Showdown Hold'em table

Ace-high offsuit is in the published optimal 4x raise table (any ace), so raising 4x maximizes EV here.

3h2h is far below the published 4x/3x raising range (33+, any ace, etc.), so checking keeps the flop option open with minimal risk.

72s on a K-Q-8 board has almost no showdown value; raising 2x would put 40 more chips at risk with a hand that rarely beats the dealer's pair. Checking keeps the cheap river fold option open.

I have ace-high only; folding loses 20 for sure. Raising 10 wins nothing but loses only 10 when the dealer makes any pair or 9-high, and pushes otherwise (~33% of holdings), so raising has far better EV than folding.

A7 offsuit is below the published 4x/3x raising range, so checking and playing the flop is optimal.

A7o unpaired on a K44 board has little fold equity since the dealer only needs a pair; raising 2x here is not profitable, so I check and evaluate on the river.

My trip fours with an ace kicker lose only to dealer pocket pairs (which make a full house) — roughly 60 of 990 holdings — so raising 1x wins far more than folding sacrifices.

A4o falls under 'any ace' in the optimal preflop 4x raise table, so raising 4x maximizes EV.

Pocket eights fall within the published optimal 4x preflop range (33+), so raising 4x maximizes expected value.

Ace-ten offsuit is on the standard 4x preflop raise table (any ace), so raising 4x maximizes EV versus checking.

93o is far below the optimal 4x/3x raising range (33+, any ace, K/Q/J-class hands), so checking to see a cheap flop is correct.

Nines and threes with a jack on the board are far too weak to put 20 more chips at risk; check and only raise the river if the board improves us.

My two pair (9s and 5s) beats every dealer one-pair hand; only two-pair-or-better dealer holdings (~12%) beat me, so betting 10 to win the play bet plus ante and blind is far better than folding -20.

7-2 offsuit is far below the 3x/4x raising table, so checking to see a cheap flop is clearly best.

7-2 offsuit with no draw on a K-high flop has almost no equity; raising 2x would be a large losing bet, so checking and deciding on the river is best.

The paired board (8-8) gives the dealer at least a pair of eights, so they always qualify and beat my 7-high; raising only adds a losing bet.

Any ace qualifies for the 4x raise in the published optimal preflop table, including A2o.

T5 offsuit is far below the published 3x/4x range (needs ~Q8o+), so checking keeps only the ante/blind at risk pending the flop.

I flopped two pair (5s and Ts) with the Td in hand, giving a strong made hand plus broadway potential; raising 2x is clearly better than checking with such equity.

K6o meets the published 4x raising threshold (K5o+), so raising 4x preflop is optimal.

T9s falls just below the 4x/3x raising range (needs J8s+ or better suited) and is far too weak to fold versus the chance to see a flop.

Top pair with a ten on an ace-high flop is far too strong to check; raising 2x gets more money in while likely ahead of the dealer's range.

JTo is on the published optimal 4x preflop raise list, so raising four times the ante maximizes EV here.

8s2d is far below the published 3x/4x raising range, so checking to see a cheap flop is optimal.

8s2d has almost no equity on KJ9; raising 2x would risk 20 chips on a hand that rarely beats a qualifying dealer. Checking keeps the river fold option open to minimize losses.

I hold a pair of 2s, which wins against a large share of random dealer holdings; raising 1x risks only 10 more and clearly beats folding away the 20 already posted.

5-2 offsuit is far below the 3x/4x raising range; checking keeps the ante at risk only and lets the river decision decide.

5-2 no draw on a paired board is far too weak to risk 2x; check and only commit on the river with a made hand.

The board pairs give me two pair (4s and 2s), which beats most random dealer holdings that only make one pair from the board; raising 1x is cheap and clearly +EV versus folding away the ante and blind.

6-3 offsuit is far below the 3x/4x raising table, so checking keeps the ante and blind alive with cheap flop options instead of folding for a guaranteed -20.

6d3c has almost no equity on Ad8d7s; raising 2x would be throwing money away. Check and fold on the river unless the board improves me dramatically.

The board plays an ace-high straight for me, so I only lose to a dealer floored flush (two hole diamonds, ~5.6%); otherwise it's a push. Raising 1x risks 10 chips in those cases versus folding away 20 for sure.

Any ace is in the published 4x raise table; raising 4x preflop with A3 offsuit maximizes EV.

K6s is suited king-high well above the optimal 4x raising range (K2s+), so raising 4x preflop maximizes EV.

9h6h misses the published 3x/4x raise table (needs J8s+ or better suited); checking keeps the flop decision open and minimizes risk with a weak hand.

9-6 high has almost no showdown value and the board pairs the dealer's likely range; checking keeps the option to raise cheaply on the river only if the board improves me.

My A-high with 9-6 loses to any qualifying dealer pair, but folding forfeits 20 for sure; raising wins 10 whenever the dealer misses (~30%) and loses 30 otherwise, which edges out folding slightly.

QTo is inside the published optimal 4x raising range (Q8o+), so raising four times the ante maximizes EV.

Pocket kings are far above the 4x raising threshold; max value against the dealer.

K9 offsuit meets the published 4x preflop raise table (K5o+), so raising 4x maximizes EV versus checking.

T9s is below the published 4x/3x raising range (needs J8s+ or better), so checking and deciding on the flop minimizes risk.

Pair of tens with a ten on the board is well above the 2x flop raise threshold; raising maximizes value against dealer qualification ranges.

T9s is below the published 3x/4x raise threshold (needs J8s+ or better suited), so checking to see the flop is optimal.

I hold a pair of tens on the T-8-8 flop, a clear 2x raise per optimal flop strategy; checking would forfeit value against the dealer's range.

QTo offsuit falls below the published 3x/4x raise threshold (needs Q8o+), so checking is optimal preflop.

Q-high with no draw has poor equity against a dealer pair; raising 2x risks 20 more chips on a likely loser, so check and decide on the river with full information.

My T-Q makes the K-high straight (9-T-J-Q-K), a strong made hand worth betting 1x on the river rather than folding.

Aces are the strongest preflop holding; the optimal strategy raises 4x with any pair of aces.

Q6o falls below the published preflop raise range (needs Q8o+), so checking keeps the flop 2x option and minimizes risk.

Q6o on an A-high board has little showdown value; checking keeps the river 1x option rather than risking 2x with a weak unpaired hand.

I hold the nut flush (A-high club flush) which beats every dealer holding except a straight flush, and the dealer's best possible hand here is a flush, so I win nearly always and collect the 15-chip blind bonus plus play bet. Folding surrenders 20 chips for nothing.

T7 offsuit is well below the published preflop raise range (needs K-high or better unsuited), so checking and deciding on the flop is optimal.

Pair of tens on T54 flop is well above the 2x raise threshold; raising maximizes EV before the river decision.

7-8 offsuit is well below the 3x/4x raising range; checking keeps the ante and blind in play with cheap flop options.

Two pair (8s and 7s) on the flop is well ahead of the dealer's qualifying range; raising 2x maximizes value with a made hand plus straight-draw backdoors.

QJo offsuit is above the Q8o+ threshold in the published 4x preflop table, so raising 4x maximizes EV versus checking.