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2026-10-25 Daily GTO Spot: BTN vs BB single-raised pot on paired queens
This spot tests how you play A♥A♣ as the preflop raiser on a paired queens 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♥A♣; the Solver holds 8♥8♦. 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: call
- turnQQ77pot 12bb
The Solver: check · You: bet 50% · The Solver: call
- riverQQ77Kpot 24bb
The Solver: check · You: check
- Showdown for a 24bb pot.
The correct play, street by street
On Q♠Q♥7♦, the Solver bets 50% of pot 92% of the time with A♥A♣, and takes the same action with 84% of its entire range here.
On Q♠Q♥7♦7♠, the Solver mixes with A♥A♣: bets 50% of pot 57%, checks 43%. Every listed action is correct at its stated frequency; that is what a mixed strategy means.
On Q♠Q♥7♦7♠K♠, the Solver checks 96% of the time with A♥A♣, and takes the same action with 47% 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.