Showdown Hold'em table

J4s does not meet the preflop 4x raising threshold (J8s+), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With only Jack-high and no direct pair or four-card draw on a 9-5-7 board, checking is optimal to see the turn and river for free.

With only King-high (Jack kicker) on a board with straight possibilities and high cards, dealer almost always qualifies or beats us.

9-3 offsuit is well outside the standard preflop 4x raising range, so checking to see the flop for free is optimal.

Holding nine-high with no made pair or direct draw on a 2-7-4 board, checking to see the remaining cards for free is optimal.

With only a ten-high and no pair, we have virtually no chance of beating the dealer, so folding saves the 1x play bet.

K5s meets the standard optimal preflop 4x raise threshold (K2s+).

JTs falls well within the standard preflop 4x raising range (J8s+).

K4o is below the standard preflop raising threshold of K5o+, so checking is optimal.

With king-high and no made hand or strong draw on an ace-high board, checking to see the remaining cards for free is optimal.

The board pairs Aces and Treys, giving us two pair with a King kicker. With a win probability over 50% against random dealer holdings, calling the 1x play bet has a strongly positive expectation compared to folding.

5s 3h is far below the threshold for a preflop 4x raise, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With bottom pair and a weak kicker on an Ace-Queen high flop, checking to see the remaining cards for free is optimal.

We hold two pair (Aces and Fives with a Queen kicker). Since the dealer only holds one pair of Aces with random unpaired cards not hitting the board, our two pair wins against over half of all possible dealer holdings.

97 offsuit is well outside the standard preflop 4x raising range, so checking to see a free flop is optimal.

We hold middle pair of sevens with a weak nine kicker on an ace-high board, which is a standard check to see the runout for free.

We hold a pair of sevens with strong board kickers, which beats all non-qualifying dealer holdings and lower pairs like threes, making a 1x raise clearly plus-EV over folding.

J3s does not meet the standard 4x preflop raising threshold (J8s+), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

On a flop of K-4-3, holding J3 gives bottom pair with a weak kicker, which does not have enough equity to justify a 2x raise; checking to see the river for free is standard.

Holding bottom pair beats all non-qualifying dealer hands, easily exceeding the 25% threshold needed to raise 1x on the river.

King-Queen offsuit is well within the optimal 4x preflop raising range (K5o+, Q8o+).

J6o does not meet the standard preflop 4x raising threshold (J8s+ or JTo+), so checking is optimal.

Flopped middle pair of sixes with a Jack kicker, which is a standard 2x raise on the flop in Ultimate Texas Hold'em.

T9o does not meet the standard preflop 4x raise threshold (which requires JTo+, Q8o+, K5o+, or any pair/Ace), so checking is optimal.

With ten-high and only backdoor straight potential on a paired board, checking has much higher expected value than committing a 2x raise.

We have a full house (sevens full of nines), which is very strong and qualifies for a 3:1 blind bonus if we beat the dealer, making raise_1x a clear decision over folding.

J6s is below the optimal preflop 4x raising threshold of J8s+, so checking to see the flop is standard.

With only Jack-high and no strong draw on a paired queen board, checking is standard to see the turn and river for free.

With three Queens on board and a Jack kicker, we beat 420 dealer combinations and tie 93 out of 990, yielding an EV of about -6 chips compared to -20 chips for folding.

54 offsuit is well below the preflop raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With middle pair of fives and a weak four kicker, checking is optimal to see the turn and river for free before committing more chips.

Two pair (5s and 4s) is well above the threshold required to profitably make the 1x play bet on the river.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand, making a maximum 4x preflop raise clearly optimal.

Ace-Jack offsuit falls well within the standard optimal 4x preflop raising range (any Ace), maximizing EV.

Q5o falls below the standard preflop 4x raise threshold (Q8o+ / Q6s+), making check the optimal EV action.

With only queen-high and a backdoor flush draw on a Kc-2h-9c board, checking is standard as we lack the equity required to commit a 2x raise.

With only King-high and no pair on a scattered board, folding is optimal as the dealer qualifies the vast majority of the time.

In Ultimate Texas Hold'em optimal strategy, any hand containing an Ace is a standard 4x raise preflop.

82o is well below the standard 4x/3x raising threshold in Ultimate Texas Hold'em, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

We flopped top pair of eights. While our kicker is weak, top pair holds sufficient equity against the dealer's random range to warrant a 2x raise on the flop.

Holding 8d 3s offsuit falls well below the standard preflop raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With only eight-high and an inside straight draw, checking is significantly higher expected value than putting in a 2x raise.

The board pairs twos so the dealer always qualifies, and with an 8-high kicker behind the queen, we lose to almost any unpaired holding containing a nine or higher as well as any board-pairing card.

75 offsuit does not meet the preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

Holding 7-high with no made pair or significant draw on a J-8-2 board, checking is standard to see the river for free.

On the river with a pair of sevens (higher than dealer low pairs and all non-qualifying hands), raising 1x easily yields higher expected value than folding.

Pocket deuces fall just below the published optimal 4x threshold of 33+, so checking is the higher EV action preflop.

Pocket deuces are an underpair on an Ace-high board, so checking is optimal to see the remaining community cards for free.

The board is AA TT 5 and my pair of deuces does not play, giving me only the board's two pair with a 5 kicker. The dealer ties only with hole cards 5 or lower (around 7.6% of combos) and beats me otherwise, making folding (-20 EV) much better than raising (-27.7 EV).

J6s is below the standard preflop 4x raising threshold of J8s+, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With only Jack-high and no direct pair or strong draw on a paired 2-2-5 board, checking is standard to see the turn and river for free.

We hold top two pair (Jacks and Twos) on the river, which easily has sufficient showdown equity against random dealer holdings to warrant a 1x raise over folding.

K3o does not meet the preflop 4x raising threshold of K5o+, so checking is the standard optimal play.

We flopped top pair of kings, which easily exceeds the threshold for a 2x raise on the flop in Ultimate Texas Hold'em.

T9o falls outside the optimal preflop 4x raise range, so checking to see the flop for free is the standard EV-maximizing play.

With ten-high and only an inside straight draw on a Q-7-2 rainbow board, checking is optimal to see the remaining cards for free.

Holding second pair of tens on the river easily satisfies the threshold to raise 1x over folding.

King-Jack suited is a premium preflop holding well within the standard 4x raising range (K2s+).

T9s falls just outside the standard preflop 4x raising range, making checking to see the flop the optimal play.

Holding ten-high with only backdoor draws on a 7-2-3 board does not meet the threshold for a 2x flop raise, so checking is optimal.

On a double-paired board of 7-7-3-3-2 with a Ten kicker, the dealer automatically qualifies and we beat all unpaired dealer hands with kicker 9 or lower, which along with ties gives well over the required ~20% equity to make raising 1x higher EV than folding.

JTs is well within the standard preflop 4x raising range (J8s+, JTo+).

J8o does not meet the standard preflop 4x raise threshold (which requires J8s+ or JTo), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

Holding middle pair with an overcard kicker (pair of eights, Jack kicker) on a K-8-7 rainbow board warrants a 2x raise on the flop against a random dealer hand.

Q2o is below the threshold for a preflop 4x raise (which starts at Q8o/Q6s), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With queen-high and no pair or significant draw on a 4-8-6 rainbow board, checking to see the remaining cards for free is optimal.

On this paired board with a King, our Queen kicker has fewer than 21 dealer outs that beat us, giving us well over the 20% equity needed to justify the 1x river bet.

QJo falls well within the standard optimal 4x preflop raising range (Q8o+ and JTo+).