GTO Trainer · Daily Spot archive
2026-08-28 Daily GTO Spot: BTN vs BB single-raised pot on A88 paired
This spot tests how you play T♥9♣ as the preflop raiser on a A88 paired 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 T♥9♣; the Solver holds A♣T♦. Here is how the hand plays when both seats follow the Solver's most-frequent line at every node.
- flopA88pot 6bb
The Solver: check · You: bet 50% · The Solver: call
- turnA886pot 12bb
The Solver: check · You: check
- riverA8865pot 12bb
The Solver: bet 50% · You: fold
- You fold; the Solver takes the 18bb pot.
The correct play, street by street
On A♠8♥8♦, the Solver bets 50% of pot 89% of the time with T♥9♣, and takes the same action with 86% of its entire range here.
On A♠8♥8♦6♦, the Solver mixes with T♥9♣: checks 66%, bets 50% of pot 33%. Every listed action is correct at its stated frequency; that is what a mixed strategy means.
On A♠8♥8♦6♦5♣, the Solver folds 98% of the time with T♥9♣, and takes the same action with 59% 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.