Solver answer

Queens vs a check-raise 200bb deep: call or raise?

6-max cash, 200 big blinds · Button opens, big blind calls · Flop 9♠ 7♠ 2♦ · Big blind raises to 10.95 bb into 5.5 bb · Button to act

Updated

The solver's answer

Call 82% Raise 18%

  • ½ pot · to 24.65 bb 18%
  • pot · to 38.35 bb 0%
  • All-in · 197.5 bb 0%

Q♥Q♣ never folds and mostly calls; moving all in would be a big mistake this deep.

The solver plays Q♥Q♣ along this line to this decision 31.1% of the time; otherwise it acts differently earlier in the hand.

9♠7♠2♦
Q♥Q♣ You
Pot
5.5 bb
Behind
193.4 bb
Your bet
4.1 bb
Big blind
Raises to 10.95 bb

In a 6-max cash game at 200 big blinds, after the button opens to 2.5 bb, the big blind calls, the button c-bets 4.1 bb on a 9♠ 7♠ 2♦ flop and the big blind check-raises to 10.95 bb, the button calls with Q♥Q♣ 82% of the time and re-raises to 24.65 bb 18%, according to a solver answer published free by Poker Skill.

Why queens call the check-raise 200bb deep

  • Calling is worth 7.50 bb to Q♥Q♣ and the small re-raise 7.47 bb; moving all in would be worth 3.82 bb, about half as much.
  • Q♥Q♣ has 62% equity against the big blind's check-raising range, so it never folds: calling 6.85 bb to win 20.55 bb needs 25.0%.
  • The button's other overpairs play it the same way, mostly calling and never folding: kings call 91% of the time and jacks 92%.

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The full strategy, hand by hand

