Showdown Hold'em table

Offsuit 5-4 is below the preflop 4x raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

The open-ended straight draw has potential, but I have only five-high on a paired board. Checking preserves the option to make a smaller raise on the river if the hand improves.

My best hand is trip twos with an eight and five. The dealer can only tie or beat it, so raising would risk another 10 chips with no chance of a payout.

J-4 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

J-high on this dry flop has only one overcard and weak backdoor possibilities. Checking preserves the option to decide with more information on the river.

My fours and twos beat many dealer hands on this board. Raising has better expected value than folding.

6-4 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

Flopped three sixes is a strong hand against the dealer, so raising now captures value rather than waiting for a smaller river raise.

King-ten suited is in the recommended preflop 4x range and has strong high-card and flush potential.

4-3 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

I have a pair using a hole card, plus some potential to improve to a flush or straight. Raising now is preferable to waiting for the river with this made hand.

Any ace is in the recommended preflop 4x range; suited A-5 also has flush and straight potential.

Ace-king offsuit is well within the optimal preflop 4x raising range.

J-2 offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

J-high has no pair or strong draw on this ace-high flop. Checking preserves the option to decide with more information on the river.

With only jack-high on an unpaired board, I beat too few dealer holdings to justify the river bet.

Q3 offsuit falls below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Queen-high with no pair or strong draw is too weak for a 2x flop raise. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

The dealer always qualifies on this paired board, but my queen kicker beats enough unpaired dealer holdings to make the 1x raise better than forfeiting the ante and blind.

T7 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range, so I’ll wait for the flop before committing a play bet.

I have a pair of sevens using a hole card. Raising now is preferable to waiting for a river decision with a smaller bet.

Q7 offsuit falls below the recommended preflop 4x raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

Top pair on a draw-heavy flop is strong enough to raise now rather than risk waiting for the river.

K7 offsuit falls within the recommended preflop 4x raising range of K5 offsuit or better.

A3 suited is in the recommended preflop 4x range; the ace and flush potential make raising preferable to waiting.

J4 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

The paired board gives me only a weak shared pair of threes, and J-4 has no meaningful draw. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

My jack kicker beats enough dealer holdings on this paired board to make the river raise preferable to folding.

Suited 6-5 has potential, but it is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves it.

The heart draw has potential, but 6-high is currently weak. Checking preserves the option to fold on an unfavorable river rather than committing a 2x play bet now.

Two pair, sixes and fours, beats many dealer holdings. The chance of winning or tying makes the 1x raise preferable to forfeiting the ante and blind.

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

With no pair, no immediate draw, and only weak backdoor possibilities, a 2x raise is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves the option to fold on the river.

My low kicker on the paired board beats very few dealer holdings. Calling is unlikely to recover the extra play bet, so folding has the better expected value.

Pocket fives are in the recommended preflop 4x raising range.

J6 suited is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking keeps the option to raise on a favorable flop.

J-high has no pair and only remote backdoor draws on this A-Q-3 flop. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the river.

J-high can beat enough unpaired dealer hands to make the 1x raise better than folding, despite the weak hand.

T7 suited is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Top two pair on a rainbow flop is a strong favorite against the dealer’s unknown hand, making the 2x raise preferable to waiting.

J-T offsuit is in the recommended preflop 4x range, so raising now has better expected value than waiting.

Ace-queen offsuit is in the recommended preflop 4x raising range, making the larger early raise the strongest expected-value play.

J-T suited is in the recommended preflop 4x range, with strong straight and flush potential.

Q5 offsuit falls below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

Q-5 has no pair or meaningful draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to make a better-informed decision on the river.

The paired board means the dealer qualifies, and my queen kicker can still beat many unpaired dealer holdings. Raising has better expected value than forfeiting the ante and blind.

Ace-king offsuit is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range and has strong showdown equity.

T-2 offsuit is below the preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Ten-high with only backdoor straight and flush possibilities is too weak to commit a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My ten kicker beats enough unpaired dealer holdings to make the 1x raise preferable to folding, despite the many hands that beat me.

Pocket jacks are well above the optimal preflop threshold for a 4x raise.

Six-five suited is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

The club draw has upside, but the paired-ace board makes my low kickers vulnerable. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable river without committing a 2x play bet now.

My six makes a full house, sixes full of aces. I beat most dealer holdings and collect the full-house blind payout when I win.

8-7 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

Middle pair on this dry flop is strong enough to raise now rather than wait for the river, when I could only raise 1x.

9-4 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

Nine-four has no made hand or immediate straight or flush draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to fold on the river rather than committing a 2x raise.

A pair of fours beats the dealer's unpaired hands and some weaker pairs. Calling for 10 more chips is better than forfeiting the ante and blind.

Nine-deuce offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range, so I’ll check and reassess on the flop.

Nine-high with no strong draw is too weak to commit a 2x raise on this flop. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

My pair of nines makes two pair with the board's fours. That beats many dealer holdings, making the river raise preferable to folding.