Heads-up River | BB vs BTN | 100bb effective | Difficulty: Easy
Hero hand
A♣K♣
Board
K♥7♦4♠9♣2♥
Action so far: Hero check-calls flop and turn River 2♥ BTN bets 10bb (half pot)
Pot: 20bb To call: 10bb
Villain range:KQ,KJ,KT,QQ,JJ,bluffs (busted gutters and FDs)
Your move:
The math
GTO answer: Call
Top pair top kicker on a brick river. Getting 3 to 1 on a half-pot bet, you need to be good 25 percent of the time. Villain's value range is mostly other kings (which you beat) and a slim sliver of slowplayed sets. Plenty of bluffs from busted draws too. Easy call.
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