Showdown Hold'em table

Pocket eights are in the published optimal preflop 4x range (33+), so I raise the maximum before the board.

Q4 offsuit is below the published 4x range (Q8o+), so I check and keep the option to raise later if the board improves.

Pair of fours with a queen kicker is too weak to commit a 2x raise on a king-high board with two diamonds; checking preserves a free river decision.

Two pair, kings and fours, beats about 64% of dealer holdings and ties about 8%; the board pair means the dealer always qualifies, so the 1x raise is clearly +EV versus folding.

83 offsuit is well below the published preflop 4x range (no pair, no ace, and neither card is high enough), so checking preserves the option to raise later only if the board improves.

I have a made pair of threes, which is strong enough to raise 2x on the flop under standard optimal strategy for this game.

79 offsuit is outside the published 4x range (no pair, no ace, and below the king/queen/jack thresholds), so checking preserves the option to raise 2x on a favorable flop or fold the river.

Pair of sevens plus an open-ended straight draw has enough showdown equity and improvement outs to commit the 2x flop raise rather than check.

JTo is in the published optimal preflop 4x range (J8s+ or JTo), so raising four times the ante is the correct play.

K9 offsuit is in the published optimal 4x range (K5o+), so I raise the maximum preflop.

46 suited is below the published preflop 4x range, so I check and keep the option to raise on the flop or river.

4h6h on Ts5d9c has no pair and only weak straight outs, so a 2x flop raise is not justified. Check and reassess on the river.

My best hand is only the board pair of tens with Q-9-6 kickers, and the dealer shares that pair, so I can at best tie and never win. Raising risks another 10 chips that loses about 93% of the time, which is worse than folding for 20.

A6o is in the published optimal 4x range (any ace), so I raise the maximum preflop.

A4o is in the published optimal 4x range (any ace), so I raise the maximum preflop rather than check.

2c3h is offsuit and far below the published optimal 4x range, so checking preserves the option to raise later only if the board improves.

2-3 on 5-7-4 is only seven-high with four outs to a straight. Raising 2x commits extra chips with too little equity, so check and decide on the river.

Board pair of sevens means the dealer always qualifies, and my 2-3 cannot improve the board. I only tie the 15 dealer holdings of two leftover 2s/3s and lose the other 975, so raising 1x is worse than folding.

T5 offsuit is outside the published optimal 4x range (no pair, no ace, and too weak for the king/queen/jack thresholds), so checking preserves the option to raise later with more information.

T5 offsuit has no pair and only a runner-runner diamond flush on 4-9-7, so a 2x flop raise is -EV. Check and reassess on the river.

Board trips with T-7 kickers win only 144 of 990 dealer holdings and tie 45; the 1x raise EV is about -21.4 versus -20 for folding.

64s is well below the published optimal 4x range (no pair, no ace, and neither king/queen/jack strength), so checking preserves the option to raise 2x only if the flop connects.

I have a made pair of sixes on the flop, which is strong enough to raise 2x rather than check to the river.

82s is well below the published 4x range (no pair, no ace, not K/Q/J suited strength), so checking preserves the option to raise 2x on a favorable flop.

Ace-high with 8-2 and only backdoor straight or flush possibilities is too weak to put 2x at risk; check and decide on the river after seeing whether the hand improves.

I have two pair, sixes and deuces, and the dealer always qualifies off the board pair. About 595 of 990 holdings lose to me and only 325 win, so a 1x raise is clearly +EV versus folding.

A6s is in the published optimal 4x range (any ace), so I raise the maximum preflop.

Q7 offsuit is below the published 4x range (Q8o+ or Q6s+), so checking preserves the option to raise later only if the board improves.

Board pair only with a queen kicker and no draw; too weak to raise 2x, so check and decide on the river.

I have two pair, sevens and fives with a queen kicker, and the dealer always qualifies with the board pair. I win about 770 of 990 holdings and tie 6, so a 1x raise is worth about +9 chips versus folding for -20.

J6 offsuit is below the published 4x range (JTo+ / J8s+), so I check and keep the option to raise later if the board improves.

I have a pair of jacks on the flop, which is strong enough to raise 2x rather than check and defer the decision.

T9o is below the published 4x range (JTo+ offsuit) and is not strong enough for a 3x raise, so I check and reassess on the flop.

