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2026-08-27 Daily GTO Spot: BTN vs BB single-raised pot on 853 low, two hearts
This spot tests how you play A♥J♠ as the preflop raiser on a 853 low, two hearts 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 A♥J♠; the Solver holds A♣7♥. Here is how the hand plays when both seats follow the Solver's most-frequent line at every node.
- flop853pot 6bb
The Solver: check · You: bet 50% · The Solver: bet 100% · You: call
- turn853Qpot 36bb
The Solver: check · You: check
- river853Q5pot 36bb
The Solver: check · You: check
- Showdown for a 36bb pot.
The correct play, street by street
On 8♥5♥3♣, the Solver mixes with A♥J♠: bets 50% of pot 66%, checks 34%. Every listed action is correct at its stated frequency; that is what a mixed strategy means.
On 8♥5♥3♣, the Solver mixes with A♥J♠: calls 77%, folds 23%. Every listed action is correct at its stated frequency; that is what a mixed strategy means.
On 8♥5♥3♣Q♠, the Solver mixes with A♥J♠: checks 53%, bets 50% of pot 47%. Every listed action is correct at its stated frequency; that is what a mixed strategy means.
On 8♥5♥3♣Q♠5♦, the Solver checks 100% of the time with A♥J♠, and takes the same action with 58% 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.