Showdown Hold'em table

3♣4♠ is well below the recommended preflop raise range. Check to keep the play bet back and reassess after the flop.

I have two pair on the flop, a strong made hand with redraws to a full house or better. Raising now is preferable to giving up value with a check.

Ten-six suited is below the recommended preflop raise range, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop before risking a larger play bet.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but raising now risks more on misses. Checking preserves the option to raise on the river if the draw completes or the final board otherwise improves my hand.

The board already gives both players at least two pair, so most dealer holdings will tie my hand. Raising is worthwhile unless the dealer improves to a stronger hand, which is not likely enough to outweigh the value of a win or tie.

J5 suited is below the preflop raise threshold; checking avoids committing a large play bet with a weak starting hand.

J-high on a paired flop is weak, with only backdoor improvement and no strong draw. Checking preserves the option to fold or raise selectively on the river rather than committing a flop bet while likely behind.

The board gives me two pair, and many dealer holdings simply tie the board. Raising is worthwhile because the dealer needs a higher kicker or a hand that improves on the board to beat me, and a win earns enough to justify the risk.

8♠4♠ is below the preflop raising range; checking preserves the option to make a stronger decision on the flop.

I have no pair and only weak runner-runner draws, so raising would risk chips without sufficient equity.

The board gives me only a pair of sevens with an eight kicker. The dealer beats that with any hole card above eight, so my chance to win is too low to justify the extra river bet.

J9 offsuit is below the reference preflop raise range. Checking preserves the option to raise selectively after seeing the flop.

A single pair of nines with a jack kicker is vulnerable to tens, stronger nines, and improving dealer hands. Checking preserves the option to make a smaller river raise after seeing the full board.

A pair of nines is likely ahead of the dealer’s unpaired hands, and raising risks only one additional ante while giving me a chance to recover the ante and blind if I win.

4♠6♠ is below the preflop raising range. Check to see the flop before deciding whether to invest further.

I have a made pair and should be ahead of many dealer holdings, so raising has value before the turn and river can improve the dealer or complete the heart draw.

Any ace is in the published preflop raise range, so raise 4x.

QTo meets the published preflop raise threshold, so I’m taking the larger raise.

T♦4♦ falls below the recommended preflop raising range, so I’ll see the flop without increasing my exposure.

Top pair with a ten is ahead of most unpaired holdings, and raising now gets value before later cards can weaken the hand.

K2 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing extra chips with a weak hand.

K-high with no made hand is too vulnerable to pairs and overcards to commit a 2x raise; checking preserves the option to fold or bet after seeing the full board.

The board guarantees the dealer qualifies, but my pair of threes with a king kicker still wins often enough to justify the small river raise rather than folding.

Ace-king suited is a premium hand and is well above the recommended preflop raise threshold, so I raise 4x.

K♥J♥ is a strong suited hand within the referenced preflop raise range, so I raise 4x.

Pocket queens are a premium preflop hand with strong equity against random dealer holdings, so raising the maximum is the highest-value play.

KQo is above the recommended preflop raising threshold; take the 4x raise.

8h3c is a weak, offsuit hand well below the profitable preflop raising range, so I’ll avoid increasing my exposure.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a dry flop, so raising would risk more without enough equity.

Even if the dealer often improves on the paired board, folding guarantees losing the ante and blind. A 1x raise is preferable because it can recover those losses when my pair wins and costs only the additional play bet when it loses.

8-4 offsuit is well below the profitable preflop raising range; checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

I have no made hand and only remote runner-runner improvement possibilities. Checking preserves the option to act on the river without adding a play bet now.

My 4 completes a 4–8 straight, which beats most dealer hands and earns the straight blind payout. The main threats are a dealer 9 making a higher straight or two diamonds making a flush, but raising has positive expected value.

Q8 offsuit meets the stated preflop raising threshold (Q8o+), so raising is the preferred play.

Q2 suited is below the stated preflop raise range; checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop before committing a raise.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and a high-card hand, so raising adds risk without enough current strength. Checking preserves the option to act on the river if the board improves.

My ace-high hand beats most unqualified dealer hands, and a tie is also better than folding. Although any dealer pair wins, the chance of a favorable or tied showdown makes the river raise preferable.

J♦9♦ meets the published preflop 4x threshold for suited J8 or better, so raising has the strongest expected value here.

J-2 offsuit is well below the profitable preflop raising range, so I’ll wait for the flop rather than risk a raise.

The board pair gives me only a shared pair of sevens with a modest kicker, and many dealer holdings already have a stronger hand or kicker. I’ll keep the option to evaluate the river rather than commit a 2x raise now.

My two pair with a jack kicker should beat many dealer holdings, while folding gives up the ante and blind. The one-ante raise is worthwhile despite the dealer’s chances to improve with a high kicker, flush, or straight.

Q♣2♥ offsuit is below the reference threshold for a preflop raise, so I’ll check and reassess on the flop.

My Q-high kicker is vulnerable on a paired board, and raising now commits more chips without seeing the turn and river. Checking preserves the option to fold on an unfavorable river or raise if the board improves my hand.

My two pair, queens and nines, beats the board’s two pair. Folding gives up the chance to win the play bet and ante; dealer hands that beat me are a minority, so raising has positive expected value.

An ace is within the reference preflop raising range, so raise 4x rather than give up the initiative.

J3 offsuit is well below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to continue selectively after seeing the flop.

The Jh gives me a four-heart flush draw, with a pair of threes as backup. Raising now lets me realize the draw while it still has two cards to come.

J5 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a large play bet with a weak hand.

A pair of fives is currently ahead of many unpaired dealer hands, and the open-ended straight draw gives useful improvement potential. I’ll take the flop raise rather than risk giving up value by waiting.

J-3 offsuit is well below the recommended preflop raising range, so I’ll avoid committing a play bet.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a king-high flop, so raising risks extra chips with a weak hand. I’ll check and reassess on the river.

My pair of fours wins against many dealer holdings, and the raise is favorable compared with folding, which forfeits the ante and blind. The blind pushes on a win with this hand.

Pocket threes meet the stated optimal preflop raising threshold of 33+, so I raise 4x.

8♠5♠ falls below the profitable preflop raising range; checking keeps the additional wager off a weak starting hand.

A low pair on a connected, two-diamond flop is vulnerable, so I’ll preserve the option to decide on the river rather than commit to a 2x raise now.

A pair of fives beats the dealer’s unpaired hands, which make up a substantial share of holdings; the raise is worthwhile even allowing for board-pair, flush, and straight hands that beat me.

A pocket pair of fives is above the recommended preflop raising threshold; raise 4x to maximize expected value.

Q-6 offsuit is below the preflop raising threshold, so checking avoids putting more chips at risk with a weak hand.

A made pair of sixes is ahead of many dealer holdings, so raising now has value before the turn and river can improve them.

Q3 offsuit is well below the threshold for a preflop raise; checking avoids risking a larger play bet with a weak hand.

Top pair gives me a strong chance to beat the dealer, so I’ll take the flop raise rather than wait for the river.