DECISION POINT: In a $2/$4 NL cash game, the cutoff opens with a raise. It folds to you in the big blind with . You reraise, and the cutoff calls. The flop comes . You bet half the pot and the cutoff calls, pushing the pot just over $160. The turn is the . You have $140 behind and the action is on you...
What do you do?
PRO ANSWER: This hand illustrates how the value of one-pair hands on the flop can change based on stack depth and stack-to-pot ratio (SPR). If stacks were deeper, we would often bet this turn and check all rivers.