Showdown Hold'em table

5-4 offsuit is outside the recommended preflop raising range; checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

With 5-high on an A-T-9 flop and no meaningful draw, a 2x raise risks too much. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My hole cards barely improve the paired board, and most dealer holdings beat my hand. Calling the final bet has worse expected value than folding.

Seven-four suited is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

The low flush draw has potential, but I have no pair or high card. Checking lets me see whether it improves before committing a play bet.

A pair of fours beats the dealer’s many unpaired holdings and some weaker pairs. Raising has better expected value than forfeiting the ante and blind.

The unsuited 5-3 is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

I have no pair, no flush draw, and only a weak gutshot straight draw. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river rather than committing a 2x raise.

The 3 and 5 make a seven-high straight. Only a small range of dealer holdings can beat it, so raising is clearly better than folding.

Q2 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise after seeing the flop.

Q-high on an ace-high, two-diamond flop is too weak to commit a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to play or fold on the river.

The board pair gives me a made hand, and my queen kicker can beat enough dealer holdings to make the 1x raise preferable to folding.

Pocket sevens are above the optimal preflop 4x threshold of 33+, so raising now has the best expected value.

8-4 offsuit is below the profitable preflop raising range; checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the flop.

With no pair or immediate straight draw, this hand is too weak to commit a 2x raise on the flop. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

I have only jack-high on the river, and very few dealer holdings lose to it. Folding avoids putting another 10 chips at risk.

8♠2♠ is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise if the flop improves the hand.

The flush draw and gutshot straight draw give this hand strong improvement potential, making a 2x raise preferable to waiting for the river.

A-K suited is well within the optimal preflop 4x raising range and has strong showdown and premium-hand potential.

Any ace is a profitable preflop 4x raise under the reference strategy, including A-3 offsuit.

8-4 offsuit falls outside the profitable 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 on a low flop, which is strong enough to raise now rather than wait for the river.

9-6 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

My six pairs the board, and the nine gives me a useful kicker. With a made pair against a random dealer hand, raising now is preferable to waiting for the river.

K7 suited is in the recommended preflop 4x-raise range; its high-card strength and flush potential favor raising now.

A suited ace is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range, and the nut-flush potential adds value.

Nine-three offsuit is outside the profitable preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Nine-high with no made hand and only backdoor straight and flush possibilities is too weak for a 2x raise. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My nines and threes make two pair, which is strong enough to justify the river raise against a random dealer hand.

Ace-king offsuit is a strong preflop hand and is in the recommended 4x raising range.

J3 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking keeps the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Jack-high on this K-Q-6 flop has no immediate straight or flush draw. Checking preserves the option to make the smaller river raise if the hand improves.

My queens-and-jacks two pair beats many dealer holdings, making the river raise better than forfeiting the ante and blind.

Q-6 suited is in the published optimal preflop 4x raising range.

9-8 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking keeps the option to raise after seeing the flop.

The open-ended straight draw is promising, but I have no made hand. Checking preserves the option to fold on an unfavorable river rather than committing a 2x play bet now.

My pair of sevens with a nine kicker should beat enough dealer holdings to make the final raise better than folding.

8-7 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

A pair of sevens plus an open-ended straight draw gives this hand strong equity against a random dealer holding, making the 2x raise preferable to waiting.

8-4 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

With only eight-high and a gutshot straight draw, raising 2x now is too weak. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

My pair of eights beats many dealer holdings that miss this board. The chance of winning makes the 1x raise preferable to folding.

T8 offsuit is outside the recommended preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

The paired board gives me only the shared pair of queens, and my T-8 kickers are vulnerable to many dealer holdings. Checking preserves the option to make a smaller decision on the river.

My ten kicker beats many dealer holdings that play only the board’s ace and nine, and a win pays both the ante and play bet. Raising has better expected value than folding.

Any ace is in the optimal preflop 4x raising range; ace-eight offsuit is strong enough to raise now.

J-3 offsuit is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking keeps the option to raise on a favorable flop or make a smaller decision on the river.

Middle pair on this unpaired flop is strong enough to raise now rather than risk losing value by waiting until the river.

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

J-high on a Q-9-2 rainbow flop has no pair or strong draw. Checking preserves the option to decide after seeing the full board.

A pair of sixes beats the dealer’s unpaired hands and some lower pairs. The 1x raise has better expected value than forfeiting the ante and blind.

2-3 offsuit is well below the profitable preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

With no pair or flush draw and only a remote straight draw, committing a 2x raise is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My 2 and 3 leave me playing the board. The dealer can only tie or beat that hand, so raising has no upside.

7-3 offsuit is well below the profitable preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop or decide on the river.

Seven-high on a dry flop has little immediate value or drawing potential, so I’ll wait for the river rather than commit a 2x raise.

My hole cards leave me with only a pair of fours and a seven kicker. Too few dealer holdings lose or tie for a 1x raise to be worth the extra risk.

K-Q offsuit is strong enough for the recommended preflop 4x raise.

Any ace is in the recommended preflop 4x range; A-2 offsuit is strong enough to raise now.

K5 offsuit meets the published preflop threshold for a 4x raise (K5o or better).

T5 offsuit is too weak for a preflop raise. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop.

Ten-high has little showdown value on this flop, with no immediate straight or flush draw. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river rather than committing a 2x raise now.

Ten-high wins against too few possible dealer hands. Paying the river bet is worse than folding.