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2026-08-20 Daily GTO Spot: BTN vs BB single-raised pot on paired nines, low
This spot tests how you play A♠J♠ as the preflop raiser on a paired nines, low board: 3 graded decisions against the Solver's solved strategy for a 100bb single-raised pot.
The hand, on the Solver's line
You hold A♠J♠; the Solver holds 5♠5♥. Here is how the hand plays when both seats follow the Solver's most-frequent line at every node.
- flop994pot 6bb
The Solver: check · You: bet 50% · The Solver: call
- turn99410pot 12bb
The Solver: check · You: check
- river994104pot 12bb
The Solver: check · You: check
- Showdown for a 12bb pot.
The correct play, street by street
On 9♠9♥4♦, the Solver mixes with A♠J♠: bets 50% of pot 72%, checks 28%. Every listed action is correct at its stated frequency; that is what a mixed strategy means.
On 9♠9♥4♦T♣, the Solver mixes with A♠J♠: checks 60%, bets 50% of pot 40%. Every listed action is correct at its stated frequency; that is what a mixed strategy means.
On 9♠9♥4♦T♣4♠, the Solver checks 100% of the time with A♠J♠, and takes the same action with 78% of its entire range here.
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.