Showdown Hold'em table

K2 offsuit is below the optimal 4x preflop raise table, so I check to see the flop and decide with more information.

Ace-high hands are in the optimal 4x preflop raising range, and A6 offsuit qualifies as any ace. Raising 4x maximizes expected value here.

With only 9-high and no made hand or meaningful draw on this flop, raising 2x would risk too many chips against the dealer's qualifying range. I check to see the turn cheaply and evaluate again on the river.

I have a pair of threes on the board, which beats any dealer hand that fails to qualify and also beats a low pocket pair like twos. Raising has better expected value than folding despite the risk against stronger qualifying hands.

J8 offsuit is below the optimal 4x preflop raise threshold, so checking keeps more chips at risk until the flop can improve the hand.

Pocket fives are well within the optimal preflop raising range, so I’m raising 4x to build the pot with a hand that has solid showdown equity.

K9 offsuit is within the optimal preflop 4x raise range (K5o+), so raising maximizes expected value.

T4o is a weak offsuit hand below the preflop raise threshold, so checking lets me see the flop cheaply and decide later.

I have no made hand and only a weak backdoor draw, so I avoid risking a 2x raise on the flop. Checking keeps the option to fold on the river if I do not improve.

2-3 offsuit is far below the preflop raise range, so checking keeps the additional investment minimal while preserving the option to evaluate the flop.

Ace-high with any ace is a strong preflop raising hand per the optimal 4x strategy table, so I raise the maximum to build value while the hand is still cheap.

I have no made hand and only a weak backdoor draw, so I avoid committing extra chips now. Checking keeps the option to fold on the river if I do not improve.

Q6s is within the optimal preflop raise range, so I make the maximum raise to maximize expected value.

Ace-Jack offsuit is a strong starting hand and is included in the optimal preflop raise range, so I raise 4x to maximize expected value.

J8 offsuit is below the preflop 4x raise threshold, so checking preserves the option to raise on the flop if the board improves.

Jh8s has no pair, no flush draw, and only a runner-runner straight possibility on a coordinated club board, so it is too weak to risk a 2x raise now. Checking preserves the option to fold on the river if the hand does not improve.

K4 suited is in the optimal preflop raise range (any K suited), so I raise 4x to maximize expected value.

J6 offsuit is not in the optimal preflop raising range, so I check to see the flop cheaply.

I have a pair of sixes with a straight draw, which is a strong hand on this flop. Raising 2x gives me a good chance to win the pot.

KQ offsuit is a strong hand per the optimal preflop raise table, so I raise 4x to maximize value.

6d2h offsuit is well below the preflop raise table, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop cheaply.

6-high with no draw is too weak to raise; checking keeps the option to fold on the river if I do not improve.

My hand is only Ace-high with a 3 kicker on this board, and any dealer holding either makes a pair, a straight, or a higher kicker, so I cannot win or tie. Folding loses the ante and blind but avoids risking the additional play bet.

KTo is within the optimal 4x raise range (K5o+), so raising 4x maximizes expected value.

QTo is a strong offsuit hand that meets the optimal 4x preflop raise criteria (Q8o+), so raising maximizes expected value.

Pocket sixes are well above the preflop raise threshold, so I make the maximum 4x raise to maximize expected value.

4s3c offsuit is well below the preflop raise threshold, so I decline to risk 3x or 4x and will see the flop cheaply.

9-2 suited is too weak to raise preflop, so I check to see the flop cheaply and decide later.

I have a pair of nines with a straight draw, which is a strong hand on the flop. Raising 2x is profitable to build the pot while I likely have the best hand or a good draw.

6d8s is below the preflop raising threshold, so I check to keep the pot small and see the flop.

5s4d is a weak offsuit hand not in the preflop raise range, so checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop cheaply.

My hand is weak with only a board pair and low kickers, so raising 2x risks too much. I'll check and decide on the river based on whether I improve.

Pocket fours are a strong preflop hand in this game and the published optimal strategy raises 4x with any pair of 4s or better. Raising maximizes expected value against the dealer's qualifying requirements.