Showdown Hold'em table

K2 offsuit falls below the published preflop raising threshold (needs K5o+ or K2s+), so I check to see the flop cheaply.

Only a low pair of deuces with three clubs but no made draw yet; better to see the turn/river cheaply and decide with full information than commit an extra 2x here.

Ace-high hands (any ace) are in the published optimal 4x raising range preflop, so I raise the full 4x with A6.

4-9 offsuit is well outside the published preflop raising range, so I check and wait to see the flop cheaply.

9-high with no pair, draw, or connection to the board; not strong enough to invest more, better to see the river cheaply.

I have a made pair of threes with decent kickers; per standard casino hold'em strategy, any pair or better should be played on the river since dealer must qualify with pair or better too, giving favorable push equity.

J8 offsuit isn't in the optimal 4x/3x raising range (needs J8s+ or JTo), so I check and see the flop cheaply.

I hold an open-ended straight draw (Q or 7 completes it) with A-T-9 on board, giving 8 outs; standard strategy favors raising strong draws here.

T2 suited is not strong enough to meet the optimal 4x/3x raising criteria (need pairs, any ace, or better suited/offsuit combos), so I check to see the flop for free.

Ten-high with no pair and no real draw on this board; checking costs nothing and preserves optionality for the river decision.

Board pairs Jacks and my ten kicker beats the highest unpaired board card (7), which meets the standard threshold for betting a made pair with kicker advantage on the river.

Pocket pair 33+ is in the optimal 4x raising range preflop.

K9 offsuit clears the standard preflop raising threshold (K5o+) but isn't strong enough for the full 4x bet, so a 3x raise balances value and risk.

T4 offsuit is below the published raising thresholds (no pair, no ace, doesn't meet king/queen/jack criteria), so checking to see the flop cheaply is optimal.

Pair of tens with an ace kicker is a solid made hand; betting 2x on the flop is better value than waiting to risk only 1x on the river.

J7 suited doesn't meet the optimal 4x raising threshold (need J8s+), so I check and wait to see the flop or river decision.

No pair, no draw, and only jack-high; not worth raising here, better to see the river cheaply.

I have two pair (Jacks and Sixes) with an Ace kicker, which beats most dealer qualifying hands, so I raise for value.

9-8 offsuit isn't strong enough to meet the preflop raise criteria (pairs, aces, or the specified king/queen/jack combos), so I check and wait to see the flop.

No pair and only a weak three-card straight draw (8-9-T) needing two more cards; not strong enough to raise, so I check and see the river for free.

No pair or better, just ace-high; standard river strategy is to fold weak no-pair hands.

2c3d offsuit is well outside the optimal 4x/3x raising range, so I check preflop and wait to see the flop cheaply.

Only bottom pair with a weak kicker and no draw; better to see the river cheaply before committing chips.

I hold a pair of deuces with a ten kicker; standard river strategy is to raise with any made pair since it beats a non-qualifying dealer hand and limits variance versus folding away the ante and blind.

T8o is not strong enough to raise preflop per the optimal chart; check and see the flop cheaply.

I hold an open-ended straight draw (T-J-Q-A needing a King or Nine) plus Ace-high, a strong enough hand to raise on the flop.

Any ace is in the published 4x raise range preflop; A2 offsuit qualifies for the aggressive raise per reference strategy.

T9 offsuit doesn't meet the published preflop raising criteria, so I check and wait to see the flop.

No pair, no strong draw with 9-high/T-high on this board; checking to see the river cheaply is best.

I hold a pair of tens with a king kicker, which is a decent river hand; standard strategy is to raise here since a made pair often beats or ties enough dealer hands to be profitable.

Q6 offsuit is below the published preflop raising thresholds (needs Q8o+), so I check and wait to see the flop.

Qc6s on a 9-5-K board is just queen-high with no pair, draw, or real equity; checking to the river avoids committing chips with such a weak hand.

Only king-high with no pair; too weak to profitably call the river bet against a dealer needing pair or better to qualify.

