Showdown Hold'em table

7♠3♣ is well below the recommended preflop raising range. Check to see the flop without adding a play bet yet.

With 7♠3♣ on a K-T-6 flop, I have no pair or meaningful draw. Checking avoids adding a play bet with a weak hand and leaves the option to fold if the river does not improve me.

My best hand is only high card, so I can win only against an unpaired dealer hand with sufficiently low kickers; any dealer pair beats me. Raising has negative expected value compared with folding.

2♣6♠ is well below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking avoids risking a larger play bet with a weak hand.

A low pair with a weak kicker is unlikely to hold up against the dealer’s two hole cards. Checking preserves the option to assess the completed board before risking a play bet.

My pair of deuces beats dealer hands that miss the board’s higher ranks, and raising has positive value compared with folding even though higher pairs can beat me.

4-5 offsuit is well below the preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing extra chips with a weak hand.

My hand is currently weak, with only a gutshot straight draw and low-pair improvement possibilities. Raising risks extra chips without enough showdown strength, so I’ll check and reassess on the river.

My best hand is only the board’s pair of eights, and I cannot beat the dealer’s hand with these hole cards. Raising would lose more when the dealer improves beyond a tie; folding limits the loss to the ante and blind.

K9 suited is within the recommended preflop raising range, so I raise 4x to maximize expected value.

3♠7♠ is well below the recommended preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a larger play bet with a weak hand.

With only 7-high and a backdoor flush draw, this hand is too weak to risk a 2x raise. Check and decide after the turn and river.

The board’s pair of fours qualifies the dealer, and my 7-high kicker loses to any dealer hole card above a 7 or any pocket pair. Raising risks another 10 chips with little chance to win, so folding limits the loss to the ante and blind.

QJo is within the published preflop 4x raising range (Q8o+), so raising maximizes expected value.

2♥5♦ is well below the preflop raising threshold, so checking avoids risking an additional bet with a weak hand.

I have no pair and only a gutshot wheel draw, so raising now risks a play bet with weak current showdown value. Checking preserves the option to raise on the river if the board improves favorably.

My hand is only high card, and the board gives the dealer many ways to make a pair or better. Raising risks an additional loss against those hands, while my chances of beating an unpaired dealer are very small.

Pocket sevens meet the recommended preflop 4x raising range, so raising maximizes expected value.

6♦2♦ is well below the recommended preflop raising range. Check and preserve the option to act on the flop.

My 6-2 has no pair or strong draw on a paired king-high flop, so a 2x raise is unlikely to beat the dealer. Check and reassess on the river.

The board gives me trip kings, but a dealer pocket pair or high kicker can beat it. Raising is worthwhile because ties and wins recover more than folding, and my hand still has a meaningful chance to hold up.

4h-6s is well below the recommended preflop raising range, so I’ll check and retain the option to act on the flop.

My hand has no pair and only a very small runner-runner straight chance, so a 2x play bet is not justified. Checking preserves the option to assess the river before risking more.

My pair of fours is beaten by many dealer pairs on this board, so raising has poor expected value compared with folding and limiting the loss to the ante and blind.

7♠T♣ is below the recommended preflop raising range. Checking avoids committing a large play bet while retaining the option to raise on a favorable flop.

I have only a ten-high hand and no immediate draw on this flop. Checking preserves the option to evaluate the completed board before risking a river bet.

My pair of sevens beats dealer hands without a stronger pair or a board-made two pair, and raising adds only the 1x play bet. The chance of winning is substantial, so raising has better expected value than folding.

KJs is comfortably within the recommended preflop raising range, and its strength supports the larger raise.

2♠4♦ is well below the preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a large play bet while retaining the option to act on the flop.

I already have a pair, and the wheel draw gives me additional ways to improve. Raising now is preferable to giving up the opportunity to build the play bet on a hand with a reasonable chance to win.

J4 offsuit is below the preflop raising threshold, so checking avoids adding a play bet with a weak hand.

I have no made pair or direct draw; my flush and straight possibilities require favorable turn-and-river cards. Checking preserves the option to act after the river.

With only king-high, I can beat only a limited set of the dealer’s unpaired hands, while a pair or better beats me and costs the extra play bet. Folding avoids that added risk.

