Showdown Hold'em table

J♣4♣ is suited but falls below the recommended J8s+ preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a larger play bet with a weak hand.

9♠3♣ is a weak offsuit hand outside the preflop raising range, so I’ll wait for the flop rather than commit a raise.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, so raising would risk an extra bet with very little equity. Check and reassess on the river.

My best hand is only ten-high, and a qualifying dealer hand will beat it. The few nonqualifying dealer holdings I can beat are too rare to justify risking the extra play bet.

K5 suited meets the reference preflop raise threshold, so raise 4x rather than check.

J-T suited is comfortably within the recommended preflop raising range, with strong straight and flush potential.

K4 offsuit is below the reference preflop raising range, so I’ll preserve the option to act after the flop.

I have only king-high with no meaningful draw, so a 2x raise risks more chips without enough equity. I’ll check and reassess on the river.

The board gives me two pair with a king kicker. Against random dealer holdings, I should win often enough for the 1x play bet to have positive expected value.

5♠3♥ is well below the recommended preflop raising range, so I’ll avoid committing a larger play bet.

A pair of fives with a weak kicker is vulnerable to an ace, queen, or many pocket pairs. Checking preserves the option to reassess on the river rather than putting in a larger bet now.

My two pair is ahead of the dealer’s likely one-pair hands, and the raise is preferable to folding even accounting for holdings that make trips, a better two pair, or a straight.

9♠7♦ is below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a large play bet with a weak hand.

I have a pair of sevens on the flop, giving me a solid made hand with chances to improve. Raising now avoids risking a larger river bet after an unfavorable runout.

J3 suited is below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking avoids risking a large play bet with a weak hand.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker is vulnerable, and checking preserves the option to fold or make a smaller river raise after seeing the full board.

A raise risks only the 10-chip play bet beyond the already-posted stakes. My pair of threes can beat many dealer hands that fail to pair the board, while folding guarantees losing both the ante and blind.

KQs is comfortably within the recommended preflop raising range. Raising 4x maximizes the wager with this strong starting hand.

J♥6♣ is below the profitable preflop raising range; checking avoids committing a larger play bet with a weak, offsuit hand.

A pair of sixes is a made hand with a reasonable chance to remain ahead against the dealer’s random holding, so I’ll put in the flop raise rather than give a free card.

T9 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a large play bet with a marginal hand.

I have only the board pair with weak kickers and no immediate straight or flush draw. Checking avoids committing a play bet with a marginal hand and lets me reassess on the river.

My hand is a full house, sevens full of nines, and raising adds only 10 chips. The dealer needs a higher full house or quads to beat it, so raising has much better expected value than folding.

J6 suited is below the recommended preflop raise range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

The board pair gives me only a shared pair of queens, and my jack kicker is modest. Checking preserves the option to evaluate the full river before risking a bet.

The board guarantees at least three of a kind, so the dealer qualifies and the blind pushes if I win. My hand plays Q-Q-Q-K-J; only an ace kicker or a king/full-house-type holding beats it, so raising is favorable.

5-4 offsuit is outside the recommended preflop raising range, so I’ll see the flop without adding a raise.

A low pair on a ten-high, two-diamond flop is vulnerable to higher pairs and has little redraw equity. Checking keeps the option to make a better-informed 1x decision on the river.

My two pair (fives and fours) beats the board’s pair and most dealer holdings. Raising is worthwhile because the additional risk is only 10 chips, while a win also earns the play-bet payout.

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand and have a very high chance to beat the dealer, so I’m taking the largest legal preflop raise.

Ace-high with a jack kicker is in the recommended preflop raising range; raising 4x maximizes value with this strong starting hand.

Q5 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a large play bet with a weak hand.

With only queen-high and a backdoor flush draw, raising risks extra chips without enough made-hand strength or a strong draw. I’ll check and reassess after the turn and river.

