Showdown Hold'em table

K2 offsuit is below the strong preflop raise range and benefits from seeing the flop before committing a play bet.

We have a made pair on the flop with a king kicker. Raising now captures value and avoids giving up equity on later streets.

Ace-six is an ace-high holding, which is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range.

9-4 offsuit is far below the profitable preflop raising range. Check and retain the option to assess the flop.

With 9-high and only weak backdoor straight possibilities on this flop, raising 2x is not justified. Check and retain the option to fold or make a 1x value decision on the river.

Our pair of threes has weak kickers on this paired board, and the dealer will beat it with most holdings through a higher kicker, two pair, trips, or better. Folding avoids an unfavorable final play bet.

J8 offsuit is below the optimal preflop raising threshold, so preserving the option to evaluate the flop and river is preferable.

Open-ended straight draw with J-8 on this connected flop, plus pair and straight-making runouts, has sufficient equity to commit the 2x play bet.

T2 suited is below the optimal preflop raising threshold, so I will retain flexibility for a flop decision.

This T-high hand has little current showdown value and only thin runner-runner improvement routes. Checking preserves the option to make an informed river decision.

Our jack pair with a ten kicker has sufficient showdown value against random dealer holdings to continue at the river price. The board pair ensures the dealer qualifies, but folding sacrifices the posted bets outright.

Pocket fives are in the published optimal preflop 4x raising range (33+).

K9 offsuit is within the published optimal preflop 4x raising range (K5o+).

Ten-four offsuit is below the profitable preflop raise thresholds, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

Bottom/middle pair of tens with a weak kicker on an ace-high, two-club board is not strong enough to commit a 2x play bet. Checking retains the option to fold unfavorable rivers or raise only with improved showdown value.

With a pair of tens, I beat many unpaired dealer holdings and lower board-pair holdings. The river call is warranted despite the ace-high board.

Jacks-high suited has sufficient preflop equity for a smaller early raise, while falling below the stronger 4x threshold for suited jacks.

9-8 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raise thresholds, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

With only nine-high and no made hand or meaningful one-card draw, checking preserves the option to fold unimproved on the river.

Our ace-high hand wins too rarely against a dealer that frequently makes at least a pair. Raising has slightly worse expectation than preserving the fixed fold loss.

3-2 offsuit is far below the profitable preflop raising range, so preserving the option to evaluate the flop is best.

Bottom pair with a very weak kicker on this dry board is not strong enough to commit a 2x play bet. Check and evaluate the completed board at the river.

Our pair of deuces is effectively board-kickered and loses to virtually every dealer qualifying hand; the dealer's non-qualifying high-card hands are not frequent enough to justify the river call.

T8 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raise threshold, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

The open-ended straight draw is valuable, but the current ace-high hand is too vulnerable to commit the larger flop raise. Checking preserves the option to make a more informed river decision.

I have a Broadway straight. The dealer can only beat it with a two-diamond flush on this board, while many holdings lose or tie with a ten.

Any ace is a published optimal preflop 4x raise in this game. The ace-high holding has sufficient showdown equity and draw potential.

T9 offsuit is below the published profitable preflop 4x range, so I retain flexibility and evaluate the flop before committing additional chips.

With only king-high and no made pair, this is too weak for a committed flop raise. Checking preserves the option to fold unfavorable rivers or raise if the runout improves substantially.

Top pair tens is strong enough against the dealer's random holding to continue at the river. Raising preserves substantial value from worse pairs and unpaired dealer hands.

Q6 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising thresholds, so retaining the option to evaluate the flop is preferable.

Q-high with a weak kicker on this K-9-5 flop has insufficient current showdown value and only thin runner-runner improvement paths. Preserve flexibility for the river decision.

With king-high on the board and a queen kicker, this has enough showdown value against the dealer’s many unpaired weaker holdings to justify the river call rather than surrendering both posted bets.

Ace-jack is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range; the ace provides strong showdown value and qualification protection.

J8 offsuit is below the stated preflop 4x threshold. Checking preserves the option to evaluate board equity and raise only with sufficient improvement.

This weak unpaired hand has little current showdown value on a coordinated three-club board, so preserving the option to fold or raise selectively on the river is preferable.

Call the river: although four clubs make many dealer flushes, my ace-high hand retains sufficient winning and tying outcomes against unpaired non-club holdings to outperform folding.

King-four suited is within the published optimal preflop 4x raising range (K2s+).

J6 offsuit is below the listed profitable preflop raising thresholds. Checking preserves the option to assess the flop before committing a play bet.

I have a made pair of sixes plus a jack-high heart draw on a connected board. This has sufficient showdown and improvement value to commit at the flop.

King-queen offsuit is comfortably within the optimal preflop 4x raising range.

6-2 offsuit is well below the profitable preflop raising range, so preserve flexibility for a flop and river decision.

Six-high with no meaningful made hand or strong draw is far too weak to commit the 2x play bet on the flop. Check and retain the option to fold or make a river decision.

With only a weak high-card hand on this board, the dealer overwhelmingly has at least a pair or a better kicker. Raising has substantially worse expected value than preserving the fixed fold loss.

KTo is within the optimal preflop 4x raising range (K5o+).

QTen offsuit is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range.

Pocket sixes are in the published optimal preflop 4x raising range (33+), with strong pair equity and set potential.

4-3 offsuit is well below the profitable preflop raising range, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

With 4-3 on K-Q-5, we have no made hand and only weak backdoor straight possibilities. Checking preserves the option to fold unfavorable river outcomes.

Our two pair is likely to win often enough against random dealer holdings, and raising is substantially better than surrendering the posted ante and blind.

K2 offsuit is below the optimal preflop raising threshold, so checking preserves the option to make a more informed flop or river decision.

With only K-high and a gutshot to Broadway on this coordinated ace-high flop, the hand is too weak to commit a 2x play bet. Checking preserves the option to fold unimproved rivers.

With ace-king high on this unpaired board, I still beat many unpaired dealer holdings and can tie some king holdings. The one-ante river raise has favorable value versus folding.

9-2 suited is below the profitable preflop raise thresholds, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop.

Middle pair with a deuce kicker on this coordinated board is not strong enough to commit a 2x play bet. Checking preserves the option to raise only favorable river outcomes.

The board gives me a jack-high straight, so most dealer holdings tie. Only dealer holdings containing a queen make a higher straight; raising is far better than folding.

8-6 offsuit is below the published profitable preflop raising ranges, so preserve flexibility and evaluate the flop.

This is only a weak middle pair on a coordinated, two-diamond flop. Checking preserves the option to fold unfavorable rivers while retaining potential improvement.

I have a pair of sixes, which has sufficient showdown value versus random dealer holdings to justify the river call rather than surrendering the ante and blind.

5♠4♦ offsuit is well below the profitable preflop raise range. Checking preserves the option to assess the flop and river before committing a play bet.

With only five-high on a paired board and limited immediate equity, checking preserves the option to fold or make a better-informed river decision.

My board trips are weak, but they still beat the dealer's many unpaired holdings below a queen. The river raise has sufficient showdown value versus folding.

Pocket fours meet the published optimal preflop 4x threshold of 33+, so raise the maximum.