QcTd9h: QT9 rainbow c-bet strategy
Button opens, big blind calls, 100 bb (big blinds).
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QcTd9h is QT9 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 : 32.2% of its range bets one third of the pot and 17.4% bets three quarters; the big blind .
What stands out on QcTd9h
Sets and better plus two pair make up 10.9% of the button's checked-to range on QcTd9h (QT9 rainbow), 4.8 percentage points above 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 |
|---|---|
| 4.6% | |
| 50.5% | |
| 32.2% | |
| 17.4% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 49.7% | |
| 15.5% | |
| 50.5% | |
| 42.4% | |
| 7.1% | |
| 12.6% | |
| 40.0% | |
| 61.3% | |
| 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 0.682% of the starting pot.
Which parts of the button range bet?
On QcTd9h, sets and better bets 98.0% and represents 5.7% of the checked-to button range. Categories are grouped by made hands and draws; each hand enters one category.
| Hand category | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sets and better | 5.7% | 98.0% | 50.8% | 47.2% |
| Two pair | 5.2% | 70.4% | 48.9% | 21.5% |
| Overpair | 2.3% | 82.8% | 38.8% | 44.0% |
| Top pair, top kicker | 2.3% | 22.2% | 7.4% | 14.8% |
| Top pair, good kicker | 7.0% | 38.8% | 25.2% | 13.6% |
| Top pair, weak kicker | 3.1% | 78.9% | 75.6% | 3.3% |
| Second pair | 9.7% | 34.9% | 30.9% | 4.0% |
| Weak pair | 16.8% | 11.9% | 8.9% | 3.0% |
| 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 | 27.0% | 61.8% | 36.5% | 25.3% |
| Overcards | 0.0% | Not in range | Not in range | Not in range |
| Air | 20.9% | 50.7% | 34.4% | 16.3% |
Where this flop ranks
The QcTd9h is at the among all 1,755 patterns (higher means more betting; ties share a midrank). The all-flop average is 54.2%. Among 6 Q-high, unpaired rainbow, connected patterns, the average is 52.2%, placing this flop 2.6 percentage points below 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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