5s | 2.747 | 2.9% | 97.1% |
| A4s | 1.692 | 2.6% | 97.4% |
| A3s | 1.014 | 9.4% | 90.6% |
| A2s | 1.712 | 2.9% | 97.1% |
| AKo | 2.879 | 16.0% | 84.0% |
| KQs | 3.999 | 8.6% | 91.4% |
| KJs | 4 | 7.3% | 92.7% |
| KTs | 3.999 | 5.8% | 94.2% |
| K9s | 3.346 | 0.8% | 99.2% |
| K8s | 2.768 | 4.9% | 95.1% |
| K7s | 2.339 | 2.2% | 97.8% |
| K6s | 0.025 | 96.6% | 3.4% |
| K5s | 0.001 | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| AQo | 11.995 | 12.0% | 88.0% |
| KQo | 9.223 | 18.0% | 82.0% |
| 4.58 | 5.2% | 94.8% | |
| QJs | 3.191 | 4.9% | 95.1% |
| QTs | 3.968 | 9.0% | 91.0% |
| Q9s | 2.082 | 3.7% | 96.3% |
| AJo | 11.512 | 26.2% | 73.8% |
| KJo | 6.301 | 14.9% | 85.1% |
| QJo | 1.266 | 11.5% | 88.5% |
| JJ | 6 | 5.3% | 94.7% |
| JTs | 4 | 20.0% | 80.0% |
| J9s | 3.996 | 8.5% | 91.5% |
| J8s | 0.224 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| ATo | 7.151 | 16.7% | 83.3% |
| TT | 5.96 | 3.9% | 96.1% |
| T9s | 3.976 | 9.9% | 90.1% |
| T8s | 3.999 | 0.4% | 99.6% |
| T7s | 0.54 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 99 | 6 | 3.5% | 96.5% |
| 98s | 3.989 | 6.3% | 93.7% |
| 97s | 3.993 | 2.7% | 97.3% |
| 88 | 5.881 | 4.9% | 95.1% |
| 87s | 3.19 | 3.3% | 96.7% |
| 86s | 2.908 | 4.2% | 95.8% |
| 77 | 5.671 | 2.1% | 97.9% |
| 76s | 2.638 | 4.0% | 96.0% |
| 75s | 2.803 | 8.6% | 91.4% |
| 66 | 2.791 | 6.8% | 93.2% |
| 65s | 1.985 | 8.4% | 91.6% |
| 64s | 1.881 | 10.0% | 90.0% |
| 55 | 2.734 | 2.2% | 97.8% |
| 54s | 1.98 | 3.3% | 96.7% |
| 53s | 2.122 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 44 | 2.991 | 1.9% | 98.1% |
| 43s | 2.148 | 4.2% | 95.8% |
| 33 | 5.999 | 4.9% | 95.1% |
| 22 | 6 | 3.1% | 96.9% |
Ranges, pot and stacks
- The hand so far: 6-max cash, 100 big blinds · UTG opens to 2.5 bb, big blind calls · Flop 6♠ 5♦ 4♣ · Pot 5.5 bb · Big blind to act, 97.5 bb behind
- Pot at this decision, including the bets in front: 5.5 bb
- The big blind: 97.5 bb behind
- UTG: 97.5 bb behind
| A | K | Q | J | T | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | AA Not in this range here | AKs Not in this range here | AQs 98 % | AJs 100 % | ATs 100 % | A9s 100 % | A8s 99 % | A7s 67 % | A6s 42 % | A5s 92 % | A4s 56 % | A3s 25 % | A2s 43 % |
| K | AKo 24 % | KK Not in this range here | KQs 100 % | KJs 100 % | KTs 100 % | K9s 84 % | K8s 69 % | K7s 59 % | K6s 1 % | K5s <1 % | K4s Not in this range here | K3s Not in this range here | K2s Not in this range here |
| Q | AQo 100 % | KQo 77 % | QQ 76 % | QJs 80 % | QTs 99 % | Q9s 52 % | Q8s Not in this range here | Q7s Not in this range here | Q6s Not in this range here | Q5s Not in this range here | Q4s Not in this range here | Q3s Not in this range here | Q2s Not in this range here |
| J | AJo 96 % | KJo 53 % | QJo 11 % | JJ 100 % | JTs 100 % | J9s 100 % | J8s 6 % | J7s Not in this range here | J6s Not in this range here | 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 60 % | KTo Not in this range here | QTo Not in this range here | JTo Not in this range here | TT 99 % | T9s 99 % | T8s 100 % | T7s 14 % | T6s Not in this range here | T5s Not in this range here | T4s Not in this range here | T3s Not in this range here | T2s Not in this range here |
| 9 | A9o Not in this range here | K9o Not in this range here | Q9o Not in this range here | J9o Not in this range here | T9o Not in this range here | 99 100 % | 98s 100 % | 97s 100 % | 96s Not in this range here | 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 Not in this range here | K8o Not in this range here | Q8o Not in this range here | J8o Not in this range here | T8o Not in this range here | 98o Not in this range here | 88 98 % | 87s 80 % | 86s 97 % | 85s Not in this range here | 84s Not in this range here | 83s Not in this range here | 82s Not in this range here |
| 7 | A7o Not in this range here | 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 Not in this range here | 77 95 % | 76s 88 % | 75s 93 % | 74s Not in this range here | 73s Not in this range here | 72s Not in this range here |
