KdKc9h: KK9 rainbow c-bet strategy
Button opens, big blind calls, 100 bb (big blinds).
Last updated
KdKc9h is KK9 rainbow: . Card codes give rank then suit: s is spades, h hearts, d diamonds and c clubs; T is ten.
After a check, the button : 78.8% of its range bets one third of the pot and 0.3% bets three quarters; the big blind .
What stands out on KdKc9h
Among paired rainbow, unconnected flops, the button bets 68.0% on average, 13.8 percentage points above the all-flop average. On KdKc9h (KK9 rainbow), its actual c-bet frequency is 79.1%. Texture describes the group, rather than a rule to bet every hand alike.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1.0% | |
| 21.0% | |
| 78.8% | |
| 0.3% | |
| 42.6% | |
| 39.0% | |
| 18.4% | |
| 55.8% | |
| 38.0% | |
| 6.2% | |
| 18.3% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 65.7% | |
| 0.7% |
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 0.667% of the starting pot.
Which parts of the button range bet?
On KdKc9h, sets and better bets 88.8% and represents 15.8% of the checked-to button range. Categories are grouped by made hands and draws; each hand enters one category.
| Hand category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sets and better | 15.8% | 88.8% | 88.5% | 0.3% |
| Two pair | 0.0% | Not in range | Not in range | Not in range |
| Overpair | 1.2% | 84.1% | 84.1% | 0.0% |
| Top pair, top kicker | 0.0% | Not in range | Not in range | Not in range |
| Top pair, good kicker | 0.0% | Not in range | Not in range | Not in range |
| Top pair, weak kicker | 0.0% | Not in range | Not in range | Not in range |
| Second pair | 15.1% | 71.0% | 70.9% | 0.1% |
| Weak pair | 8.5% | 77.8% | 77.7% | 0.1% |
| Combo draws | 0.0% | Not in range | Not in range | Not in range |
| Flush draws | 0.0% | Not in range | Not in range | Not in range |
| Straight draws | 9.7% | 84.3% | 84.1% | 0.2% |
| Overcards | 0.0% | Not in range | Not in range | Not in range |
| Air | 49.7% | 77.4% | 77.1% | 0.3% |
Where this flop ranks
The KdKc9h is at the among all 1,755 patterns (higher means more betting; ties share a midrank). The all-flop average is 54.2%. Among 22 K-high, paired rainbow, unconnected patterns, the average is 72.7%, placing this flop 6.4 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.
Practise flops like this · Solve settings and methodology