Hand of the Day, 29 Oct 2026

Thursday, 29 October 2026. Hand of the Day number 18. Difficulty 4 of 7: the week gets harder from Monday to Sunday.

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KimRegularThursday

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

  1. PreflopRaise to 5 big blinds
  2. Flop2♠7♣9♥Bet 1/3 pot

Which hand does Kim most likely have?

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Most likely: Air

112of 185 combos are air
185combos left after Kim’s betting
A bluffwhat Kim held

Air is the biggest slice of the range by weight: about 57.3 of its 112 combos play this line. A small c-bet is a range bet: it comes with most of a raising range, and most of that range missed this board. Kim had A♣ 8♣: a bluff, just as the odds said.

Kim held A♣8♣

The working
  1. Range. Kim’s line leaves 185 combos, about 106.4 by weight of 1,326 185 of 1,326 combos
  2. Air. 112 combos, about 57.3 by weight 112 of 185 combos
  3. A seven or a pocket pair. 24 combos, about 21 by weight 24 of 185 combos
  4. Overpair. 30 combos, about 18.2 by weight 30 of 185 combos
  5. Set. 6 combos, about 2.5 by weight 6 of 185 combos
  6. Gutshot. 4 combos, about 2.4 by weight 4 of 185 combos
  7. Top pair, weak kicker. 3 combos, about 2 by weight 3 of 185 combos
  8. Top pair, top kicker. 3 combos, about 1.9 by weight 3 of 185 combos
  9. Top pair, good kicker. 3 combos, about 1.2 by weight 3 of 185 combos
  10. By weight. Hands taken only some of the time count at part weight, so the biggest slice is the one with the most weight.
  11. By kind. Value 22%, pairs 22%, draws and bluffs 56%. The kind of hand is the read that matters most; the biggest slice is the detail.
  12. Showdown. Kim had A♣ 8♣: Air, 112 combos of the 185 A♣8♣

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