Hand of the Day, 27 Oct 2026

Tuesday, 27 October 2026. Hand of the Day number 16. 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♥K♥10♣Bet 2/3 pot
  3. Turn5♥K♥10♣4♣Bet 1/3 pot

Which hand does Rosa most likely have?

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Most likely: A ten, a five or a pocket pair

12of 42 combos are a ten, a five or a pocket pair
42combos left after Rosa’s betting
A pocket pair of queenswhat Rosa held

A ten, a five or a pocket pair is the biggest slice of the range: 12 combos. Rosa had Q♥ Q♣: a pocket pair of queens, just as the odds said.

Rosa held Q♥Q♣

The working
  1. Range. Rosa’s line leaves 42 combos, about 13.7 by weight of 1,326 42 of 1,326 combos
  2. A ten, a five or a pocket pair. 12 combos 12 of 42 combos
  3. Top pair, good kicker. 12 combos, about 1.1 by weight 12 of 42 combos
  4. Top pair, top kicker. 12 combos, about 0.5 by weight 12 of 42 combos
  5. Overpair. 6 combos, about 0.2 by weight 6 of 42 combos
  6. By weight. Hands taken only some of the time count at part weight, so the biggest slice is the one with the most weight.
  7. By kind. Value 13%, pairs 87%, draws and bluffs 0%. The kind of hand is the read that matters most; the biggest slice is the detail.
  8. Showdown. Rosa had Q♥ Q♣: A ten, a five or a pocket pair, 12 combos of the 42 Q♥Q♣

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