Solver answer

When does the button overbet the K♣ turn?

6-max cash, 100 big blinds · Button opens, big blind calls · Turn J♠ 5♦ 2♣ K♣ · Big blind checks · Button to act

Updated

The solver's answer

The button's whole range

Bet 55% Check 45%

  • ⅓ pot · 3 bb 1%
  • ½ pot · 4.55 bb 2%
  • ¾ pot · 6.8 bb 17%
  • 1¼ pot · 11.4 bb 27%
  • 1¾ pot · 15.9 bb 7%
  • 2½ pot · 22.75 bb 1%

The button's favorite turn bet is an overbet, and it comes from its strongest hands and its bluffs.

J♠5♦2♣K♣
Pot
9.1 bb
Behind
95.7 bb
Big blind
Checks

In a 6-max cash game at 100 big blinds, after the button c-bets 1.8 bb on a J♠ 5♦ 2♣ flop and the big blind calls, then checks the K♣ turn, the button bets 1¼ times the pot with 27% of its range and checks 45%, according to a solver answer published free by Poker Skill. Its other bets: 17% at three-quarters of the pot, 7% at 1¾ times the pot, 2% at half the pot, 1% at 2½ times the pot and 1% at a third of the pot.

Which hands overbet, and which don't

  • The overbets come from a polarized range: very strong hands and bluffs, with few medium hands. Sets bet 1¼ times the pot 52% of the time, and so do 31% of the hands with no pair.
  • Medium hands stay out of the overbets: second pair checks 74% of the time, and queens check 41% or bet three-quarters of the pot 46%.
  • Top set bets smaller than the other sets: kings bet three-quarters of the pot 55% of the time and 1¼ times the pot 32%. Holding two kings leaves the big blind fewer kings to call with.
  • Draws join the bluffs: combo draws bet 98% of the time.

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The full strategy, hand by hand

