Showdown Hold'em table

54o does not meet the optimal preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is the standard play.

Holding five-high with no pair and only runner-runner draw potential on an ace-high board, checking to see the river for free is optimal.

Playing the board with Ace-Ace-Ten-Eight-Seven gives zero chance of winning against the dealer, making folding at -20 chips higher expected value than calling.

Pocket Queens is a premium pair well above the threshold (33+) for a 4x preflop raise in Ultimate Texas Hold'em.

Ad-Tc contains an Ace, which is well within the standard optimal 4x raising range (any ace, pairs 33+, K5o+, Q8o+, JTo+).

Pocket sevens is well within the standard 4x raising range (33+), maximizing expected value preflop.

In Ultimate Texas Hold'em, any Ace is an optimal 4x raise preflop.

43 offsuit is well below the preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop for free is standard optimal play.

With four-high and no draw on an ace-high board, checking to see the remaining cards for free is optimal.

I hold two pair (fours and threes), which beats all of the dealer's single-pair hands and non-qualifying holdings. Raising 1x has clear positive expected value over folding.

T3s is well below the standard 4x raising threshold (which requires J8s+ or pairs/high broadways). Checking to see the flop.

On a flop of Jc-Tc-4c with hole cards Td-3d, we have middle pair (tens). Standard optimal strategy calls for a 2x raise with middle pair or better.

Q5o falls below the standard optimal preflop 4x raising threshold of Q8o+, so checking to see the flop is the standard play.

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

With a pair of Kings and an Ace-Queen kicker on board, our hand beats a significant portion of unpaired dealer hands while the dealer always qualifies.

T7s is below the standard preflop 4x raise threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

Holding ten-high with no made pair or meaningful draw on a J-4-3 flop, checking is clearly superior to committing additional chips.

We have only King-high with a Ten kicker on a board where any Ace or Five makes a straight, giving us virtually zero showdown value to justify a 1x bet.

54o does not meet the preflop raising threshold in Ultimate Texas Hold'em; checking to see the flop for free is standard.

We hold middle pair of fives with a weak four kicker on a board with two diamonds. Checking to see the turn and river has higher expected value than committing a 2x raise.

I have a six-high straight (2-3-4-5-6), which is well ahead of the dealer's average holding and clearly warrants a 1x raise on the river.

T5o does not meet the preflop 4x raising criteria (which starts at JTo, Q8o+, K5o+, any Ace, or 33+), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

On a flop of Qc-Th-4c, holding 5d-Tc gives us middle pair (Tens). Standard optimal strategy calls for a 2x raise with any top or middle pair made with a hole card.

K2o is below the standard preflop raise threshold of K5o+ / K2s+, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

Holding King-high with no pair or substantial draw on a Q-7-6 flop, checking to see the remaining cards for free is standard.

We hold the second-nut King-high flush on a four-spade board, easily justifying the 1x river call.

8d 2d is well outside the optimal preflop raising range, so checking to see the flop for free is the highest EV play.

With only eight-high and no pair or significant draw on a 7h-Td-3s board, checking is optimal.

With only a board pair of threes and an eight kicker, the dealer always qualifies and wins over 85% of runouts, making folding higher EV than raising.

72o is well outside the standard preflop raising range in Ultimate Texas Hold'em, making check the optimal decision.

Holding seven-high with no made hand and only a backdoor flush draw, checking to see the turn and river for free is optimal.

I am playing the board with a pair of fives and J-9-8 kickers, meaning I can at best tie if the dealer also fails to beat the board, making folding the higher EV choice.

86o is well below the optimal 4x preflop raising range, so checking to see the flop for free is standard.

With only eight-high and no four-card straight or flush draw, checking to see the remaining community cards for free is optimal.

With only the board pair of sevens and weak kickers (Jack-Eight-Six), the dealer beats this hand with almost any holding higher than an eight or any paired card. Folding saves the 1x play bet.

Holding 8h 3s offsuit falls well below the standard preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With an eight-high open-ended straight draw and no made pair, checking to see the turn and river for free preserves equity.

Playing only the board with a pair of sevens and an eight kicker means we can never beat the dealer, only push if the dealer cannot improve over a nine kicker, which occurs too infrequently to justify risking the extra play bet against an already-qualifying board.

