Showdown Hold'em table

4c5s is not in the published 4x raise range, so checking preflop is correct to see the flop cheaply.

No pair, no draw, and the board shows an ace; checking to see the river cheaply rather than committing a raise with 4-5 offsuit.

Pocket queens are a premium preflop hand, well within the 33+ raise range, so I raise the maximum 4x.

Any ace is a standard 4x raise per optimal preflop strategy.

Pocket sevens qualify under the 33+ guideline for a preflop 4x raise.

Any ace is a standard 4x raise per the published preflop strategy table.

4h3d is a weak unsuited low hand, not on the optimal 4x raise list, so I check to see the flop cheaply.

4-3 offsuit with no pair, draw, or connection to J-Q-A board is far too weak to invest a flop raise; check and let river decide.

I hold two pair (4s and 3s) with an Ace kicker, a solid hand that should beat most non-qualifying or weak dealer holdings, so I'll bet.

T3 offsuit doesn't meet the published preflop raise criteria (no ace, not suited broadway, not a pair), so checking to see the flop cheaply.

I hold a pair of tens (Td plus the board Tc) with reasonable kickers, which is strong enough on this flop to commit the 2x bet rather than wait for a weaker river decision.

Q5 offsuit is below the optimal preflop raising threshold (needs Q6s+ or Q8o+), so checking to see the flop cheaply.

Queen-high with no pair or draw; better to check and reassess on the river rather than commit chips now.

Kings up with an Ace kicker from the board pairing is a strong top pair hand; standard strategy calls for raising here rather than folding.

T7 suited doesn't meet the published preflop raising thresholds, so I check and wait to see the flop.

No pair or draw with 7d-Td on a 4c-3h-Jc board, so I check and preserve the option to fold cheaply on the river.

King-high only with no pair, straight, or flush; too weak to call on the river against a dealer who needs just a pair to beat me.

5-4 offsuit is not on the optimal preflop raise list (no ace, no pair, not a qualifying king/queen/jack hand), so I check and wait to see the flop.

Only a weak pair of fives with a poor kicker and a ten on board; not strong enough to commit a 2x raise, better to see the turn and river before deciding.

Board plus hole cards make a 2-3-4-5-6 straight, a strong river hand worth raising.

5-10 offsuit doesn't meet any preflop raising criteria (no pair, no ace, not suited broadway), so checking to see the flop cheaply.

I have a pair of tens with a queen on board, a solid holding worth building the pot on the flop.

K2 offsuit is below the published preflop raise threshold (needs K5o+ or K2s+), so checking to see the flop cheaply.

King-high with no pair and only a weak backdoor flush draw; not strong enough to commit a flop raise, better to see the river cheaply.

I have five spades (Ks plus four spades on the board) giving me a king-high flush, a strong river hand worth raising.

8d2d is not in the optimal preflop raising range (not an ace, not suited K2+, not pair), so checking to see the flop is best.

No pair and only a weak backdoor flush draw with 8d2d against a 7-T-3 rainbow-ish board; checking preserves the option to fold cheaply on the river instead of committing 2x now.

My hand (A,T,8,7,3,3) beats the board itself (A,T,7,3,3), which is the classic 'beat the board' spot where betting the river is correct even with a thin margin.

2h7d is far below the optimal 4x/3x raise table (needs pair, ace, suited king, etc.), so checking to see the flop cheaply is correct.

2-7 offsuit with no pair or draw on a Jd9s5d board is far too weak to raise; checking preserves the option to fold cheaply on the river.

My hand is exactly the board's pair of 5s with J-9-8 kickers, so the dealer can always match this by playing the board and may improve on it; I can never actually win here, only tie or lose, making a river raise purely -EV.

8-6 offsuit is well outside the recommended preflop raising range, so I check and wait to see the flop.

No pair yet, just an open-ended draw; better to see the river for free and decide then rather than commit 2x now.

I hold a pair of sevens with a jack kicker, which is good enough to call given the dealer only needs to qualify with a pair; the cost of calling is small relative to potential ante/blind payback.

3-8 offsuit doesn't meet any raising criteria (no pair, no ace, no suited/offsuit king or queen/jack qualifiers); check and wait for flop/river info.

Only a weak board pair with a low kicker and no real draw; better to check and reassess on the river.

My final hand is effectively just the board (pair of sevens with A-K-9 kickers), and the dealer's hidden cards will almost always improve on that kicker or make two pair/trips, giving me a ~20% tie chance and ~0% win chance; calling costs more in expectation than folding.

Any ace is a standard 4x raise per optimal preflop strategy.