My best hand is only high card, so I can beat only a narrow set of dealer holdings and the blind pays nothing for this hand. The extra play-bet risk outweighs the chance to recover the ante and blind.

Any ace is in the reference preflop raise range; raise 4x to maximize expected value.

8♦2♣ is a weak, offsuit hand well below the recommended preflop raising range. Check to avoid committing a large play bet and retain the option to decide on the flop.

Top pair is likely ahead of the dealer’s random holdings, so raising now has positive expected value before the turn and river can change the board.

8-3 offsuit is well below the preflop raise threshold, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop before risking a play bet.

I have only an eight-high hand and a gutshot straight draw, so raising now risks too much without sufficient made-hand strength or equity.

My pair of twos has weak kickers, and the dealer’s shared board pair plus many possible hole-card combinations will beat it. Raising is not worth the added risk, so I fold.

7-5 offsuit is well below the recommended preflop raise range, so checking preserves the option to act on the flop.

I have no pair and only remote runner-runner straight possibilities, so raising 2x has poor showdown prospects. I’ll preserve the option to decide on the river.

My pair of sevens beats many dealer holdings, including unpaired hands and lower pairs. Raising is preferable to surrendering the ante and blind.

Pocket deuces fall below the stated preflop raise range; checking preserves the option to act on the flop.

Pocket deuces are an underpair on an ace-high board with only two outs to improve to a set and no meaningful draw. Checking avoids committing a larger play bet; I can decide on the river if the board improves favorably.

The board gives both players two pair, aces and tens. A dealer hand with any card above a five improves its kicker and beats me, but only two cards ranked five or lower can tie; raising is favorable against that small tie range.

J♣6♣ is below the preflop raising range; checking avoids committing a larger play bet with a weak hand.

J-high with no meaningful immediate draw is unlikely to beat a dealer hand often enough to justify a 2x bet. Checking preserves the option to fold or make a small river raise if the board improves.

My two pair, jacks and deuces, beats many dealer holdings; raising is worthwhile even allowing for stronger pairs, trips, and possible straights.

K3 offsuit is below the preflop raise threshold; checking preserves the option to act after the flop.

I have a pair of kings and a strong flush draw with four diamonds, making a 2x raise worthwhile.

T9 offsuit is below the stated preflop raise threshold. Checking preserves the option to make a more informed decision after the flop.

I have no pair and only a remote runner-runner straight possibility on a dry flop, so raising would put chips at risk with little equity.

My pair of tens is likely ahead of the dealer’s unpaired hands and lower pairs, so raising is preferable to folding. The blind pushes if I win with this hand, while folding forfeits it.

K♣J♣ is a strong suited hand and falls within the reference’s preflop raise range; raising 4x is the best available action.

T9 suited is playable, but it falls below the cited preflop 4x raise range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

T-high has only backdoor flush and two-card straight possibilities, with no made pair. Checking preserves the option to decide after the river rather than risking an extra 20 chips now.

The board gives me two pair with a ten kicker, and the dealer must have a higher kicker or improve with certain hole-card combinations to beat it. My chance to win is comfortably above the roughly 20% threshold where raising beats folding.

J♣T♣ is a strong suited broadway hand within the preflop raise range, so I raise 4x.

J-8 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Check to preserve the option of making a 2x raise if the flop improves the hand.

A middle pair under the king is vulnerable, and checking preserves the option to bet or fold after seeing the river.

My pair of eights is ahead of many dealer holdings, and the board offers no completed flush or straight. Raising is preferable to folding because the play bet gains when I win and the blind pushes with this hand.

Q2 offsuit is below the preflop raising threshold, so checking avoids risking a larger play bet with a weak hand.

With only queen-high and no strong draw, raising risks 2x the ante against a likely dealer pair. Checking preserves the option to evaluate the river before committing.

Although my hand is weak, folding forfeits both posted bets. Raising gives a chance to recover them, and the estimated showdown win chance is enough to make continuing better than folding.

QJo is within the published preflop raise range, so raising 4x has positive expected value.