{"id":2542833,"date":"2025-05-27T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?p=2542833"},"modified":"2025-12-23T20:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:09:02","slug":"defending-in-position-on-ace-high-boards-after-calling-preflop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/defending-in-position-on-ace-high-boards-after-calling-preflop\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending In Position on Ace-High Boards after Calling Preflop"},"content":{"rendered":"<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/peakgto\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"PeakGTO: PokerCoaching&#039;s free poker solver for GTO study\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner.jpg\" alt=\"PeakGTO: PokerCoaching&#039;s free poker solver for GTO study\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner.jpg 815w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner-746x103.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner-768x106.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" width=\"815\" height=\"113\"   \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>We already covered multiple scenarios when defending versus c-bets from the blinds on <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/defending-bb-on-ace-high-boards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Defending BB on Ace-High Boards\">ace-high boards<\/a>, so today we will cover how to approach these situations when you defending in position against your opponent.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we will dive deeper into different board textures after you call a raise from your opponent when having position before the flop.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq uagb-faq__outer-wrap uagb-block-2d519876 uagb-faq-icon-row uagb-faq-layout-accordion uagb-faq-expand-first-false uagb-faq-inactive-other-true uagb-faq__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap uagb-faq-equal-height     \" data-faqtoggle=\"true\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-36a03f76 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>TLDR:<\/strong>\u00a0See AI summary of this article.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>When you have position on an opponent and defend versus a preflop raise, ace-high boards present ideal spots to apply pressure\u2014especially when villain checks.<br><br><strong>On Dry Ace-High Boards (e.g., A\u26609\u26654\u2663):<\/strong> Villains (CO) check ~97% of the time. You should bet ~42% of the time using small sizing \u2154 of the time and large sizing \u2153.<br><strong>Facing a C-Bet:<\/strong> Versus large bets, call with all pairs down to 3s. Against small bets, raise with strong Ax, sets, and a few backdoor draws as bluffs.<br><strong>On Connected Ace-High Boards (e.g., A\u2660T\u26669\u2666):<\/strong> Opponent c-bets ~11% of the time, mostly small. Solver defends ~79% of the time: call 57%, raise 22%\u2014mostly sets and weaker draws.<br><strong>When Opponent Checks:<\/strong> Take initiative ~40% of the time, betting mostly large (~\u2154 pot). Only sets bet frequently; rest of range uses mixed strategy.<br><br><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><br>* <strong>Exploit Check Frequency:<\/strong> On dry ace-high boards, opponents check often. Take control with well-balanced betting.<br>* <strong>Adjust to Bet Size:<\/strong> Call big bets wide; raise small bets selectively with value and bluffs.<br>* <strong>Bet Big on Checks:<\/strong> On connected boards, attack missed c-bets using larger sizing to pressure marginal holdings.<br><br>By leveraging position and understanding solver-approved responses, you can consistently pressure opponents on ace-high boards and turn defense into offense.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1  uagb-block-3b3f5cfa      \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTable Of Contents\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#playing-on-dry-ace-high-boards-in-position-as9h4c\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Playing on Dry Ace-High Boards in Position &#8211; As9h4c<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#key-takeaways\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Key takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#defending-on-connected-ace-high-boards-astd9d\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Defending on Connected Ace-High Boards &#8211; AsTd9d<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#key-takeaways\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Key takeaways<\/a><\/ul><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Playing on Dry Ace-High Boards in Position &#8211; As9h4c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look at a disconnected board texture where we are sitting at the button and call a preflop raise from the cutoff. To understand this better, let\u2019s look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/understanding-cash-game-gto-preflop-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Understanding Cash Game GTO Preflop Strategy\">cash game GTO preflop<\/a> range from the BTN versus the CO open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/100bb-Cash-BTN-vs-CO-Open-Preflop-Range-1024x559.jpg\" alt=\"Defending in Position - 100bb Cash BTN vs CO Open Preflop Range\" class=\"wp-image-2542839\" style=\"width:979px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/100bb-Cash-BTN-vs-CO-Open-Preflop-Range-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/100bb-Cash-BTN-vs-CO-Open-Preflop-Range-746x407.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/100bb-Cash-BTN-vs-CO-Open-Preflop-Range-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/100bb-Cash-BTN-vs-CO-Open-Preflop-Range.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, we have a lot of Ax hands in our calling range, so the CO will have to check a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key assumptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is in a 100 bb deep\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/cash-game-strategy-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Best Cash Game Strategy Tips to Transform Your Game\">cash game poker<\/a> hand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cutoff is opening the pot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We call his preflop raise from the BTN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CO checks to us<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the example of As9h4c. First and foremost, the solver suggests CO checking 97% of the time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the low continuation bet frequency, there\u2019s no need to overcomplicate these situations. Versus a large bet size, you can simply call with all your pairs down to pocket threes, along with a few hands that have backdoor draws. Against a smaller sizing, you can mix in some raises with your strongest hands and the occasional bluff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Dry-Boards-When-Checked-To-As9h4c-1024x549.jpg\" alt=\"Playing Dry Boards When Checked To - As9h4c\" class=\"wp-image-2542840\" style=\"width:979px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Dry-Boards-When-Checked-To-As9h4c-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Dry-Boards-When-Checked-To-As9h4c-746x400.