Showdown Hold'em table

J-5 offsuit is too weak for a preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Top and bottom pair on a rainbow flop is strong against a random dealer hand, making the 2x raise preferable to waiting.

Nine-five offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise; checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves it.

Nine-high has no pair or immediate straight draw, so committing a 2x raise on this flop is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My nines give me two pair with the board’s jacks, which should beat most dealer holdings. Raising has better expected value than folding.

Pocket queens are well above the optimal preflop 4x raising threshold and are favored against a random dealer hand.

K8 offsuit is in the recommended preflop 4x range (K5 offsuit or better).

J8 offsuit falls below the preflop 4x raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

Top pair is strong enough to raise on the flop, rather than risk having to decide on a potentially unfavorable river.

8-6 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

With no pair and only a gutshot straight draw, this hand is too weak to justify a 2x flop raise. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

I have only king-high on a board where many dealer holdings make a pair or straight. A river raise is unlikely to recover the additional chips at risk.

Pocket threes meet the published preflop 4x threshold of 33 or better. Raising now captures value against random dealer holdings.

Any ace is a profitable preflop 4x raise under the reference strategy, including A-7 offsuit.

K6 offsuit is in the published optimal preflop 4x range (K5 offsuit or better).

QJo is in the recommended preflop 4x range (Q8o or better), making the maximum raise the strongest available play.

K-5 offsuit meets the published optimal preflop 4x threshold of K-5 offsuit or better.

Q2 offsuit falls below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

With Q-2 on a K-T-7 rainbow flop, I have no pair or immediate draw. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

Queen-high can beat enough unpaired dealer hands to make the river bet preferable to forfeiting the ante and blind.

Eight-deuce suited is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking keeps the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

With no pair and only a backdoor diamond draw, this hand is too weak to commit a 2x raise on the flop. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

I have only queen-high with an eight kicker. Very few dealer holdings lose to this hand, so risking another 10 chips is worse than folding.

T7 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

The gutshot gives some potential, but ten-high with no flush draw is too weak to commit a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

A pair of tens can beat many dealer holdings. Raising has better expected value than surrendering the ante and blind.

Q5 suited falls just below the recommended preflop 4x-raise range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

I have a pair of fives on the flop. Despite the ace and ten on the board, raising now is preferable to waiting for the river with a made hand.

Eight-seven offsuit is below the recommended preflop 4x raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Top pair on a rainbow flop is strong enough to raise now rather than risk losing value by checking.

J4 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

J-high has no pair or strong draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

My pair of threes with a jack kicker beats too few possible dealer hands to justify the river raise.

K6 suited is in the recommended preflop 4x range, so raising now has higher expected value than waiting.

Pocket fives are in the recommended preflop 4x-raise range (33+).

K3 offsuit falls below the recommended preflop 4x raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

King-high has no pair or immediate flush draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to make a smaller, better-informed raise on the river.

The paired board gives the dealer a qualifying hand, but my king kicker can still beat many dealer holdings. Raising costs only 10 more chips than folding and has sufficient upside when I win.

4♣2♣ is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a diamond-draw flop is too vulnerable to commit a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

My two pair, fives and fours, beats the dealer’s many unpaired hole-card combinations. Raising has better expected value than folding.

J5 suited falls below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

J-high has no pair, immediate straight draw, or possible flush draw on this flop. Checking avoids committing a 2x raise with a weak hand.

A pair of jacks has enough showdown value to justify the final 1x bet. Folding would forfeit both the ante and blind.

K-6 offsuit falls within the recommended preflop 4x raising range of K-5 offsuit or better.

T3 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or fold on the river.

Ten-high with a gutshot straight draw is too weak to commit a 2x raise on this flop. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

My 3 completes a six-high straight, which should beat most dealer holdings and earns a blind payout when it wins.

Q7 suited is in the recommended preflop 4x-raise range, offering better expected value than checking.

Any ace is a profitable preflop 4x raise under the reference strategy, including A6 offsuit.

5-2 offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Five-high with only a gutshot straight draw is too weak to justify a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

A pair of deuces is weak, but it beats the dealer's many unpaired holdings. The 1x raise has better expected value than folding.

Pocket sixes are in the recommended preflop 4x range (33+), making the maximum raise the best available play.

9-2 offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

Top pair is strong enough to raise on the flop, and the connected board makes giving the dealer two free cards less attractive.

T2 offsuit is too weak to raise preflop. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

Ten-deuce has no made hand or strong draw on this K-Q-7 flop. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

My pair of queens with a ten kicker can beat enough dealer holdings to make the river raise better than folding.