The button's strategy by hand class
AKQJT98765432
A AA C 100 % AKs F 57 % AQs C 79 % AJs C 86 % ATs C 80 % A9s C 92 % A8s C 92 % A7s C 99 % A6s C 83 % A5s C 62 % A4s C 53 % A3s F 64 % A2s C 72 %
K AKo F 87 % KK C 91 % KQs C 61 % KJs C 50 % KTs F 47 % K9s C 95 % K8s F 78 % K7s C 91 % K6s F 59 % K5s C 69 % K4s C 69 % K3s C 70 % K2s C 62 %
Q AQo F 90 % KQo C 52 % QQ C 93 % QJs F 64 % QTs F 58 % Q9s C 96 % Q8s F 83 % Q7s C 93 % Q6s F 65 % Q5s C 65 % Q4s C 62 % Q3s C 66 % Q2s R 56 %
J AJo F 99 % KJo F 88 % QJo F 100 % JJ C 92 % JTs C 94 % J9s C 100 % J8s C 89 % J7s C 99 % J6s F 80 % J5s F 70 % J4s F 69 % J3s F 78 % J2s Not in this range here
T ATo F 53 % KTo F 82 % QTo F 98 % JTo C 96 % TT C 92 % T9s C 97 % T8s C 87 % T7s C 99 % T6s C 59 % T5s F 80 % T4s F 88 % T3s Not in this range here T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o C 90 % K9o C 96 % Q9o C 94 % J9o C 100 % T9o C 99 % 99 C 53 % 98s C 94 % 97s C 90 % 96s C 96 % 95s C 99 % 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o F 61 % K8o F 100 % Q8o F 100 % J8o C 89 % T8o C 93 % 98o C 90 % 88 C 100 % 87s C 92 % 86s C 96 % 85s C 93 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o C 94 % K7o C 92 % Q7o Not in this range here J7o Not in this range here T7o Not in this range here 97o C 99 % 87o C 60 % 77 C 62 % 76s C 90 % 75s C 91 % 74s R 86 % 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o F 97 % 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 R 62 % 66 Not in this range here 65s C 53 % 64s F 66 % 63s Not in this range here 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o F 96 % 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 C 99 % 54s F 81 % 53s F 83 % 52s Not in this range here
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 C 93 % 43s F 77 % 42s Not in this range here
3 A3o F 100 % 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 C 69 % 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 C 88 %
  • Fold: 39.09% of the range (41.64 combos)
  • Call (10.95 bb): 54.96% of the range (58.54 combos)
  • Raise ½ pot (to 24.65 bb): 5.72% of the range (6.09 combos)
  • Raise pot (to 38.35 bb): 0.23% of the range (0.25 combos)
  • All-in (197.5 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 button's range: combos and how often it takes each action
Hand class Combos FoldCall (10.95 bb)Raise ½ pot (to 24.65 bb)Raise pot (to 38.35 bb)All-in (197.5 bb)
AA 0.906 0.0%99.9%0.1%0.0%0.0%
AKs 0.326 57.1%42.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%
AQs 0.234 12.0%79.3%8.7%0.0%0.0%
AJs 0.265 0.1%86.1%13.2%0.6%0.0%
ATs 0.273 9.5%80.2%10.3%0.0%0.0%
A9s 1.03 0.0%91.7%8.1%0.1%0.0%
A8s 0.254 0.8%91.5%7.7%0.0%0.0%
A7s 0.903 0.0%99.1%0.6%0.2%0.0%
A6s 0.278 8.6%83.1%8.3%0.0%0.0%
A5s 0.51 35.1%61.9%2.8%0.3%0.0%
A4s 0.622 44.5%53.4%1.7%0.4%0.0%
A3s 0.939 64.1%34.6%1.1%0.2%0.0%
A2s 0.798 0.7%72.0%26.2%1.2%0.0%
AKo 0.492 86.8%13.1%0.1%0.0%0.0%
KK 1.512 0.0%91.4%8.6%0.0%0.0%
KQs 0.86 34.6%60.8%4.5%0.1%0.0%
KJs 0.875 45.2%50.4%4.4%0.1%0.0%
KTs 0.873 47.1%43.7%9.1%0.0%0.0%
K9s 1.027 0.0%95.3%4.6%0.2%0.0%
K8s 1.324 77.6%20.3%2.1%0.0%0.0%
K7s 0.559 0.0%91.1%8.6%0.3%0.0%
K6s 0.766 58.7%38.3%2.9%0.0%0.0%