The button's strategy by hand class
AKQJT98765432
A AA B 100 % AKs B 100 % AQs B 64 % AJs B 52 % ATs X 75 % A9s X 100 % A8s X 99 % A7s B 54 % A6s X 51 % A5s X 77 % A4s B 92 % A3s B 55 % A2s X 99 %
K AKo B 99 % KK B 100 % KQs B 100 % KJs B 100 % KTs B 81 % K9s B 70 % K8s B 60 % K7s X 58 % K6s X 72 % K5s B 100 % K4s B 74 % K3s B 94 % K2s B 100 %
Q AQo B 64 % KQo B 100 % QQ B 59 % QJs X 76 % QTs B 76 % Q9s B 99 % Q8s B 80 % Q7s B 73 % Q6s B 92 % Q5s X 91 % Q4s B 84 % Q3s B 80 % Q2s X 93 %
J AJo X 70 % KJo B 100 % QJo X 65 % JJ B 100 % JTs X 69 % J9s X 63 % J8s X 70 % J7s X 73 % J6s X 84 % J5s B 100 % J4s X 95 % J3s X 93 % J2s Not in this range here
T ATo X 58 % KTo B 88 % QTo B 79 % JTo X 94 % TT X 100 % T9s B 87 % T8s X 71 % T7s X 62 % T6s B 57 % T5s X 96 % T4s Not in this range here T3s Not in this range here T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o X 96 % K9o B 74 % Q9o B 98 % J9o X 98 % T9o B 94 % 99 X 100 % 98s X 91 % 97s X 84 % 96s X 70 % 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 X 54 % K8o B 70 % Q8o Not in this range here J8o X 99 % T8o B 60 % 98o X 82 % 88 X 100 % 87s X 64 % 86s X 57 % 85s X 74 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o B 63 % K7o B 56 % 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 X 100 % 76s X 56 % 75s X 65 % 74s Not in this range here 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o B 65 % 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 X 100 % 65s X 78 % 64s X 70 % 63s Not in this range here 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o X 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 B 100 % 54s X 67 % 53s X 70 % 52s Not in this range here
4 A4o B 89 % 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 X 100 % 43s Not in this range here 42s Not in this range here
3 A3o B 54 % 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 X 99 % 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 100 %
  • Check: 44.56% of the range (60.64 combos)
  • Bet ⅓ pot (3 bb): 0.72% of the range (0.98 combos)
  • Bet ½ pot (4.55 bb): 2.46% of the range (3.35 combos)
  • Bet ¾ pot (6.8 bb): 17.40% of the range (23.68 combos)
  • Bet 1¼ pot (11.4 bb): 26.76% of the range (36.42 combos)
  • Bet 1¾ pot (15.9 bb): 6.86% of the range (9.34 combos)
  • Bet 2½ pot (22.75 bb): 1.24% of the range (1.69 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 CheckBet ⅓ pot (3 bb)Bet ½ pot (4.55 bb)Bet ¾ pot (6.8 bb)Bet 1¼ pot (11.4 bb)Bet 1¾ pot (15.9 bb)Bet 2½ pot (22.75 bb)
AA 2.298 0.1%0.3%1.5%17.5%61.5%17.6%1.6%
AKs 1.463 0.1%0.7%0.6%12.3%60.6%24.5%1.2%
AQs 1.299 36.1%0.1%1.0%8.8%44.7%8.8%0.5%
AJs 1.247 47.9%1.3%2.6%33.3%14.7%0.0%0.2%
ATs 0.343 75.2%0.2%1.6%11.4%10.7%0.1%0.8%
A9s 0.037 99.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%
A8s 0.056 99.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%
A7s 0.007 45.8%2.4%12.3%19.3%5.7%14.2%0.4%
A6s 0.18 51.2%1.8%2.9%8.0%4.7%30.2%1.2%
A5s 1.537 76.8%1.0%5.0%17.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A4s 2.144 8.5%0.2%0.1%5.8%71.4%13.0%1.0%
A3s 1.72 45.4%0.0%0.0%5.0%38.7%10.0%0.9%
A2s 1.18 99.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
AKo 4.059 1.2%0.7%1.1%13.0%60.1%22.7%1.2%
KK 1.212 0.0%2.3%10.0%54.7%32.2%0.0%0.7%
KQs 0.904 0.0%0.8%2.7%40.3%54.9%0.5%0.8%
KJs 0.857 0.0%0.4%0.8%22.0%48.5%19.1%9.3%
KTs 0.559 19.1%0.9%3.3%37.8%38.4%0.0%0.5%
K9s 0.019 29.7%0.8%4.6%43.3%20.6%0.4%0.7%
K8s 0.111 39.9%0.5%4.3%19.2%35.9%0.0%0.2%
K7s 0.39 58.1%0.7%2.8%21.5%16.7%0.0%0.2%
K6s 0.66 71.5%1.4%8.4%18.2%0.4%0.0%0.0%
K5s 0.771 0.0%0.6%1.6%21.0%54.8%18.4%3.6%
K4s 0.793 26.2%1.3%6.9%65.1%0.5%0.0%0.0%
K3s 0.981 5.6%0.8%2.9%78.7%12.0%0.0%0.0%
K2s 1.133 0.0%0.8%6.3%39.3%46.3%6.5%0.8%
AQo 4.97 36.5%0.0%2.7%23.2%32.0%5.0%0.6%
KQo 2.237 0.0%0.7%3.1%33.4%59.2%2.7%0.8%
QQ 1.867 40.6%2.5%10.4%46.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
QJs 1.143 76.2%1.4%2.4%19.8%0.0%0.0%0.1%
QTs 1.668 24.4%0.3%1.8%18.9%40.7%12.9%0.9%
Q9s 0.615 1.0%0.5%2.5%26.9%52.8%14.5%1.7%
Q8s 1.005 19.7%0.4%0.8%21.8%36.6%14.2%6.5%
Q7s 1.065 26.8%1.0%2.3%22.6%33.8%11.5%2.0%
Q6s 1.276 8.2%1.0%4.8%28.0%49.0%7.5%1.5%
Q5s 1.239 90.5%0.9%2.7%5.6%0.0%0.0%0.4%
Q4s 0.911 15.9%1.1%6.7%31.7%37.2%6.3%1.1%
Q3s 1.063 20.0%0.8%4.4%29.9%39.8%3.6%1.3%
Q2s 0.914 93.3%0.0%0.1%3.8%0.4%1.3%1.1%
AJo 2.682 69.9%1.0%4.8%21.6%2.7%0.0%0.0%
KJo 1.997 0.0%0.5%1.0%28.8%44.6%16.3%8.8%
QJo 2.214 64.7%0.9%12.5%21.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%
JJ 1.433 0.0%1.2%4.0%21.3%48.3%20.2%5.0%
JTs 1.248 69.2%2.2%4.2%23.8%0.3%0.0%0.2%
J9s 1.224 63.2%1.2%1.9%12.9%16.6%3.9%0.4%
J8s 1.15 69.7%1.8%2.8%2.9%16.3%6.2%0.4%
J7s 1.051 73.0%1.7%2.8%4.6%13.6%3.8%0.5%
J6s 0.837 84.0%2.1%4.7%8.5%0.0%0.2%0.5%
J5s 0.917 0.1%0.8%3.7%20.4%58.5%15.5%0.9%
J4s 0.944 95.2%2.6%1.4%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.5%
J3s 0.326 92.5%3.9%3.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%
ATo 4.403 58.0%0.2%0.7%8.9%25.3%6.0%0.8%
KTo 1.841 11.9%0.8%4.2%36.1%45.7%0.8%0.5%
QTo 2.596 20.7%0.4%2.3%15.2%40.8%18.5%2.0%
JTo 2.693 94.1%2.0%3.8%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
TT 0.787 99.5%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
T9s 1.17 13.5%0.4%0.5%4.4%66.0%14.2%1.0%
T8s 0.315 70.9%0.3%1.4%13.7%12.1%0.8%0.9%
T7s 1.168 62.4%0.7%1.6%14.0%15.3%4.5%1.5%
T6s 0.863 43.3%1.0%3.7%18.0%24.5%8.0%1.6%
T5s 0.211 95.5%0.1%3.7%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.3%
A9o 0.553 96.4%0.0%0.0%2.9%0.1%0.0%0.5%
K9o 2.167 26.5%0.7%3.0%36.4%29.8%3.1%0.5%
Q9o 3.404 2.0%0.5%1.2%21.6%55.8%16.0%2.9%
J9o 2.047 97.7%1.9%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
T9o 2.694 6.0%0.4%0.3%6.9%57.2%23.5%5.6%
99 1.091 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
98s 1.275 90.8%0.5%0.5%4.5%1.8%0.9%1.0%
97s 0.679 84.4%0.5%2.7%8.4%2.6%0.3%1.0%
96s 1.797 70.4%0.5%1.5%11.3%8.1%7.4%1.0%
A8o 0.911 53.9%0.1%3.5%28.3%7.6%3.9%2.6%
K8o 2.657 30.5%0.7%2.4%23.7%42.4%0.1%0.3%
J8o 0.233 99.4%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
T8o 4.324 39.7%1.2%4.3%36.3%16.7%1.0%0.8%
98o 2.046 81.6%0.9%3.3%12.0%0.9%0.3%1.0%
88 1.456 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
87s 0.825 63.6%0.3%0.5%4.6%20.6%8.9%1.5%
86s 0.709 57.1%0.3%0.5%8.0%23.0%10.1%1.1%
85s 0.966 74.0%0.0%0.8%16.2%8.4%0.2%0.3%
A7o 2.655 37.1%1.2%5.8%30.3%19.4%4.8%1.5%
K7o 1.071 43.9%1.2%5.2%26.9%22.6%0.0%0.1%
77 1.501 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
76s 0.668 56.1%0.3%1.7%14.9%18.8%7.0%1.2%
75s 0.803 64.8%0.0%0.2%12.0%22.3%0.3%0.4%
A6o 4.76 34.6%1.4%3.3%30.9%24.3%4.2%1.3%
66 2.006 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
65s 0.844 78.1%0.0%0.1%2.4%15.6%3.2%0.5%
64s 1.643 70.3%0.2%1.1%9.0%11.6%6.8%1.1%
A5o 2.63 99.6%0.1%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%
55 1.392 0.0%0.1%0.5%8.3%60.2%23.2%7.7%
54s 1.033 67.4%0.0%0.0%10.6%12.7%8.8%0.5%
53s 0.126 70.4%0.0%0.0%28.7%0.3%0.1%0.4%
A4o 3.127 11.0%0.1%0.1%2.0%63.2%22.0%1.6%
44 1.28 100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
A3o 0.308 46.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%33.8%18.3%1.4%
33 1.226 99.1%0.0%0.1%0.5%0.1%0.0%0.2%
22 1.188 0.0%0.0%0.4%7.2%65.3%25.8%1.4%
The solver's strategy for the button's whole range on J♠ 5♦ 2♣ K♣: check 45%, bet ⅓ pot (3 bb) 1%, bet ½ pot (4.55 bb) 2%, bet ¾ pot (6.8 bb) 17%, bet 1¼ pot (11.4 bb) 27%, bet 1¾ pot (15.9 bb) 7% and bet 2½ pot (22.75 bb) 1%.
The solver's strategy for the button's whole range on J♠ 5♦ 2♣ K♣: check 45%, bet ⅓ pot (3 bb) 1%, bet ½ pot (4.55 bb) 2%, bet ¾ pot (6.8 bb) 17%, bet 1¼ pot (11.4 bb) 27%, bet 1¾ pot (15.9 bb) 7% and bet 2½ pot (22.75 bb) 1%.