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Dry-Boards-When-Checked-To-As9h4c-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Dry-Boards-When-Checked-To-As9h4c.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So when your opponent checks, as he should do almost all the time, you will have an opportunity to take control of the pot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this situation, <a href=\"https:\/\/peak.pokercoaching.com\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"PeakGTO Dashboard\">PeakGTO<\/a> suggests betting around 42% of the time, distributing the bets across the range. As far as bet sizing goes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We should bet big one-third of the time when we bet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We should bet small two-thirds of the time when we bet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you face a bet from CO, just call versus big sizing and have a raising range against small bets with your best hands and a few weaker draws.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bet around 42% of the time if CO checks, and mix your strategy between all of the hands in your range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use small bet sizing two-thirds of the time and big bet sizing one-third of the time versus a missed c-bet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defending on Connected Ace-High Boards &#8211; AsTd9d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you face the same situation but see a connected board, your opponent will be <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/c-betting-in-poker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"C-Betting in Poker \u2013 How to Build the Optimal Strategy\">c-betting<\/a> a bit more often, so we can start building a strategy for that.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key assumptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The hand is played 100 bb deep\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The cutoff is opening the pot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We call his preflop raise from the BTN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We face a c-bet on the flop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at an example of AsTd9d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Openers-Range-on-Connected-Boards-AsTd9d.jpg\" alt=\"Openers Range on Connected Boards - AsTd9d\" class=\"wp-image-2542842\" style=\"width:979px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Openers-Range-on-Connected-Boards-AsTd9d.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Openers-Range-on-Connected-Boards-AsTd9d-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Openers-Range-on-Connected-Boards-AsTd9d-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Openers-Range-on-Connected-Boards-AsTd9d-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this spot, the CO will be c-betting around 11% of the time and using small bet sizing in most situations, so we can start building our strategy for when we will be facing a bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Connected-Boards-Against-a-Small-Bet-AhTd9d-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"Playing Connected Boards Against a Small Bet - AhTd9d\" class=\"wp-image-2542843\" style=\"width:979px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Connected-Boards-Against-a-Small-Bet-AhTd9d-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Connected-Boards-Against-a-Small-Bet-AhTd9d-746x407.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Connected-Boards-Against-a-Small-Bet-AhTd9d-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Connected-Boards-Against-a-Small-Bet-AhTd9d.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see, the solver suggests folding just around 21% of the time and defending the rest. To be more exact, you should be calling 57% of the time and raising with 22% of your range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While both calling and raising are distributed throughout your entire <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/ranges-in-poker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ranges in Poker \u2013 Analyze Your Hands Like a Pro\">poker range<\/a>, you should be raising more frequently with your sets and some of the weaker draws. Other than that, you will still be calling with most of the hands and folding only the weakest and most disconnected holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being said, the CO will mostly check after seeing this flop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Connected-Boards-When-Checked-To-AhTd9d-1024x562.jpg\" alt=\"Playing Connected Boards When Checked To - AhTd9d\" class=\"wp-image-2542846\" style=\"width:979px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Connected-Boards-When-Checked-To-AhTd9d-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Connected-Boards-When-Checked-To-AhTd9d-746x410.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Connected-Boards-When-Checked-To-AhTd9d-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Playing-Connected-Boards-When-Checked-To-AhTd9d.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this situation, you should be attacking him around 40% of the time and using big bet sizing in almost all cases when you decide to take the initiative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Betting and checking back are distributed fairly evenly throughout the entire range, and only sets bets most of the time, while all other hands use a mixed strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have a strong raising range when facing a small bet\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bet around 40% of the time when your opponent checks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a big bet sizing of two-thirds of the pot when you bet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/peakgto\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"PeakGTO: PokerCoaching&#039;s free poker solver for GTO study\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner.jpg\" alt=\"PeakGTO: PokerCoaching&#039;s free poker solver for GTO study\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner.jpg 815w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner-746x103.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner-768x106.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" width=\"815\" height=\"113\"   \/><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We already covered multiple scenarios when defending versus c-bets from the blinds on ace-high boards, so today we will cover how to approach these situations when you defending in position against your opponent.\u00a0 In this 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