One flop decision in the big blind, on a monotone board where every straight is already out. The bet is the smallest one legal — and that single fact changes which hands you are allowed to fold.
Hand info
MTT, single raised pot, no ante. Blinds 0.5 / 1.
FLOP · 37.5BB EFFECTIVE
FLOP · BB CHECKS · UTG BETS 1BB
6-max table. Hero is BB with 37.5 big blinds effective. FLOP: Qh, Jh, Th. FLOP · BB CHECKS · UTG BETS 1BB. Hero holds As and Td.
Hand history
Pre-flop
Flop
UTG opens to 2.5bb, it folds round, and you call from the big blind with A♠T♦. The flop is Q♥ J♥ T♥ — monotone, and every straight is already possible. You check and UTG bets the minimum: 1bb into 5.5bb. You hold bottom pair with the best kicker there is, plus a gutshot to the nut straight, and neither of your cards is a heart. It costs 1bb to see the turn.