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♠ 5♦ 2♣: big blind checks, button bets 1.8 bb, big blind calls · Turn K♣: big blind checks · Pot 9.1 bb · Button to act, 95.7 bb behind
  • Pot at this decision, including the bets in front: 9.1 bb
  • The button: 95.7 bb behind
  • The big blind: 95.7 bb behind
The button's range: 136.1 combos
AKQJT98765432
A AA 38 % AKs 49 % AQs 33 % AJs 42 % ATs 9 % A9s 1 % A8s 1 % A7s <1 % A6s 5 % A5s 51 % A4s 54 % A3s 43 % A2s 39 %
K AKo 45 % KK 40 % KQs 30 % KJs 43 % KTs 19 % K9s 1 % K8s 4 % K7s 13 % K6s 22 % K5s 39 % K4s 26 % K3s 33 % K2s 38 %
Q AQo 41 % KQo 25 % QQ 31 % QJs 38 % QTs 42 % Q9s 15 % Q8s 25 % Q7s 27 % Q6s 32 % Q5s 41 % Q4s 23 % Q3s 27 % Q2s 31 %
J AJo 30 % KJo 28 % QJo 25 % JJ 48 % JTs 42 % J9s 41 % J8s 38 % J7s 35 % J6s 28 % J5s 46 % J4s 32 % J3s 11 % J2s Not in this range here
T ATo 37 % KTo 21 % QTo 22 % JTo 30 % TT 13 % T9s 29 % T8s 8 % T7s 29 % T6s 22 % T5s 7 % T4s Not in this range here T3s Not in this range here T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o 5 % K9o 24 % Q9o 28 % J9o 23 % T9o 23 % 99 18 % 98s 32 % 97s 17 % 96s 45 % 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 8 % K8o 30 % Q8o Not in this range here J8o 3 % T8o 36 % 98o 17 % 88 24 % 87s 21 % 86s 18 % 85s 32 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o 22 % K7o 12 % 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 25 % 76s 17 % 75s 27 % 74s Not in this range here 73s Not in this range here 72s Not in this range here
6 A6o 40 % 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 33 % 65s 28 % 64s 41 % 63s Not in this range here 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o 29 % 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 46 % 54s 34 % 53s 4 % 52s Not in this range here
4 A4o 26 % 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 21 % 43s Not in this range here 42s Not in this range here
3 A3o 3 % 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 20 % 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 40 %