Holding an ace gives sufficient equity to make the maximum 4x preflop raise according to standard basic strategy.

K7o meets the standard preflop 4x raising threshold of K5o or better.

93 offsuit does not meet the threshold for a preflop 4x or 3x raise; checking is standard.

With only 9-high on a paired board and no draws, checking is standard to see the turn and river for free.

With two pair (sixes and threes), we beat all of the dealer's unpaired holdings that play the board's pair of sixes, which easily exceeds the ~20% win rate required to make the 1x river bet over folding.

65 offsuit is well below the standard preflop raising threshold, so checking to see the flop for free is optimal.

With six-high and no direct draw on a paired King-high flop, checking is the clear optimal choice.

Playing the board (pair of 9s with KQ7 kickers), I can never win. The dealer ties only with unpaired cards under 7 (~13% of holdings), making folding (-20 chips) better than calling (-26.1 chips EV).

72s does not meet the optimal preflop raising criteria, so checking to see the flop for free is the mathematically correct play.

Bottom pair with a weak deuce kicker does not meet the threshold to raise 2x on the flop; checking is standard.

We have a pair of sevens, which comfortably beats all non-qualifying dealer holdings and several low pairs, making a 1x raise profitable over folding.

K3o falls below the optimal preflop 4x raising threshold of K5o+, so checking to see the flop is the correct play.

Holding only king-high with weak backdoor draws on an 8-2-4 rainbow board, checking to see the remaining community cards for free is optimal.

With only King-high and a three kicker on an 8-2-4-5-T board, my showdown value is insufficient against the dealer's qualifying range and better high cards to justify the 1x play bet.

J2o does not meet the preflop 4x raising threshold (JTo+ or J8s+), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With only Jack-high on a paired board and no draws, checking is standard to see the remaining cards for free.

The board has a pair of sixes, meaning the dealer qualifies on every holding; with a Jack kicker alongside the board's King, we beat roughly 40% of random dealer holdings, comfortably above the 25% equity threshold required to raise.

Q6 offsuit is below the optimal preflop 4x raising threshold of Q8o+ / Q6s+, so checking is optimal.

With only a gutshot straight draw and Queen-high on a board of Kd-Jd-3d, checking has higher expectation than committing 2x ante.

On the river with a pair of Queens on a K-J-3-9-Q board, we hold second pair against an uncoordinated board without four to a straight or flush, making raise_1x clearly positive expectation over folding.

53o is well below the preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop for free is optimal.

With a double-ended gutshot straight draw (8 outs) and no pair, checking to see the remaining cards for free preserves chips.

Holding a pair of fives on a heavily connected 5-6-7-8-A board, any 4 or 9 makes a straight, and any pair above fives beats us. With dealer qualifying with a better hand in over 75% of runouts, folding at -20 chips has slightly higher EV than raising.

Q6o falls below the standard preflop 4x raising threshold of Q8o+, so checking to see a free flop is the mathematically sound play.

On a paired board where the dealer automatically qualifies, Q-high with no flush or straight draw lacks sufficient equity to justify a 2x raise. Checking allows us to see the remaining cards for free.

On a paired board of 9s with a King, our Queen kicker beats all dealer hands that do not hold an Ace, King, Queen, pocket pair, or flush, giving us more than the ~20% win equity required to raise 1x.

J7o is outside the optimal 4x preflop raising range (which requires J8s+ or JTo for jacks), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With only Jack-high and no strong draw on a Qd-9d-5h board, checking to see the turn and river for free is optimal.

With a board pair of Queens, the dealer always qualifies. My Jack kicker beats all unpaired dealer holdings with ten-high or lower and weaker Jacks, winning roughly 26% of the time, which exceeds the 20% threshold required to raise 1x on the river.

8c 6d is not strong enough to meet the optimal 4x preflop raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is standard.

We have 8-high with no made hand and minimal drawing equity on a Kh-Tc-4h board, so checking to see the turn and river for free is the only sensible play.

Playing only the board pair of fours with K-T-9 kicker, we can at best tie the dealer, and the tie probability (~20.3%) is well below the 33.3% threshold needed to justify a 1x raise.

According to optimal Ultimate Texas Hold'em preflop strategy, any Ace is a standard 4x raise.

T4o is well below the preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

Flopping two pair (Tens and Fours) is a very strong hand that warrants a 2x raise on the flop.