8c5d2d: 852 two-tone c-bet strategy
Button opens, big blind calls, 100 bb (big blinds).
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8c5d2d is 852 two-tone: . Card codes give rank then suit: s is spades, h hearts, d diamonds and c clubs; T is ten.
After a check, the button : 18.9% of its range bets one third of the pot and 40.6% bets three quarters; the big blind .
What stands out on 8c5d2d
Sets and better plus two pair make up 1.6% of the button's checked-to range on 8c5d2d (852 two-tone), 4.5 percentage points below average. This compares strong made hands; it does not count future draws as made hands.
These are measured comparisons with the solved set, rather than a proof that one feature causes the strategy.
Whole-range actions
| Decision and action | Frequency or pot share |
|---|---|
| 9.6% | |
| 40.5% | |
| 18.9% | |
| 40.6% | |
| 29.3% | |
| 49.7% | |
| 21.0% | |
| 46.2% | |
| 41.0% | |
| 12.8% | |
| 15.4% | |
| 39.5% | |
| 61.8% | |
| 0.6% |
Raises are to three times the bet. The two EV shares come from different decisions and need not add to 100%; neither is showdown equity. Exploitability is 0.609% of the starting pot.
Which parts of the button range bet?
On 8c5d2d, top pair, top kicker bets 100.0% and represents 2.2% of the checked-to button range. Categories are grouped by made hands and draws; each hand enters one category.
| Hand category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sets and better | 1.6% | 100.0% | 16.6% | 83.4% |
| Two pair | 0.0% | Not in range | Not in range | Not in range |
| Overpair | 6.5% | 78.9% | 23.3% | 55.6% |
| Top pair, top kicker | 2.2% | 100.0% | 14.8% | 85.2% |
| Top pair, good kicker | 4.9% | 71.7% | 22.5% | 49.2% |
| Top pair, weak kicker | 2.2% | 42.2% | 20.4% | 21.8% |
| Second pair | 8.1% | 55.8% | 24.8% | 31.0% |
| Weak pair | 5.1% | 58.5% | 22.1% | 36.4% |
| Combo draws | 0.9% | 100.0% | 18.5% | 81.5% |
| Flush draws | 5.1% | 91.7% | 29.1% | 62.6% |
| Straight draws | 6.9% | 66.7% | 20.3% | 46.4% |
| Overcards | 40.6% | 46.7% | 14.2% | 32.5% |
| Air | 15.9% | 59.7% | 20.7% | 39.0% |
Where this flop ranks
The 8c5d2d is at the among all 1,755 patterns (higher means more betting; ties share a midrank). The all-flop average is 54.2%. Among 27 8-high, unpaired two-tone, unconnected patterns, the average is 58.2%, placing this flop 1.3 percentage points above its peer group.
Averages give each distinct suit pattern equal weight, rather than weighting it by the number of deals it represents.
Six similar flops
Closest ranks with the same pair and suit pattern come first, preferring the same or neighbouring top rank. Sparse groups, such as trips, then use the next closest patterns.
These frequencies describe this range, stack depth and bet menu. They do not prescribe an action for a particular starting hand. Rounded values may differ slightly from totals; an absent category has no betting frequency.
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