No pair, flush draw, or straight draw on this flop, so checking preserves the option to raise or fold on the river.

Board pair of fours means the dealer always qualifies, and 9T only wins 64 of 990 holdings (9 ties). Raising is about -26.5 chips versus -20 for folding.

ATo is in the published optimal 4x range (any ace), so I raise the maximum preflop.

A2o is in the published optimal 4x range (any ace), so I raise the maximum preflop.

A2o is in the published optimal 4x range (any ace), so I raise the maximum preflop.

K2 offsuit is below the published 4x range (K5o+), so checking preserves the option to raise later with more information.

Kd2c on 3-4-5 is an eight-out straight draw (A or 6) plus a king overcard, enough equity to raise 2x rather than preserve a river fold.

9c4c is suited but below the published 4x range (no pair, no ace, and not a qualifying king/queen/jack hand), so checking preserves the option to raise later if the board improves.

9c4c completely missed this all-spade flop with no pair and no draw, so raising 2x has negative EV; check and reassess on the river.

With a pair of nines, raising at 1x is about -14 chips of EV versus -20 for folding, so the call is the better river decision.

9c3c is suited but well below the published preflop 4x range (Q6s+), and a 3x raise is not justified on a hand that lacks a preflop edge, so checking preserves the option to raise later.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a ten-high board is too thin to commit 2x; checking preserves the option to raise 1x only on rivers where the pair is likely best.

Board pair means the dealer always qualifies, and two pair sixes and threes still wins 522 of 990 holdings and ties 39. Raising 1x is about -2.5 chips versus -20 for folding.

Q5s is below the published 4x range (Q6s+), so checking preserves the option to raise later with more information.

Queen-high flush draw (four hearts) is a standard flop raise: about nine outs to a blind-paying flush, plus pair outs, so 2x is better than checking and risking a missed river fold.

5-6 offsuit is well below the published optimal 4x range (33+, any ace, K5o+/K2s+, Q8o+/Q6s+, JTo/J8s+), so checking preserves the option to raise later if the board improves.

Bottom pair of fives with no flush or straight draw is too weak to raise 2x; checking preserves the option to raise or fold on the river.

Pair of fives beats 512 of 990 dealer holdings and ties 22, so the 1x play is about +12.5 chips versus folding the ante and blind.

43o is well below the published optimal 4x range (33+, any ace, K2s+/K5o+, Q6s+/Q8o+, J8s+/JTo), so checking preserves the option to raise later with a made hand.

Pair of threes is a made hand; standard casino hold'em flop strategy raises 2x with any pair rather than checking to a thin river decision.

9-4 offsuit is well below the preflop raise range (no pair, no ace, and neither card is high enough). Checking keeps the option to raise 2x on a favorable flop or fold on the river.

4c9h on 6s7sTh is only a gutshot with no pair or flush draw. Checking preserves a river fold and avoids committing a 2x play bet with a weak draw.

Pair of nines loses often, but folding costs 20 while a 1x raise is only about -6.5 EV: 525 of 990 dealer hands lose to me and non-qualifying losses never occur.

Pocket deuces are below the published 4x range (33+), so I check preflop and keep the option to raise on the flop or river.

Pocket deuces on T-9-8 is only a weak pair with few clean outs, so I check and keep the river decision rather than commit a 2x raise.

Pocket deuces beat every non-qualifying dealer holding, about 27.5% of the 990 hands, so a 1x raise is slightly better than folding for a sure loss of ante and blind.

T5 offsuit is well below the published 4x range (no pair, no ace, and not a suited or connected broadway hand), so checking preserves the option to raise 2x on a favorable flop.

No pair or draw with T5 on Q93; raising 2x commits extra chips with weak equity, so check and reassess on the river.

Board pair means the dealer always qualifies, and Ts-5h only wins or ties against a small set of unpaired low holdings. Raising 1x is about -21.7 chips versus -20 for folding, so fold.

5-7 offsuit is well below the published 4x range (no pair, no ace, and not a playable king/queen/jack), so checking preserves the option to raise later if the board improves.

Open-ended straight draw (5-6-7-8) has eight clean outs to a strong straight, which is enough equity to commit the 2x flop raise rather than preserve a river fold.