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2026-08-03 Daily GTO Spot: BTN vs BB single-raised pot on paired queens
This spot tests how you play 8♠7♠ as the preflop raiser on a paired queens board: 4 graded decisions against the Solver's solved strategy for a 100bb single-raised pot.
The hand, on the Solver's line
You hold 8♠7♠; the Solver holds K♠2♠. Here is how the hand plays when both seats follow the Solver's most-frequent line at every node.
- flopQQ7pot 6bb
The Solver: check · You: bet 50% · The Solver: bet 100% · You: call
- turnQQ77pot 36bb
The Solver: check · You: check
- riverQQ77Kpot 36bb
The Solver: check · You: check
- Showdown for a 36bb pot.
The correct play, street by street
On Q♠Q♥7♦, the Solver bets 50% of pot 90% of the time with 8♠7♠, and takes the same action with 84% of its entire range here.
On Q♠Q♥7♦, the Solver calls 95% of the time with 8♠7♠, and takes the same action with 42% of its entire range here.
On Q♠Q♥7♦7♣, the Solver checks 83% of the time with 8♠7♠, and takes the same action with 45% of its entire range here.
On Q♠Q♥7♦7♣K♦, the Solver mixes with 8♠7♠: checks 56%, bets 50% of pot 43%. Every listed action is correct at its stated frequency; that is what a mixed strategy means.
Concepts in this spot
The frequencies above come from a solver playing a mixed strategy shaped by board texture and range advantage. For the preflop ranges behind this battle, see the preflop charts; for the raw math, the odds calculator and push/fold charts.