River 2♣: BB jams 60bb into 42bb
Multi-way River | 4-way: BTN | 100bb effective | Difficulty: Expert
Players in hand: UTG, MP, Hero (BTN), BB
Hero hand
Board
Action so far:
PF: 4-way pot, Hero 3-bet AA from BTN
Flop A♠9♠9♦: Hero c-bets, BB and UTG call
Turn 4♥: Hero bets 25bb, BB calls
River 2♣: BB jams 60bb into 42bb
Pot: 42bb To call: 60bb
Villain range: BB defend range that flats two streets and jams blank river: 99 (quads), A9s, 44, 22, and rare AhKh giving up. Mostly trips and full houses
Your move:
The math
GTO answer: Call
Aces full of nines on A99-4-2, jammed on by BB after flatting flop and turn. AA full beats every full house in BB's range except 99 quads (one combo, blocked by the two nines on the board). BB does not get to 99 quads here; the only nine combo is exactly 9c9h and even that is rare in BB's flat range. BB does have A9 (rare), and brick line bluffs are scarce. Folding aces full for a polarized river jam is too tight when the only beat is one combo of quads. Call. (Note: this changes the previous puzzle's 'fold' answer.)
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