K5s 0.354 23.7%68.6%7.5%0.2%0.0%
K4s 0.372 26.9%69.0%4.1%0.0%0.0%
K3s 0.368 25.8%70.1%4.0%0.0%0.0%
K2s 0.484 0.1%61.6%36.6%1.6%0.0%
AQo 0.372 89.6%9.9%0.5%0.0%0.0%
KQo 1.943 40.9%51.6%7.4%0.1%0.0%
QQ 2.122 0.0%92.7%7.3%0.0%0.0%
QJs 1.241 63.7%33.7%2.6%0.0%0.0%
QTs 1.251 57.7%41.1%1.2%0.1%0.0%
Q9s 0.894 0.0%96.3%3.6%0.1%0.0%
Q8s 1.744 82.8%16.0%1.1%0.0%0.0%
Q7s 0.205 0.0%93.3%6.5%0.3%0.0%
Q6s 0.932 65.0%32.2%2.8%0.0%0.0%
Q5s 0.421 26.8%65.3%7.8%0.1%0.0%
Q4s 0.427 30.7%62.3%7.1%0.0%0.0%
Q3s 0.395 26.3%66.4%7.3%0.0%0.0%
Q2s 0.312 0.1%43.8%53.2%2.9%0.0%
AJo 0.483 98.9%1.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%
KJo 2.995 88.4%10.5%0.9%0.1%0.0%
QJo 3.709 99.5%0.1%0.4%0.1%0.0%
JJ 2.047 0.0%91.7%8.1%0.2%0.0%
JTs 1.491 0.0%94.3%5.5%0.2%0.0%
J9s 0.687 0.0%99.5%0.4%0.1%0.0%
J8s 1.06 0.0%88.8%10.8%0.3%0.0%
J7s 0.059 0.0%99.3%0.5%0.2%0.0%
J6s 0.939 80.4%19.0%0.5%0.1%0.0%
J5s 0.623 69.5%26.1%4.2%0.2%0.0%
J4s 0.617 69.2%27.4%3.3%0.1%0.0%
J3s 0.741 78.0%19.7%2.2%0.0%0.0%
ATo 0.693 52.5%43.7%3.7%0.1%0.0%
KTo 3.592 82.1%14.1%3.6%0.1%0.0%
QTo 3.682 97.6%1.0%1.2%0.1%0.0%
JTo 2.927 0.0%95.5%4.3%0.1%0.0%
TT 2.411 0.0%92.4%7.5%0.1%0.0%
T9s 0.574 0.0%97.4%2.5%0.1%0.0%
T8s 1.42 0.0%86.9%12.6%0.5%0.0%
T7s 0.089 0.1%99.4%0.5%0.0%0.0%
T6s 0.666 31.7%58.5%9.3%0.5%0.0%
T5s 0.493 79.9%20.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
T4s 0.264 88.3%11.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A9o 2.943 0.0%90.3%9.5%0.2%0.0%
K9o 2.599 0.0%95.7%4.0%0.2%0.0%
Q9o 1.91 0.0%93.9%5.9%0.2%0.0%
J9o 0.977 0.0%99.6%0.4%0.0%0.0%
T9o 0.726 0.0%99.4%0.5%0.1%0.0%
99 1.244 0.0%53.1%44.3%2.6%0.0%
98s 0.794 0.0%93.7%6.0%0.3%0.0%
97s 1.07 0.0%90.3%9.2%0.5%0.0%
96s 0.325 0.0%95.7%4.0%0.3%0.0%
95s 0.122 0.0%99.0%0.7%0.3%0.0%
A8o 1.162 61.1%33.2%5.6%0.1%0.0%
K8o 3.962 99.7%0.0%0.2%0.1%0.0%
Q8o 1.546 99.7%0.0%0.2%0.1%0.0%
J8o 1.744 0.0%88.8%10.7%0.5%0.0%
T8o 3.093 0.0%92.8%7.0%0.2%0.0%
98o 1.558 0.0%89.8%9.8%0.4%0.0%
88 0.493 0.0%99.7%0.1%0.1%0.0%
87s 0.197 0.0%91.8%7.7%0.5%0.0%
86s 1.113 0.0%95.6%4.2%0.2%0.0%
85s 0.742 3.1%93.4%3.2%0.3%0.0%
A7o 2.637 0.0%94.2%5.5%0.3%0.0%
K7o 0.388 0.0%91.7%8.0%0.3%0.0%
97o 0.149 0.0%99.1%0.6%0.4%0.0%
87o 0.144 0.0%59.8%39.7%0.5%0.0%
77 1.086 0.0%61.6%36.0%2.4%0.0%
76s 0.105 0.1%90.1%9.2%0.6%0.0%
75s 0.029 0.0%91.3%7.9%0.7%0.0%
74s 0.023 0.0%14.1%85.5%0.4%0.0%
A6o 1.677 97.4%0.2%2.1%0.3%0.0%
76o 0.054 0.0%37.7%61.4%0.9%0.0%
65s 0.61 16.5%52.9%29.1%1.5%0.0%
64s 0.147 66.0%33.7%0.1%0.1%0.0%
A5o 2.691 96.4%2.7%0.8%0.1%0.0%
55 0.029 0.3%99.3%0.3%0.1%0.0%
54s 0.619 80.9%18.9%0.1%0.1%0.0%
53s 0.653 82.5%17.4%0.1%0.1%0.0%
A4o 2.535 99.6%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.0%
44 0.387 3.7%92.5%3.6%0.1%0.0%
43s 0.23 76.7%23.2%0.1%0.0%0.0%
A3o 0.667 99.5%0.1%0.3%0.1%0.0%
33 0.539 28.1%68.7%3.0%0.2%0.0%
22 1.073 0.0%87.5%12.3%0.2%0.0%
The solver's strategy for Q♥Q♣ on 9♠ 7♠ 2♦: fold 0%, call (10.95 bb) 82%, raise ½ pot (to 24.65 bb) 18%, raise pot (to 38.35 bb) 0% and all-in (197.5 bb) 0%.
The solver's strategy for Q♥Q♣ on 9♠ 7♠ 2♦: fold 0%, call (10.95 bb) 82%, raise ½ pot (to 24.65 bb) 18%, raise pot (to 38.35 bb) 0% and all-in (197.5 bb) 0%.

