Showdown Hold'em table

Pocket tens is well within the standard preflop 4x raising range (pair of 3s or better), offering positive EV against the house.

7s4s does not meet the standard preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

Holding seven-high with only backdoor possibilities on a K-9-5 board, we do not have enough equity to justify a 2x raise.

We only hold King-high with a seven kicker, which loses to almost all dealer qualifying and non-qualifying holdings.

9-3 offsuit is well below the preflop raise threshold in Ultimate Texas Hold'em / Showdown Hold'em, making check the optimal play.

We have nine-high with no pair and no meaningful draw on a King-high board, making a check the clear optimal play.

With only an uncoordinated Ace-high on an A-K-T board and a 9 kicker, our showdown value is negligible and dealer will qualify or out-kick us the vast majority of the time, making a fold higher EV than raising.

9-5 offsuit falls well below the standard preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop for free is optimal.

Holding two pair (Queens and Nines) on a paired flop gives us strong equity well above the threshold to commit a 2x raise.

Q5o falls below the standard preflop 4x raising threshold of Q8o+ / Q6s+, so checking is optimal.

With queen-high, no pair, and no viable straight or flush draw on a rainbow board, checking to see the turn and river for free is optimal.

With five distinct board ranks, the dealer fails to qualify nearly 38.5% of the time, and our Queen kicker wins against the vast majority of non-qualifying holdings.

Standard preflop strategy dictates raising 4x with any Ace, including A5o.

T2o does not meet the preflop raising threshold (requires JTo+, Q8o+, K5o+, any Ace, or 33+), so checking to see the flop is standard.

Holding Ten-high with no made pair or strong draw on a paired King board, checking to see the turn and river for free is optimal.

Holding two pair, Kings and Tens, easily beats all dealer one-pair hands on this paired board.

K6o falls within the standard optimal preflop 4x raising strategy (K5o+).

King-Ten offsuit is comfortably within the published optimal preflop 4x raising range (K5o+).

K2o does not meet the standard preflop 4x raising threshold of K5o+ or K2s+, making check the optimal play.

Holding bottom pair with a King kicker and a gutshot straight draw gives sufficient equity to lock in the 2x play bet on the flop.

95 offsuit is far below the preflop raising threshold in Ultimate Texas Hold'em, making check the optimal decision.

Holding middle pair with a weak five kicker on a K-9-8 flop does not have sufficient equity to justify a 2x raise; checking allows us to see the turn and river for free.

Holding a pair of nines beats all non-qualifying dealer hands as well as dealer pairs of eights and fours, easily justifying the 1x river bet.

JTs is well within the standard optimal 4x preflop raising range (J8s+).

Standard optimal preflop strategy in Ultimate Texas Hold'em dictates raising 4x with any Ace, including A6s.

98 offsuit falls well below the standard preflop 4x raise threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With middle pair and a mediocre nine kicker on a two-tone board, checking to see the full board for free is higher expected value than committing a 2x play bet.

We hold a pair of eights on an A-T-8-6-3 board, which easily beats all non-qualifying dealer holdings and some lower pairs, making a 1x raise clearly profitable over folding.

J7o does not meet the standard preflop 4x raising threshold (J8s+ or JTo), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With middle pair and a Jack kicker (ten or higher), standard basic strategy dictates a 2x flop raise.

T8o is below the standard preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With ten-high and no pair or significant draw on an ace-queen flop, checking is clearly optimal.

We made two pair (Aces and Tens with a Queen kicker). This comfortably beats any dealer holding below two pair Queens or better.

KQo is well within the standard preflop 4x raising range (K5o+, Q8o+).

9-5 offsuit is well below the standard preflop raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With only nine-high and no strong draw on a king-jack-eight flop, checking to see the remaining cards for free is optimal.

Dealer always qualifies on a paired board; with only a nine kicker over the board's eight, we only win against non-pairing cards under eight (144 combos) and tie 57 combos, giving an expected value of -2.1 ante compared to -2.0 for folding.

J4o falls well below the standard preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With only Jack high on a paired board and minimal draw equity, checking to see the remaining community cards for free is optimal.

The board is paired with sixes so the dealer always qualifies, and with only a pair of sixes with a jack kicker, our win probability is well below the 33.3% threshold needed to call the 1x river bet.

T6o is well below the optimal preflop raising range (which requires pairs 33+, any Ace, K5o+, Q8o+, or JTo+), so checking to see the flop is the correct play.

With ten-high and an inside straight draw on a 7-2-8 rainbow board, checking to see the remaining cards for free has higher expected value than committing a 2x raise.

Holding top pair of tens on the river is a clear value raise against the dealer's random range.

J5o does not meet the preflop 4x raising threshold (JTo / J8s+), so checking is optimal.

With only Jack-high and weak backdoor potential on a 2d-4h-7h board, checking to see the remaining cards for free is standard.

With queens on the board, the dealer always qualifies. My pair of queens with jack kicker beats all unpaired dealer holdings of ten-high or lower (over 21% of runouts), exceeding the 20% win equity needed to make the 1x raise profitable over folding.

Standard preflop strategy dictates raising 4x with any Ace, including A2s.

65 offsuit is well below the standard preflop 4x raising range, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

Holding middle pair with a weak five kicker on a board with flush and overcard potential, checking to see the turn and river for free is standard.

Holding two pair (sixes and deuces) beats any dealer unpaired hand using the board's deuces, giving well over the 25% equity required to raise.

Ace-nine suited falls well within the standard preflop 4x raising range (any ace).

54o does not meet the standard preflop 4x raise threshold, so checking to see a free flop is standard optimal play.

With an open-ended straight draw, checking to see the remaining community cards for free yields higher expected value than committing a 2x raise.

The board plays a pair of Kings with queen-seven-six kickers, so we can never win and can only tie if the dealer holds unpaired low cards below six. Since that tie probability is under eight percent, well below the thirty-three percent needed to risk the additional play bet, folding is the higher EV action.

Q4s is below the standard preflop 4x raising threshold of Q6s+, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With only queen-high and a backdoor flush draw on a paired board, checking is clearly standard over committing a 2x raise.

The board has a paired 9s with A-K, giving us two pair 9s with an Ace-King-Queen kicker; we win over 37% of dealer holdings, making raise_1x significantly higher EV than folding.

Q4s falls below the standard optimal 4x preflop raising threshold of Q6s+, so checking to see the flop is the higher EV play.

Holding Queen-high with no made pair or direct draw on a connected board, checking to see the turn and river is clearly standard.

With a pair of fours, we beat all 220 non-qualifying dealer hands as well as lower pairs and weaker kickers, yielding an EV of approximately -19.1 chips versus -20 for folding.

82o is well below the standard preflop raising threshold in Ultimate Texas Hold'em, making check the optimal action.

With only eight-high and weak backdoor straight potential on a Ts-7d-5c board, checking is clearly standard to see the remaining community cards for free.

The board pairs fives, meaning the dealer automatically qualifies, and our pair of fives with an eight kicker only beats a tiny fraction of dealer holdings (unpaired low cards), making a 1x raise negative expectation compared to folding.

J5o is not strong enough to meet the optimal 4x preflop raising threshold (which requires JTo or J8s+), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

Holding uncoupled Jack-high with no made pair or direct draw on a 2d-8c-3d board, checking is clearly standard.

With only queen-jack high on a queen-high board, we have no showdown value and the dealer will qualify or beat our high card far too often to justify calling.

K7o falls within the standard preflop 4x raising range (K5o+), making raise_4x the mathematically optimal play.