Showdown Hold'em table

K2 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to continue based on the flop.

Bottom pair with a king kicker is vulnerable on an ace-high, two-club flop. Checking preserves the option to fold or raise selectively after the river.

My two pair (fives and twos) beats the board-only pair, and many dealer hands will have only that pair. The raise is worthwhile unless the dealer improves to a higher two pair or better.

An ace qualifies for the published optimal preflop 4x range, so raising maximizes expected value here.

4♣9♥ is a weak offsuit hand, well below the range for a profitable preflop raise; check to preserve the option to act on the flop.

The open-ended straight draw has useful equity, but my current nine-high hand is weak and raising would commit a play bet without a likely showdown advantage. Checking preserves the option to raise if the river improves me substantially.

My best hand is only a pair of threes, and the dealer shares that board pair. Many dealer holdings beat my weak kickers, making a 1x raise unprofitable.

J8 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking preserves the option to continue only if the flop improves the hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but no made hand; checking avoids committing a 2x play bet before seeing whether the draw improves.

My 7-8-9-10-J straight is already made. The dealer can at best make the same straight to tie, so raising is favorable.

T♠2♠ is below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking avoids risking a larger bet with a weak hand.

With T♠2♠ on J♦6♦7♣, I have no pair and only weak backdoor possibilities. Checking avoids adding risk with poor current equity and preserves the option to act on the river.

The board gives me a pair of jacks with a ten kicker. Against a random dealer hand, I still win often enough against unpaired low cards to make the small river raise worthwhile.

Pocket fives meet the recommended preflop 4x raising range, giving a favorable chance to win while maximizing value.

K9 offsuit is within the stated preflop raise range (K5o+), so raising 4x is the strongest available action.

Ten-four offsuit is well below the preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a large play bet with a weak hand.

A pair of tens on an ace-high board is vulnerable to an ace or a higher pair, so raising now is unlikely to have positive showdown value. Checking preserves the option to evaluate the river before risking a bet.

My pair of tens is ahead of many dealer hands that miss the ace and jack, while folding gives up the chance to win the play bet. The likely losing hands do not make raising worse than folding, since the ante and blind are already committed.

J♣7♣ is below the recommended preflop raising threshold, so checking avoids committing a large play bet with a weak hand.

I have no pair or viable draw on this ace-high flop, so raising has little value. Check and reassess on the river.

My two pair (jacks and sixes) is likely ahead of enough dealer holdings to make the 1x play bet profitable; the dealer qualifies on the paired board.

9-8 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop before committing a raise.

I have no made hand and only a runner-runner straight possibility, with my pair outs unlikely to beat an ace. Checking avoids committing a raise with weak equity.

My best hand is only A-K-T-9-8 high. A dealer hand that qualifies with a pair beats it, and even among nonqualifying hands I win too rarely to justify the extra play bet.

2♣3♦ is far below the recommended preflop raising range, so I’ll check and retain the option to act on the flop.

A pair of deuces is weak on this flop and can be overtaken by many turn-river runouts. Checking preserves the option to fold or raise selectively after seeing the river.

My pair of twos beats dealer holdings that make no pair, which is frequent enough to justify the small river bet; folding forfeits the ante and blind without a chance to recover them.

T♠8♦ is below the stated preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a large play bet with a weak starting hand.

I have only an open-ended straight draw, and checking preserves the option to fold or make a smaller raise on the river if the board improves.

My ten completes an ace-high straight, a strong made hand. A one-ante raise is worthwhile: most dealer hands lose or tie, while only a few holdings can beat it with a flush or better.

Aces are in the recommended preflop 4x raising range, so raising maximizes value with this hand.

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

I have only ten-high with no made hand or strong draw, so raising the flop risks extra chips without enough equity. Check and evaluate again on the river.

My pair of tens beats an unpaired dealer hand and most qualifying pairs. A one-ante raise has positive expected value compared with folding.

Q6 suited meets the published preflop threshold for a 4x raise, so raising maximizes expected chips under the reference strategy.

A♣J♦ is within the recommended preflop raising range, and the hand has a positive edge; the larger legal raise maximizes expected chips.

J♥8♠ is offsuit and falls below the recommended preflop raise range. Checking preserves the option to make a stronger decision after seeing the flop.

With only jack-high and no club on a three-club flop, raising risks a substantial bet with little equity. Check and retain the option to act on the river.

My best hand is only high card, while any dealer club makes a flush on this four-club board and many other holdings make a pair. Raising is unlikely to recover the additional risk.

K4 suited is within the recommended preflop raising range (K2s+); raising 4x is the profitable play.

J-6 offsuit is below the preflop raising threshold; checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop before risking a raise.

A set of sixes is already a strong made hand with substantial showdown equity, so raising now is preferable to checking.

K-Q offsuit is well above the published preflop raise threshold, so raising 4x maximizes value with this strong starting hand.

6♦2♥ is a very weak, offsuit starting hand, so raising preflop has poor expected value. Check to preserve the option to act on the flop.

I have no pair and only a remote runner-runner straight possibility, so raising is unlikely to be profitable.

My best hand is only ace-high, and the dealer will beat it with almost any pair or higher kicker. Raising adds risk with very little chance to win, so I fold.

KTo falls within the recommended preflop raising range, so I raise 4x to maximize expected value.

QTo is above the stated preflop raising threshold (Q8o+), so take the 4x raise.

Pocket sixes meet the preflop raising threshold, so I’ll put in the maximum raise while ahead of many dealer holdings.

4♠3♣ is well below the profitable preflop raise range. Checking preserves the option to continue only if the flop substantially improves the hand.

With 4♠3♣ on K♠ Q♦ 5♦, I have no made hand or meaningful draw, so raising has poor expected value. Check and retain the option to decide on the river.

My hand makes two pair, fives and fours, which beats a dealer holding only the board pair. Raising has positive value unless the dealer beats me unusually often; folding would forfeit both the ante and blind.

K2 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raise range, so checking avoids risking a larger play bet with a weak hand.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and no pair, so raising now risks more chips than this flop warrants. Checking lets me evaluate the river before committing.

With K-high, I beat dealer hands that do not qualify; qualifying hands beat me. The chance of a nonqualifying dealer hand makes raising slightly better in expected chips than folding.

9♠2♠ is below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a large play bet with a weak hand.

A made pair gives me a reasonable showdown hand, and the standard flop strategy is to raise with a pair or better rather than risk losing value by waiting.

8-6 offsuit is well below the preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a large play bet with a weak hand.

A pair of sixes is likely ahead of a dealer hand that missed this low, uncoordinated flop, and raising now also gets value from chances to improve.

5-4 offsuit is well below the preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to make a better-informed decision on the flop or river.

With only 5-high and no immediate draw, raising risks a play bet against a likely qualifying pair. Check and retain the option to evaluate the completed board before committing more.

The board gives me only trip sevens with K-T kickers. A dealer ace or pocket pair beats that; otherwise the board usually ties, so raising adds risk without enough chance to win.

Pocket fours meet the preflop raising threshold; raising 4x maximizes expected value with this hand.