Hand of the day
Hand 2, 11 November 2026. One decision after the flop. Choose your play, then see the answer and the reason.
You get K♠J♣ in HJ. It folds to you. You open to 2.5 bb, CO, BTN and SB fold, BB calls. The flop comes A♦7♦J♥. BB bets 4.1 bb, you call. The turn is Q♥. BB bets 10.3 bb, you call. The river is A♥. BB checks. The pot is 34.3 bb. What do you do?
- Preflopyou open to 2.5 bb, BB calls
- FlopA♦7♦J♥BB bets 4.1 bb, you call
- TurnQ♥BB bets 10.3 bb, you call
- RiverA♥BB checks. Your move.
Show the answer without playing
The right play is check. Also fine: bet 11.3 bb.
With a medium-strength hand (two pair) check is correct: the hands that call a bet have 44% against you. A small bet is acceptable, but the check keeps the pot small.
- Theme
- Pot control
- Equity against BB
- 65%
- EV check
- +22.2 bb
- EV bet 11.3 bb
- +23.2 bb
The guide for this kind of decision: Pot control. Play ten more hands in the trainer.
About the answer
The hand is dealt by the same engine as the trainer, and the answer comes from its rules of thumb and an equity calculation against your opponent’s range. It is not solver output. A new hand appears every day at midnight UTC, and everyone gets the same one.