Hand of the Day, 20 Oct 2026

Tuesday, 20 October 2026. Hand of the Day number 9. Difficulty 2 of 7: the week gets harder from Monday to Sunday.

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RosaNitTuesday

Rosa never shows a card until the end: you have the betting and the board to go on.

  1. PreflopRaise to 5 big blinds
  2. Flop5♠A♠9♥Bet 2/3 pot
  3. Turn5♠A♠9♥6♣Bet pot

Which hand does Rosa most likely have?

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Most likely: Top pair, good kicker

24of 42 combos are top pair, good kicker
42combos left after Rosa’s betting
Top pair with a good kickerwhat Rosa held

Top pair, good kicker is the biggest slice of the range by weight: about 12 of its 24 combos play this line. Rosa had A♣ J♣: top pair with a good kicker, just as the odds said.

Rosa held A♣J♣

The working
  1. Range. Rosa’s line leaves 42 combos, about 21.7 by weight of 1,326 42 of 1,326 combos
  2. Top pair, good kicker. 24 combos, about 12 by weight 24 of 42 combos
  3. Top pair, top kicker. 12 combos, about 7.3 by weight 12 of 42 combos
  4. Set. 6 combos, about 2.4 by weight 6 of 42 combos
  5. By weight. Hands taken only some of the time count at part weight, so the biggest slice is the one with the most weight.
  6. By kind. Value 100%, pairs 0%, draws and bluffs 0%. The kind of hand is the read that matters most; the biggest slice is the detail.
  7. Showdown. Rosa had A♣ J♣: Top pair, good kicker, 24 combos of the 42 A♣J♣

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