A♦4♦ is in the published optimal preflop raising range (any ace), so I raise 4x.

7♠6♠ is a speculative suited connector, below the recommended preflop raise range. Check to preserve the option to act on a favorable flop.

I have a flush draw, but it is not enough to justify risking the larger 2x play bet before seeing the river. Checking preserves the option to raise 1x if the completed board makes my hand strong.

I have a king-high flush, which is very likely to beat the dealer. The extra play bet is worthwhile because only a stronger flush, usually requiring two high spades, can beat it.

K6 suited is within the recommended preflop 4x raising range, so raising maximizes expected value.

4♣6♦ is below the preflop raising range; checking preserves the option to evaluate the flop before committing more chips.

The paired board gives the dealer a qualifying hand, while my low kickers leave me behind often. Checking keeps the option to improve or make a better river decision without committing the 2x play bet now.

The board gives both hands a pair of fives, and my A-K-J kickers win unless the dealer’s hole cards improve on them. Raising is worthwhile because the river bet risks only 10 additional chips while a win also collects the ante payout.

7♦4♠ is a weak, offsuit starting hand and falls well below the threshold for a preflop raise; checking avoids adding risk.

My 7-high has no pair or meaningful draw on this K-Q-9 flop, so raising risks extra chips with very little showdown equity. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My best hand is only the board’s pair of kings, so I cannot win outright. A dealer hand that also plays the board ties, but the chance of that is too low to justify risking the extra play bet rather than folding.

AJo is in the recommended preflop 4x raising range as any ace qualifies; raising maximizes expected value with this strong hand.

JTo is included in the reference preflop 4x raising range, so raising maximizes expected value.

2♥6♠ is well below the preflop raising range, so checking avoids committing a larger play bet with a weak hand.

With only 2-high and no meaningful draw, raising risks more chips against a strong board. Check and reassess on the river.

My best hand is two pair, sixes and deuces, but the river gives the dealer many ways to make a stronger two-pair hand or better. The 1x play bet is not worth risking here.

9♣2♦ is a weak offsuit hand outside the recommended preflop raise range. Check to avoid adding a play bet and retain the option to act on the flop.

With no pair and only a backdoor club draw, raising risks an extra 20 chips with little chance to finish ahead. Check and preserve the option to decide on the river.

My hand is only king-high with no pair or qualifying blind hand, and the board gives the dealer many ways to make a pair or better. Even when the dealer misses, my nine kicker is unlikely to beat their high-card hand, so I should avoid the extra play bet.

K9 suited is comfortably within the recommended preflop 4x raising range, so raising maximizes value with this strong hand.

J7 offsuit is below the preflop raising range; checking preserves the option to raise based on the flop.

J-high with no pair and only a remote backdoor straight draw has too little equity to justify a 2x raise. Check and reassess on the river.

The board gives me only a king-high hand, but when the dealer fails to qualify I often win with my jack kicker. The chance to recover the blind and win the play bet makes a river raise worthwhile.

J6 suited falls below the recommended preflop raise range. Check to preserve the option of raising on the flop.

My J-high kicker is modest on a paired, connected flop, so I’ll avoid committing a 2x play bet and reassess on the river.

My two pair (jacks and eights) should beat most random dealer holdings; folding forfeits both the ante and blind. The chance of a stronger hand appears low enough to justify the additional 1x raise.

Q♣2♣ is below the cited preflop raising range; checking avoids committing a raise with a weak suited hand.

The board gives me a pair of jacks with a queen kicker, which should beat many dealer holdings, and I have some improvement potential on the turn and river. Raising now captures value before the runout.

9♥7♠ is below the stated profitable preflop raising range, so checking avoids risking a large play bet with a weak hand.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, so raising risks extra chips with little equity. Checking preserves the option to decide on the river.

My pair of nines beats the unpaired board, and the dealer needs a stronger made hand to beat it. Raising has positive value compared with folding.

Pocket fours meet the preflop raise threshold; raising 4x maximizes expected value with this hand.

4♠6♠ is below the preflop raising range. Checking preserves the option to raise on a favorable flop without adding risk now.

My six makes two pair with the paired board, which is ahead of most dealer holdings; raising captures value while I have the advantage.