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

The big blind's range: 182.4 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 64 % A9s 99 % A8s 82 % A7s 69 % A6s 45 % A5s Not in this range here A4s 38 % A3s 39 % A2s 83 %
K AKo Not in this range here KK Not in this range here KQs Not in this range here KJs 25 % KTs 46 % K9s 50 % K8s 57 % K7s 38 % K6s 21 % K5s 74 % K4s 8 % K3s 6 % K2s 95 %
Q AQo 7 % KQo 57 % QQ Not in this range here QJs 52 % QTs 33 % Q9s 48 % Q8s 51 % Q7s 1 % Q6s 32 % Q5s 81 % Q4s 15 % Q3s 11 % Q2s 94 %
J AJo 32 % KJo 53 % QJo 63 % JJ Not in this range here JTs 7 % J9s 5 % J8s 77 % J7s 55 % J6s 69 % J5s 14 % J4s 75 % J3s 82 % J2s 44 %
T ATo 73 % KTo 39 % QTo 38 % JTo 70 % TT Not in this range here T9s Not in this range here T8s <1 % T7s Not in this range here T6s Not in this range here T5s 64 % T4s Not in this range here T3s Not in this range here T2s Not in this range here
9 A9o 70 % K9o Not in this range here Q9o <1 % J9o 75 % T9o Not in this range here 99 29 % 98s 24 % 97s 30 % 96s Not in this range here 95s 31 % 94s Not in this range here 93s Not in this range here 92s Not in this range here
8 A8o 41 % 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 67 % 87s 18 % 86s 30 % 85s 79 % 84s Not in this range here 83s Not in this range here 82s Not in this range here
7 A7o 1 % 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 84 % 76s 17 % 75s 80 % 74s 14 % 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 Not in this range here 66 96 % 65s 66 % 64s 31 % 63s 41 % 62s Not in this range here
5 A5o 65 % 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 24 % 54s 42 % 53s 79 % 52s 7 %
4 A4o 22 % 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 97 % 43s 25 % 42s 74 %
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 99 % 32s 16 %
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 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 on the flop; this line follows its most-used one, 1.8 bb, which the big blind called, so other flop sizes lead to other turn ranges. At this decision the button can check or bet from a third of the pot up to 2½ times 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
F-F-F-R2.5-F-C · flop X-R1.8-C, turn X
Solver notation
Js5d2cKc . 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.

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