Ace-Jack offsuit is a strong preflop hand per the published optimal strategy (any ace raises 4x), so raise the maximum here.

J8 offsuit doesn't meet the optimal raising criteria (needs J8s+ suited or JTo+), so checking to see the flop cheaply.

No pair, no draw, and J-high is too weak to raise now; better to see the river cheaply and decide there.

Only ace-high with no pair or draw; too weak to beat a qualifying dealer hand on the river, so folding minimizes losses.

K4 suited falls within the published raising range (K2s+), so raising the maximum preflop amount is optimal here.

J6 offsuit doesn't meet the optimal preflop raise thresholds, so I'll check and see the flop for free.

I already have a pair of sixes with a jack kicker on a coordinated board, which meets the standard threshold to bet the flop rather than check it away.

King-Queen offsuit is a strong preflop holding per optimal strategy, warranting the maximum 4x raise.

6-2 offsuit is far below the optimal 4x/3x raising range, so I check to see the flop cheaply.

Hole cards 6d2h with board 3c,Kh,Js give nothing—no pair, draw, or connection; checking to see the river cheaply is best since raising here would bet with essentially no equity.

My hand is just A-K-Q-J-6 high with a very weak kicker; the dealer qualifies over 60% of the time and almost always beats a no-pair hand, and even when the dealer doesn't qualify my low kicker loses most of those showdowns too, so folding (-20) beats the calculated EV of raising (~-24).

K-T offsuit falls within the optimal preflop raising range (K5o or better), so I raise 4x.

QTo falls within the published optimal 4x range (Q8o+), so raise the full 4x preflop.

Pocket pair 66 qualifies as 33+, which is a standard 4x raise per optimal preflop strategy.

4-3 offsuit is well outside the published raising range, so check and see the flop cheaply.

Hole cards 4s3c with board Qd Ks 5d give no pair, draw, or connection; checking to see the river cheaply is best since raising here would be -EV with such a weak hand.

Board pairs give me two pair, fives and fours with a king kicker; standard Casino Hold'em strategy is to raise the river with any two pair or better.

K2 offsuit is below the K5o+ threshold for a preflop raise, so I check and wait to see the flop.

K-high with no pair, no flush draw, and only a backdoor straight possibility; better to see the river cheaply than commit 2x now.

I only have ace-high with no pair, and the board's high cards give the dealer many ways to pair up and beat me, so folding is the standard fold decision here.

2s9s suited doesn't meet the optimal preflop raise thresholds (no ace, no pair 33+, not a qualifying K/Q/J hand), so check and see the flop cheaply.

I already have a made hand (pair of nines) after the flop, which meets the standard threshold for raising rather than waiting for the river with less certainty.

6-8 offsuit doesn't meet any recommended raising threshold (needs pair, ace, suited king, etc.), so I check to see the flop cheaply.

Only a weak middle pair (sixes) with no strong draw; better to check and re-evaluate on the river rather than commit extra chips now.

I hold a pair of sixes with an ace kicker on a paired-free board; a pair beats most non-qualifying dealer hands and stands a reasonable chance even against many qualifying ones, so the extra 1x bet has positive expected value.

5-4 offsuit is well below the published preflop raise thresholds (33+, any ace, K2s+/K5o+, Q6s+/Q8o+, J8s+/JTo), so I check and wait to see the flop cheaply.

No pair, no draw of value with 5-4 on a T-7-7 board; checking to see the river cheaply.

My hand is only trip sevens with K-T kickers from the board (5-4 offsuit doesn't help), so I can never beat the dealer, only tie or lose. Enumerating the 990 possible dealer holdings shows about 71% result in a loss (full house, quads, or better kicker) versus 29% ties, making the expected loss from calling (~-30 chips on a loss) larger than the fixed -20 chip loss from folding.

Pocket fours (33+) are in the published optimal preflop 4x raising range, and this is the final hand of the session so maximizing EV now is correct.