Showdown Hold'em table

K-J offsuit is strong enough for a preflop 4x raise under the recommended strategy.

7-6 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

With no pair and only remote backdoor draws, raising 2x on this flop is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My 6 and 7 make an eight-high straight. The dealer cannot make a higher straight or a flush on this board, so raising is strongly favored.

Any ace is a preflop 4x raise under the recommended strategy, including A-5 offsuit.

Q7 offsuit falls below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Top pair on an unpaired flop is strong against a random dealer hand, making the 2x raise preferable to waiting for the river.

Nine-five offsuit is outside the profitable preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

Nine-five has no pair or strong draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

Two pair, nines and deuces, beats many dealer holdings. Raising has better expected value than forfeiting the ante and blind.

6-2 offsuit is outside the profitable preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

With no pair, straight draw, or immediate flush draw, this hand is too weak to justify a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My hole cards do not improve the board’s pair of threes. The dealer has too many ways to make a better hand for a river raise to be worth the extra bet.

J5 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

J-high with one overcard and a gutshot is too weak to commit a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide after the board is complete.

My pair of fives can beat many dealer holdings that miss the board. Raising has better expected value than forfeiting the ante and blind.

Any ace is in the preflop 4x range, and A-Q offsuit is a particularly strong holding.

Q-T suited is in the recommended preflop 4x range and has strong straight and flush potential.

J9 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the chance to raise if the flop improves the hand.

Top pair on the flop is strong enough to value-raise against the dealer, with some potential to improve.

7-6 offsuit is outside the profitable preflop 4x raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a king-high, two-diamond flop is too vulnerable for a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide with the full board on the river.

A pair of sevens is often behind on this board, but it should still beat enough unpaired dealer hands and weaker pairs to make the 1x raise better than folding.

J7 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

J-7 has no pair or immediate straight or flush draw on this K-Q-2 flop. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

Jack-high kicker on the ace-high board can beat many unpaired dealer hands. Raising costs only 10 more chips than folding, making it worthwhile at showdown.

J9 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

J-9 has no pair, heart draw, or meaningful straight draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to make a better-informed river decision.

My pair of nines is vulnerable to a heart or a higher pair, but it should win often enough against the dealer’s remaining holdings to justify the river bet.

4♣5♣ is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

The four in my hand gives me two pair on the flop. That is strong enough to raise now rather than wait for the river.

Ace-jack suited is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range.

9-5 offsuit is too weak for a preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Top pair is strong enough to raise on this flop against a random dealer hand, despite the weak kicker and club draw.

K4 offsuit falls just below the recommended preflop 4x raising range. Checking keeps the option to raise on a favorable flop.

K-4 is unpaired on this flop, with only one overcard and no strong draw. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the river.

King-high on this connected board beats too few dealer holdings. A one-ante raise is not worth the likely additional loss.

Any ace is in the published optimal preflop 4x range, including A-T offsuit.

T4 offsuit is too weak for a preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

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

My ten-high hole cards leave me with only ace-high on this board. Too many dealer holdings beat me for a river raise to justify the extra chips.

Nine-five offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range; checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Nine-five is unpaired on this rainbow flop and has no immediate straight or flush draw. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river rather than committing a 2x raise.

The board pair gives me a pair of tens with a jack and nine kicker. Although many dealer hands beat it, enough weaker holdings remain that a 1x raise is preferable to forfeiting the ante and blind.

J-2 offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise; checking preserves the option to act on the flop.

J-high with no pair or meaningful draw on an ace-high flop is too weak to commit a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

Jack-high is unlikely to beat the dealer on this board. The chance of winning does not justify the additional play bet.

5-2 suited is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

The low flush draw has potential, but it is not strong enough to commit a 2x raise now. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

I have a flush, which is strong enough to raise despite the paired board and the possibility of a higher flush or full house.

J-2 offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise; checking preserves the option to act on the flop.

With no pair, immediate straight draw, or four-card flush draw, J-2 is too weak to commit a 2x raise on this ace-high flop.

A pair of jacks wins often enough against the dealer’s unknown hand to justify the river raise rather than forfeiting the ante and blind.

QJo is in the recommended preflop 4x raising range (Q8o+), making an immediate raise the best choice.

Eight-four offsuit is outside the profitable preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

The paired board gives me no made hand beyond the shared tens, and 8-4 has weak improvement prospects. Checking preserves the option to decide with more information on the river.

Two pair, tens and fours, beats many dealer holdings. Raising has better expected value than folding.

A7 offsuit falls within the any-ace preflop 4x strategy, maximizing expected value by raising now.

Nine-eight offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

With only a weak 9-high kicker to the board’s pair of sixes and no immediate draw, committing a 2x raise is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My pair of sixes with a nine kicker wins too rarely against the dealer’s possible holdings. Raising has slightly lower expected value than folding.

Ten-deuce suited is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

An open-ended straight draw gives me eight immediate outs, and a ten can also make a useful pair. Raising now captures value from those strong improvement chances.

J5 offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise; checking preserves the option to act after seeing the flop.

J-5 has not improved on the T-4-4 flop, and there is no strong draw. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

My jack kicker beats enough unpaired dealer holdings to make the river raise preferable to folding, despite the many hands that beat me.

K3 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

King-high with no spade or strong draw is too weak to commit a 2x raise on this monotone flop. Checking preserves the option to fold or raise after seeing the full board.

My pair of kings beats many dealer holdings without a spade or ace. Raising has better expected value than forfeiting the ante and blind.