Showdown Hold'em table

6-5 offsuit is outside the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

Six-high on a king-jack flop has little showdown value and only weak runner-runner draws. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river without committing a 2x raise.

The 5 and 6 make a seven-high straight. The dealer cannot make a higher hand on this board, so raising is profitable.

K2 suited is in the published optimal preflop 4x range.

J9 suited is in the recommended preflop 4x raising range.

9-3 offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

The paired ace-high flop leaves my 9-3 with a weak kicker and no strong draw. Checking preserves the option to make the smaller river raise if the hand improves.

The board gives me two pair with a 9 kicker. Too many dealer holdings improve on that, so paying the river bet is worse than folding.

8-4 offsuit is too weak for a preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

The 4 gives me two pair on the flop, and raising now lets me put more chips in while this hand is likely ahead of many dealer holdings.

K-J offsuit is within the recommended preflop 4x raising range.

4♣3♥ is an unsuited low-card hand, below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to assess the flop before committing a play bet.

I have a pair using one of my hole cards. Despite the weak kicker, raising now is preferable to waiting for the river.

Pocket jacks are a strong preflop pair and an optimal 4x raise under the published strategy.

K6 suited is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range (K2 suited or better).

9-4 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

I have a pair using a hole card. Raising now is preferable to checking and waiting for a river decision.

J5 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to decide with more information on the flop.

J-5 has no pair or strong draw on the A-K-7 flop. Checking preserves the option to fold on the river rather than committing a 2x raise now.

My jack improves the board to ace-king-queen-jack high, beating many unpaired dealer hands. Calling has better expected value than folding.

Q6 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Q-high has no pair or strong draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to make a smaller decision on the river.

Queen-high wins against enough unpaired dealer hands to make the final raise preferable to folding, despite losing to any dealer pair.

K7 offsuit falls within the published optimal preflop 4x range of K5 offsuit or better.

3-4 offsuit is too weak for a profitable preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

With 3-4 on a paired 8-7-8 flop, I have little current strength and need a specific turn and river to improve substantially. Checking preserves the option to decide with more information on the river.

My two pair beats many dealer holdings. With the dealer always qualifying on this paired board, raising has better expected value than folding.

Q2 offsuit is below the recommended preflop 4x-raise threshold. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Bottom pair with a queen kicker has enough showdown value to raise on the flop, despite the ace on the board.

Pocket deuces fall below the recommended preflop 4x-raise range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

The deuces give me two pair, but the eights are on the board and my lower pair is vulnerable to counterfeiting. Checking preserves the option to fold on a bad river rather than committing a 2x raise now.

My two pair beats enough dealer holdings to make the 1x raise better than folding, despite the many ways the dealer can improve.

J-4 offsuit is too weak to justify a preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Jack-high has no made hand or immediate draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to decide with more information on the river.

The board gives me a pair of fives, and my jack kicker beats many unpaired dealer holdings. Raising costs only 10 more chips than folding and has positive expected value here.

J8 suited is in the recommended preflop 4x range, with enough equity and flush potential to raise now.

7-4 offsuit is well below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

With 7-high hole cards on a K-5-5 flop and no flush draw, raising 2x is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

Two pair, fives and fours, beats many dealer holdings that have only the board pair. Calling has better expected value than forfeiting the ante and blind.

9♦6♦ is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

The six gives me two pair on the paired flop, a strong enough hand to value-raise rather than wait for the river.

J6 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Jack-high with only one overcard to the flop and no immediate straight or flush draw is too weak to justify a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My six makes a straight. Only a small range of dealer holdings can beat it, so raising is better than folding.

Any ace is in the published optimal preflop 4x range, including A7 offsuit.

A8 suited is in the recommended preflop 4x range; its ace-high strength and flush potential make raising preferable to waiting.

Q9 offsuit is in the published preflop 4x-raise range (Q8 offsuit or better).

Pocket tens are well above the preflop 4x raising threshold and have strong equity against a random dealer hand.

Q6 offsuit falls below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

Queen-high has no pair or immediate straight or flush draw on this ace-high flop. Checking avoids committing a 2x raise with a weak hand and preserves the river decision.

A pair of queens has enough showdown value to make the river raise preferable to folding.

J7 offsuit falls below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

The paired ace-high flop gives J-7 only a modest kicker advantage against random dealer cards. Checking preserves the option to fold on an unfavorable river rather than committing a 2x play bet now.

My sevens and fours beat many dealer hands, and the dealer always qualifies because the board is paired. Raising has better expected value than folding.

7-6 offsuit falls outside the profitable preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Seven-high with only a gutshot straight draw is too weak to commit a 2x raise on the flop. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

Seven-high has very few winning dealer holdings on this board. Calling risks another 10 chips and is worse than folding.

7-5 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

Middle pair with a gutshot straight draw is strong enough to raise on this flop rather than wait for the river.

7-5 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising range; checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

Seven-five has no pair or meaningful draw on this flop. Checking avoids a weak 2x raise and preserves the option to decide on the river.

My seven-high kicker leaves me behind most dealer holdings, including any pair or straight. Paying another 10 chips has worse expected value than folding.