Hero with Q♣Q♦, BB to act first
River | BB vs BTN | 100bb effective | Difficulty: Expert
Hero hand
Q♣Q♦
Board
J♠7♣2♠4♥2♣
Action so far:
Pot 18bb on river 2♣, board J♥7♣2♠4♥2♣
Hero with Q♣Q♦, BB to act first
Pot: 18bb To call: 0bb
Villain range: AJs,AJo,JTs,KQo,QJs,QJo,KJs,KJo,A7s,77,55,33,98s,87s,T9s,76s
Your move:
The math
Correct: Raise to 11bb
QQ has Jx, the bottom of the Jx range, and worse pairs to value bet against. Donk-leading the river to two-thirds pot extracts from Jx that would otherwise check behind. Check-calling leaves value behind. Note: this would also be a thin spot to check-raise if villain bets, but leading is highest EV given villain's range will mostly check back medium hands.
Tags: river donk thin value