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Game: No-Limit Hold'em | Format: Cash Game | Blinds/Antes: 1/2 | Effective Stacks: 100 bb | Scenario: Hero is on the Button with A♣ 5♣ on a board of 9♣ 5♠ 2♦. Button checks back the flop. Turn is 4♣. Why is the 'Turn Probe' bet from the Big Blind so profitable here?

1. Because the Big Blind has hit a straight
2. Because the Big Blind now has the nut advantage
3. Because the pot is still small, so the risk is low (under this line) (under this line)
4. Because Hero's check on a dry, high-card board severely caps their range

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