Showdown Hold'em table

7-4 offsuit is well below the profitable preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and no pair. Checking avoids committing a 2x raise with a weak hand and preserves the river decision.

I have only king-high, and the dealer can beat it with a pair or many stronger high-card hands. Paying another 10 chips is not worth the chance of winning.

Pocket sevens are in the recommended preflop 4x range (33+), making the larger raise the best choice.

Unsuited 7-6 is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

Middle pair on a dry flop is strong enough to raise now rather than wait for the river, with some potential to improve.

T5 suited is below the recommended preflop 4x raising range. Checking lets me decide with more information on the flop.

Ten-high on an ace-high flop is unlikely to be ahead, and the hand has only a backdoor straight draw. Checking avoids committing a 2x raise before seeing the remaining cards.

I have only ace-high, and the dealer beats me with any pair or many higher kickers. The chance of winning is too small to justify the river bet.

K-9 offsuit is within the recommended preflop 4x raising range (K-5 offsuit or better).

Q9 suited is in the recommended preflop 4x raising range. Raising now captures its strong equity and flush potential.

Q7 offsuit falls below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

The seven gives me two pair on the flop, with a queen kicker. This is strong enough to raise now rather than wait for the river.

T3 suited is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

Middle pair on the flop is strong enough to raise now rather than wait for a river decision.

Q4 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Q-high with a gutshot but no diamond is too weak to commit a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to fold on an unfavorable river.

The board pair gives me a queen kicker, which should beat enough dealer holdings to make a 1x raise better than folding.

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

With no pair beyond the board’s sevens and only weak backdoor draws, this hand is too weak to commit a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My ten improves the board’s pair-of-sevens hand, and enough dealer holdings are unpaired low cards for a call to be better than folding.

Any ace is in the optimal preflop 4x range, including suited A-2. Raising now captures its equity against a random dealer hand.

Nine-four offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise; checking preserves the option to reassess on the flop.

Top pair on the flop is strong enough to raise now rather than risk a worse river decision, despite the weak kicker.

Any ace is a profitable preflop 4x raise under the reference strategy, including A-2 offsuit.

Nine-four suited is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

Nine-four has no pair or immediate straight or flush draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

I have only queen-high with a nine kicker. Too many dealer holdings beat me, so calling is worse than folding.

Pocket nines are well above the published preflop 4x raising threshold of 33+.

J-5 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

With jack-high, no pair, and no immediate flush or straight draw, a 2x raise is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

The board pair gives me queens with a jack kicker. That should beat enough dealer holdings to make the final raise better than folding.

Q2 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

The Qd gives me a strong flush draw on this three-diamond flop. Raising now lets me win more when the flush arrives.

K-T suited is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range, with strong high-card and flush potential.

Q8 suited is in the recommended preflop 4x raising range.

J-T offsuit is in the recommended preflop 4x range, so raising now has higher expected value than waiting.

7-3 offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

The gutshot straight draw is weak, with no pair or flush draw. Checking preserves the option to fold on an unfavorable river.

My hand plays the board, so I can tie when the dealer cannot improve. Those ties make the 1x raise better than forfeiting the ante and blind.

J6 suited falls below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

J-high has no pair or immediate straight or flush draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river rather than committing a 2x raise now.

Two pair, jacks and sevens, beats many dealer holdings. Raising is better than forfeiting the ante and blind.

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

Any ace is in the recommended preflop 4x range; A-4 offsuit has enough showdown strength to raise now.

Q3 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

Queen-high on a K-6-2 rainbow flop has no pair or strong draw. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river rather than committing a 2x raise now.

My 3 makes a six-high straight. Only a few dealer holdings can beat it, so raising is clearly better than folding.

9-3 offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise. Checking keeps the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

Nine-high on this rainbow flop has no pair or strong draw. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river rather than committing a 2x raise now.

With only nine-high on the river, this hand beats very few dealer holdings. Calling would risk another 10 chips for a small chance of winning.

Unsuited 6-3 is too weak to raise preflop. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

Bottom pair on an unpaired flop is strong enough to raise now rather than wait for a potentially unfavorable river.

K-2 offsuit falls below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Top pair on a dry, rainbow flop is strong enough to raise now rather than wait for the river.

T9 offsuit falls outside the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

Top pair on the flop is strong enough to raise now rather than risk a tougher river decision.

King-seven suited is in the recommended preflop 4x raising range.