| 6 | A6o Not in this range here | 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 93 % | 65s 99 % | 64s 94 % | 63s Not in this range here | 62s Not in this range here |
| 5 | A5o Not in this range here | 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 91 % | 54s 99 % | 53s 71 % | 52s Not in this range here |
| 4 | A4o Not in this range here | 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 72 % | 42s Not in this range here |
| 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 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 | 22 100 % |
Each cell shows the share of the class's possible combos in the range.
| A | K | Q | J | T | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | AA 100 % | AKs 100 % | AQs 100 % | AJs 100 % | ATs 100 % | A9s 100 % | A8s 100 % | A7s 100 % | A6s 100 % | A5s 100 % | A4s 100 % | A3s 100 % | A2s 100 % |
| K | AKo 100 % | KK 100 % | KQs 100 % | KJs 100 % | KTs 100 % | K9s 100 % | K8s 100 % | K7s 99 % | K6s 87 % | K5s 100 % | K4s 3 % | K3s Not in this range here | K2s Not in this range here |
| Q | AQo 100 % | KQo 100 % | QQ 100 % | QJs 100 % | QTs 100 % | Q9s 71 % | Q8s Not in this range here | Q7s Not in this range here | Q6s Not in this range here | Q5s Not in this range here | Q4s Not in this range here | Q3s Not in this range here | Q2s Not in this range here |
| J | AJo 100 % | KJo 100 % | QJo 19 % | JJ 100 % | JTs 99 % | J9s Not in this range here | J8s Not in this range here | J7s Not in this range here | J6s Not in this range here | 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 100 % | KTo 62 % | QTo Not in this range here | JTo Not in this range here | TT 100 % | T9s 10 % | T8s Not in this range here | T7s Not in this range here | T6s Not in this range here | T5s Not in this range here | T4s Not in this range here | T3s Not in this range here | T2s Not in this range here |
| 9 | A9o 14 % | K9o Not in this range here | Q9o Not in this range here | J9o Not in this range here | T9o Not in this range here | 99 100 % | 98s Not in this range here | 97s Not in this range here | 96s Not in this range here | 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 Not in this range here | K8o Not in this range here | Q8o Not in this range here | J8o Not in this range here | T8o Not in this range here | 98o Not in this range here | 88 100 % | 87s 1 % | 86s Not in this range here | 85s Not in this range here | 84s Not in this range here | 83s Not in this range here | 82s Not in this range here |
| 7 | A7o Not in this range here | 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 Not in this range here | 77 66 % | 76s 8 % | 75s Not in this range here | 74s Not in this range here | 73s Not in this range here | 72s Not in this range here |
| 6 | A6o Not in this range here | 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 25 % | 65s 23 % | 64s Not in this range here | 63s Not in this range here | 62s Not in this range here |
| 5 | A5o 25 % | 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 20 % | 54s 18 % | 53s Not in this range here | 52s Not in this range here |
| 4 | A4o Not in this range here | 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 5 % | 43s Not in this range here | 42s Not in this range here |
| 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 Not in this range here | 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 Not in this range here |
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 15 bb and 2.5 bb opens. It allows one bet size at each decision. Here the big blind's lead is a third of the pot. 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
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R2.5-F-F-F-F-C·flop (to act) - Solver notation
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6s5d4c. F fold, X check, C call, R2.5 a bet or raise to 2.5 bb, RAI all-in.
Solution read Oct 1, 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.