What each action is worth with Q♥Q♣

Action How often Expected value
Fold 0.00% 0 bb
Call (10.95 bb) 82.40% 7.496 bb
Raise ½ pot (to 24.65 bb) 17.60% 7.473 bb
Raise pot (to 38.35 bb) 0.00% 6.447 bb
All-in (197.5 bb) 0.00% 3.821 bb

Ranges, pot and stacks

  • The hand so far: 6-max cash, 200 big blinds · Button opens to 2.5 bb, big blind calls · Flop 9♠ 7♠ 2♦: big blind checks, button bets 4.1 bb, big blind raises to 10.95 bb into 5.5 bb · Button to act, 193.4 bb behind
  • Pot at this decision, including the bets in front: 20.55 bb
  • The button: 193.4 bb behind, 4.1 bb in front
  • The big blind: 186.55 bb behind, 10.95 bb in front
The button's range: 106.5 combos
AKQJT98765432
A AA 15 % AKs 8 % AQs 6 % AJs 7 % ATs 7 % A9s 34 % A8s 6 % A7s 30 % A6s 7 % A5s 13 % A4s 16 % A3s 24 % A2s 27 %
K AKo 4 % KK 25 % KQs 22 % KJs 22 % KTs 22 % K9s 34 % K8s 33 % K7s 19 % K6s 19 % K5s 9 % K4s 9 % K3s 9 % K2s 16 %
Q AQo 3 % KQo 16 % QQ 35 % QJs 31 % QTs 31 % Q9s 30 % Q8s 44 % Q7s 7 % Q6s 23 % Q5s 11 % Q4s 11 % Q3s 10 % Q2s 10 %
J AJo 4 % KJo 25 % QJo 31 % JJ 34 % JTs 37 % J9s 23 % J8s 27 % J7s 2 % J6s 24 % J5s 16 % J4s 15 % J3s 19 % J2s Not in this range here
T ATo 6 % KTo 30 % QTo 31 % JTo 24 % TT 40 % T9s 19 % T8s 36 % T7s 3 % T6s 17 % T5s 12 % T4s 7 % T3s Not in this range here T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o 33 % K9o 29 % Q9o 21 % J9o 11 % T9o 8 % 99 42 % 98s 27 % 97s 36 % 96s 11 % 95s 4 % 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o 10 % K8o 33 % Q8o 13 % J8o 14 % T8o 26 % 98o 17 % 88 8 % 87s 7 % 86s 28 % 85s 19 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o 29 % K7o 4 % Q7o Not in this range here J7o Not in this range here T7o Not in this range here 97o 3 % 87o 2 % 77 36 % 76s 4 % 75s 1 % 74s 1 % 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 1 % 66 Not in this range here 65s 15 % 64s 4 % 63s Not in this range here 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o 22 % 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 1 % 54s 16 % 53s 16 % 52s Not in this range here
4 A4o 21 % 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 7 % 43s 6 % 42s Not in this range here
3 A3o 6 % 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 9 % 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 36 %

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

The big blind's range: 22.6 combos
AKQJT98765432
A AA Not in this range here AKs Not in this range here AQs Not in this range here AJs <1 % ATs 2 % A9s 16 % A8s 1 % A7s 1 % A6s 1 % A5s Not in this range here A4s Not in this range here A3s 1 % A2s 13 %
K AKo Not in this range here KK Not in this range here KQs Not in this range here KJs <1 % KTs 4 % K9s 4 % K8s 5 % K7s 1 % K6s 5 % K5s 5 % K4s 5 % K3s 5 % K2s 4 %
Q AQo <1 % KQo 1 % QQ Not in this range here QJs <1 % QTs 2 % Q9s 2 % Q8s 7 % Q7s 1 % Q6s 7 % Q5s 6 % Q4s 6 % Q3s 5 % Q2s 4 %
J AJo <1 % KJo 2 % QJo 1 % JJ Not in this range here JTs Not in this range here J9s Not in this range here J8s 8 % J7s 2 % J6s 4 % J5s 3 % J4s 2 % J3s 2 % J2s 9 %
T ATo 1 % KTo 4 % QTo 1 % JTo 16 % TT 9 % T9s Not in this range here T8s 6 % T7s 2 % T6s 11 % T5s 3 % T4s 2 % T3s 2 % T2s 4 %
9 A9o 17 % K9o 5 % Q9o 3 % J9o 3 % T9o 2 % 99 19 % 98s 3 % 97s 16 % 96s 4 % 95s 2 % 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o 3 % K8o Not in this range here Q8o Not in this range here J8o 2 % T8o 11 % 98o 5 % 88 1 % 87s 1 % 86s 17 % 85s 8 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o 6 % 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 4 % 77 23 % 76s 2 % 75s 11 % 74s 2 % 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o <1 % 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 7 % 66 Not in this range here 65s 5 % 64s 2 % 63s 2 % 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o 1 % 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 <1 % 55 Not in this range here 54s 1 % 53s 1 % 52s 15 %
4 A4o <1 % 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 3 % 42s 9 %
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 41 %

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 200 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's c-bet of 4.1 bb into 5.5 bb is Q♥Q♣'s most-used size. The check-raise is the big blind's most-used raise; other sizes lead to different ranges. Stacks start at 200 big blinds. 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-R4.1-R10.95
Solver notation
9s7s2d · QhQc . 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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