Showdown Hold'em table

J4 suited is outside the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

Jack-high with no pair and only backdoor straight and flush possibilities is too weak for a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to raise or fold after seeing the full board.

My best hand is king-high with a jack kicker, and the dealer wins with any pair or any six making a straight. Too few dealer holdings lose or tie to justify the additional river bet.

Nine-three offsuit is outside the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to bet after seeing the flop without risking additional chips now.

Nine-high with no pair or immediate straight or flush draw is too weak for a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to raise or fold after seeing the full board.

I have only ten-high, with no pair or completed draw. Too many dealer holdings beat this hand for a 1x raise to recover more than folding.

K5 suited is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range. Raising the maximum now maximizes expected chips.

J♠T♠ is within the published optimal preflop 4x raising range (J8s+). Raise the maximum 40 chips to maximize expected value.

King-four offsuit falls below the optimal preflop raising threshold of king-five offsuit. Check to retain the option to raise after seeing the board.

With no pair, no flush draw, and only a backdoor straight possibility on this ace-high flop, a 2x raise is not justified. Checking preserves the option to raise or fold after seeing the full board.

I have aces and threes with the best possible kicker, beating many dealer holdings and tying unimproved king-high holdings. Raising 1x has higher expected value than surrendering the ante and blind.

Five-three offsuit is outside the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop without committing additional chips now.

A pair of fives made with a hole card is strong enough for the 2x flop raise against a random dealer hand. Raising now has higher expected value than waiting despite the two overcards and weak kicker.

Nine-seven offsuit is outside the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

My seven makes middle pair on a dry, rainbow flop. This is strong enough against a random dealer hand to favor raising 2x over waiting for the river.

J3 suited is below the optimal preflop raising threshold of J8 suited. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

My three pairs the board, giving me a made hand with a jack kicker. Raising 2x is preferable to checking with this hole-card pair against a random dealer holding.

King-queen offsuit is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range. Raising the maximum maximizes expected value with this strong starting hand.

J6 offsuit is below the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

Middle pair with a jack kicker is strong enough against the dealer’s random holding to raise on this flop. Betting 2x captures more value than waiting for the river.

Ten-nine offsuit falls outside the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

The paired board gives everyone sevens, while my ten-high hole cards add no made-hand strength and only a backdoor straight possibility. Checking preserves the option to evaluate the full board before committing more chips.

I have a full house, sevens full of nines, which beats most dealer holdings. The dealer always qualifies on this board, and the 3:1 blind payout on a win makes raising clearly preferable to folding.

J6 suited is below the optimal preflop raising threshold of J8 suited. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

The pair of queens is shared, and J6 gives only a jack kicker with a backdoor flush draw. Checking preserves the option to assess the final board before committing a play bet.

Your three queens with king-jack kickers beat enough dealer holdings to make calling profitable relative to folding. With the dealer always qualifying, the expected loss from raising is substantially smaller than forfeiting the ante and blind.

Five-four offsuit is outside the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop without committing additional chips now.

Middle pair using a hole card is strong enough to raise against the dealer’s random holding. The backdoor straight and diamond-flush possibilities add value despite the weak kicker.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand and a clear maximum preflop raise. Betting 4x maximizes expected value against the dealer’s random holding.

Ace-jack offsuit is comfortably within the optimal preflop 4x raising range. Raising the maximum maximizes expected value against the dealer's random hand.

Q5 offsuit is below the optimal preflop raising threshold of Q8 offsuit. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the board.

Queen-high with no pair and only a backdoor club flush draw is too weak for a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to raise or fold after seeing the full board.

Raising has an expected net loss of about 19.22 chips versus 20 chips for folding. Enough dealer high-card hands lose or tie, and the ante pushes when the dealer does not qualify.

A7 offsuit is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range, which includes every ace. Raising the maximum maximizes expected chips.

8-2 offsuit is outside the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise later if the board improves the hand.

Top pair is strong enough against a random dealer hand to raise for value. Despite the weak kicker and coordinated board, committing 2x now is preferable to waiting.

8-3 offsuit is outside the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop without committing more chips now.

With only eight-high and a gutshot straight draw, this hand is too weak to justify a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to raise or fold after seeing the full board.

My only pair is on the board, with a weak eight kicker. Too few dealer holdings lose or tie to justify the additional river bet; folding has higher expected value.

Seven-five offsuit is outside the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop without committing additional chips now.

With seven-high, no pair, and no immediate straight or flush draw, this hand is too weak for a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to raise or fold after seeing the full board.

Our pair of sevens beats unpaired dealer hands and lower pairs. Despite the flush and straight possibilities, it wins often enough to make the 1x raise better than surrendering the ante and blind.

Pocket deuces fall below the optimal preflop raising threshold of pocket threes. Check to preserve the option to raise or fold after seeing the board.

Pocket deuces are an underpair to all three board cards, with little improvement potential. Checking preserves the option to make a smaller river bet or fold rather than committing 2× the ante now.

The board counterfeits our pocket deuces, leaving us playing aces and tens with a five kicker. We cannot win and can only rarely tie, so folding loses less on average than calling.

J6 suited is below the optimal preflop raising threshold of J8 suited. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

The pair of twos is shared, leaving only jack-high strength and a backdoor club draw. Checking preserves the option to raise after improving or fold an unfavorable river rather than commit twice the ante now.

Two pair, jacks and deuces, beats most dealer holdings, and the board guarantees the dealer qualifies. Raising 1x has higher expected value than surrendering the ante and blind.

K3 offsuit is below the optimal preflop raising threshold of K5 offsuit. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the board.

Top pair plus a diamond flush draw is strong enough to raise for value against a random dealer hand. The weak kicker and low diamond create some vulnerability, but checking gives up profitable additional exposure.

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

Ten-high with no pair and only a backdoor straight draw is too weak for a 2x raise on this flop. Checking preserves the option to raise or fold after seeing the full board.

A pair of tens beats enough dealer holdings to make the 1x raise more valuable than folding. Despite the possible flush and higher pairs, surrendering both the ante and blind is too costly here.

King-jack suited is comfortably within the optimal preflop 4x raising range. Raising the maximum to 40 chips maximizes expected value.

Ten-nine suited is outside the optimal preflop 4x raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

Ten-high with two overcards and only backdoor draws is too weak for a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to raise after improving or fold on an unfavorable river.

Two pair with a ten kicker wins against 201 dealer holdings and ties against 66 of the 990 possible holdings. Raising has an expected net result of about -17.85 chips, better than folding for a guaranteed -20 chips.

J-T suited is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range. Raising the maximum maximizes expected value over checking or raising 3x.

J8 offsuit is outside the optimal preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

Middle pair with a jack kicker is strong enough to raise against a random dealer hand. Betting 2x now has better expected value than waiting for the river.

Q2 offsuit is below the optimal preflop raising threshold of Q8 offsuit. Check to see the flop before committing a play bet.

Queen-high with a weak kicker, no pair, and no immediate straight or flush draw is too weak for a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to make a better-informed river decision.

The paired board guarantees dealer qualification, and my queen kicker beats enough unpaired dealer holdings to justify calling. Raising has higher expected value than forfeiting the ante and blind.

Queen-jack offsuit is within the optimal preflop 4x raising range (Q8o+). Raising the maximum maximizes expected chips.