Scare card
What it means
A turn or river card that improves one range much more than the other: an overcard only the preflop raiser has, a card that completes the caller's draws or one that pairs the board. It changes who can bet strongly and how many credible bluffs there are.
Example
BTN against BB on K♠7♦2♦: the A♥ on the turn favors the BTN (AA, KK and AK aren't in the BB's range, since the BB raises them preflop); the 6♦ favors the BB, which called the flop with many flush draws.
Also called: scare card · carta de miedo · carta que asusta
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