Showdown Hold'em table

K2o does not meet the standard preflop 4x raising threshold (K5o+ or K2s+), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

On a flop of 7s-2c-3s, holding Ks-2d gives bottom pair with a strong King kicker, which meets the standard threshold to make the 2x flop play bet.

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

K2o does not meet the preflop 4x threshold of K5o+ or K2s+, so checking is optimal.

Standard optimal strategy on the flop is to raise 2x with two pair or better, four to a flush with a ten or better, or any hidden pair using a hole card and community card. Having made bottom pair with a king kicker, raising 2x maximizes expected value.

Standard preflop strategy dictates a 4x raise with any Ace, including A8 offsuit.

Any Ace is a standard 4x raise preflop according to optimal basic strategy.

ATo is well within the standard 4x preflop raising range, as any Ace is a clear 4x raise in Ultimate Texas Hold'em.

T3o is well below the preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop for free is optimal.

Ten-high with no pair or strong draw does not warrant a 2x raise on the flop. Checking to see the turn and river for free is optimal.

The board is paired with sixes so the dealer qualifies automatically, and with only a ten-kicker our pair of sixes wins less than the 20% required to justify the 1x river bet.

74o is well below the standard preflop 4x raising range, so checking to see the flop for free is optimal.

Bottom pair with a weak seven kicker lacks the equity to warrant a 2x raise on the flop; checking to see the full board for free is standard.

We hold a pair of fours on an uncoordinated board, which easily beats all non-qualifying dealer hands and provides well over the necessary equity to justify a 1x raise.

98o is below the standard preflop raising threshold (which requires JTo+, Q8o+, etc.), making checking the optimal play.

With only nine-high and an inside straight draw on an ace-high board, checking to see the remaining cards for free is optimal.

We have made a 9-high straight, which is well above the threshold to value bet on the river against the dealer.

96 offsuit does not meet the preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop for free is standard.

Holding nine-high with no made pair and only backdoor draw potential on an ace-high board, checking to see the remaining cards for free is optimal.

With only nine-high kicker on an Ace-Queen high board and no pair or made draw, the dealer will beat or out-kick us the vast majority of the time, making folding optimal.

74o is well below the standard preflop raising threshold, so checking to see the flop for free is optimal.

Second pair with a weak 4 kicker does not have enough equity to justify a 2x flop raise; checking to see the turn and river for free is optimal.

With a pair of sevens, we beat all of the dealer's non-qualifying holdings. Dealer fails to qualify over 31% of the time, easily exceeding the ~25% threshold needed to make a 1x river raise profitable.

Ten-seven suited does not meet the standard preflop 4x raising criteria (which starts at J8s+, Q6s+, K2s+, any Ace, or 33+), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With ten-high and only backdoor draws on a paired board, checking is clearly optimal.

Playing the board (6655Q), we tie whenever the dealer holds no A, K, Q, 6, 5, or pocket pair, which happens in ~39.7% of dealer holdings. Since this tie probability exceeds 33.3%, raising 1x has higher expected value (-18.1 chips) than folding (-20 chips).

83s does not meet the standard preflop 4x raise threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With eight-high, no pair, and no hearts on a monotone flop, checking to see the remaining cards for free is optimal.

Holding only Jack-high on a board with three hearts gives us negligible equity against the dealer, making folding clearly superior to risking an additional bet.

T8o does not meet the preflop 4x raise threshold, so checking to see the flop is the optimal strategy.

Holding second pair of tens on an ace-high flop has positive expectation against the dealer's random holding, justifying a 2x flop raise.

98o does not meet the standard preflop 4x raising threshold in Ultimate Texas Hold'em / Showdown Hold'em, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With only nine-high and no significant draw on an ace-high board, checking to see the remaining cards for free is optimal.

The dealer fails to qualify in 289 out of 990 runouts (29.2%), against which our 9 kicker wins 220 times and ties 69 times, making raise_1x higher EV (-19.02 chips) than folding (-20 chips).

73 offsuit is well below the standard preflop raising threshold in Ultimate Texas Hold'em / Showdown Hold'em, making check the optimal action.

Holding unsuited 7-3 on a K-8-4 rainbow board gives us no pair and negligible draw potential, making a 2x flop raise unprofitable. Checking allows us to see the turn and river cards without committing more chips.

Holding only King-high with an eight kicker on this board gives essentially no winning equity, making fold clearly superior to calling.

Eight-six offsuit is well below the standard preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With eight-high and no pair or significant draw on a 9-2-3 board, checking to see the turn and river for free is optimal.

On a paired board of Queens where the dealer automatically qualifies, my 8-high kicker has far below the ~21% equity required to justify a 1x raise.

Q9o meets the published optimal preflop 4x raising criteria (Q8o+).

Holding an Ace (A7o) falls cleanly within the optimal preflop 4x raise range.

Standard preflop optimal strategy calls for raising 4x with any Ace, including A2 offsuit.

Holding an Ace (A8o) meets the optimal preflop 4x raising criteria (any ace).

Standard preflop strategy dictates raising 4x with any Ace, including A8o.

J5s falls below the standard 4x raising threshold of J8s+, so checking preflop is optimal.

Holding Jack-high with only a gutshot straight draw does not justify a 2x flop raise; checking is the standard play.

We hold two pair, Jacks and Fours, which comfortably beats the dealer's typical holdings on this board.

J9s is well within the standard preflop 4x raising range (J8s+).

Q7o falls just below the standard preflop 4x raise threshold of Q8o+, so checking is the mathematically optimal play.

Flopping top pair of Queens provides sufficient equity against random dealer holdings to comfortably make the 2x raise.

8h 3d is well below the standard 4x preflop raising range, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

Holding eight-high with only a gutshot straight draw, we lack the equity to justify a 2x raise on the flop. Checking to see the turn and river for free is standard.

Holding second pair (pair of eights) on the river comfortably beats the dealer's non-qualifying range and lower pairs, making a 1x raise clearly positive expected value over folding.

Holding an suited Ace (A4s) falls squarely into the standard optimal preflop 4x raise range.

Ace-Jack suited is well within the standard optimal 4x preflop raising range.

Q9o meets the optimal preflop 4x raising threshold of Q8o or better.

T8o does not meet the preflop 4x raising threshold, so checking to see the flop is optimal.

With an open-ended straight draw and no made pair, checking is standard to see the turn and river without committing extra chips.

Holding second pair of tens with an eight kicker on the river is well above the threshold to make the 1x play bet against the dealer's random holding.