K7 offsuit falls within the K5o+ range recommended for a 4x preflop raise per the optimal strategy table.

3d9h offsuit, low cards, doesn't meet the published 4x/3x raising criteria (no ace, no pair, not qualifying king/queen/jack hand), so checking to see the flop cheaply.

No pair, no draw, and only a weak kicker; better to check and reassess on the river rather than commit extra chips now.

Two pair, sixes and threes, with a king kicker is the best possible hand given this board for unpaired hole cards, beating most dealer holdings that don't have a higher pair, ace kicker, or made straight/flush, so raising is +EV.

6-5 offsuit is below the optimal 4x raise table (not suited, not connected enough), so I check and wait to see the flop.

No pair, no draw—hole cards 6c5h with board 9h9c Kd give nothing; checking to see the river for free rather than raising with no equity.

My hand is entirely drawn from the board (99,K,Q,7); my hole cards (6c5h) can never improve it, so I can only tie or lose to the dealer, never win. With about 85% of dealer holdings beating this exact kicker set, the extra 1x play-bet risk outweighs the modest tie chance, making folding the better expected value.

2s7s is not in the published optimal raise set (no pair, no ace, low suited cards below K2s+), so check and see the flop cheaply.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker and only a backdoor flush draw isn't strong enough to commit a 2x bet now; better to see the turn and river cheaply and decide with the 1x river option.

I hold a pair of sevens on the river; standard strategy is to always pay with any pair or better since dealer must also pair to qualify, giving positive expected value.

K3o doesn't meet the published preflop raise criteria (needs K5o+ or K2s+ suited), so I check and wait to see the flop.

King-high with no pair or draw on a dry board; checking to see the river cheaply rather than committing chips now.

Board is unpaired and I hold king-high with no made hand; per standard optimal river strategy, king-high or better still has enough equity against the dealer's qualifying range to justify the call-sized raise rather than folding.

J2 offsuit doesn't meet any published preflop raising criteria (no pair, no ace, suited/offsuit thresholds not met), so I check and wait to see the flop.

2-J offsuit with no pair or draw on a 6-6-8 board is too weak to raise; checking to see the river for free is best.

Board pairs sixes and my Jack kicker beats the board's weak three-kicker, which is enough edge over random dealer holdings to call on the river.

Q6 offsuit doesn't meet the published preflop raising threshold (needs Q8o+ or Q6s+), so I check and wait to see the flop.

Only Q-high with a weak backdoor straight draw (need T plus A/9); not strong enough to commit 2x now, better to see the river card first.

I have a pair of queens with a king kicker on the river, a solid hand that beats most qualifying dealer holdings, so I raise.

3-5 offsuit is far below the optimal 4x raise threshold (no pair, no ace, no suited/connected premium), so checking to see the flop cheaply is correct.

Open-ended straight draw (4 or 9 completes 4-5-6-7-8 or 5-6-7-8-9) plus a backdoor flush draw with two spades on board and one in hand gives enough equity to raise here.

Q6 offsuit falls below the published preflop raise thresholds (needs Q8o+ for offsuit queens), so I check and wait to see the flop.

Queen-high with no pair or draw on a paired board is too weak to raise; check and reassess on the river.

The board pairs nines, so I hold at least a pair with K-Q-6 kickers; this is a solid made hand that beats most random dealer holdings on this paired board, making a river raise profitable.

J7 offsuit falls below the optimal preflop raising threshold (needs J8s+ or JTo), so I check and wait to see the flop.

No pair or meaningful draw with J-7 on a Q-9-5 board; check and reassess on the river.

Board pairs queens so dealer always qualifies; my J-9-7 kicker is weak and likely loses to many of dealer's possible holdings, so folding minimizes expected loss.

8-6 offsuit doesn't meet the optimal preflop raising criteria (needs pair, ace, K2s+/K5o+, Q6s+/Q8o+, J8s+/JTo), so I check to see the flop cheaply.

Missed flop entirely with 8-6 against K-T-4 board, no pair or draw, so checking to see the river cheaply rather than committing chips now.

The board (4,4,K,T,9) already forms my entire hand since both hole cards are lower kickers that don't play; the dealer can always match or beat the board with any pairing or kicker hit, so I can never win, only tie or lose - folding avoids the extra risked play bet.

Any ace is a standard 4x raise preflop per optimal strategy, and this is the final hand of the session.

T4 offsuit is well below the optimal preflop raising range, so I check and wait to see the flop cheaply.

I hold two pair (tens and fours) which is a strong hand on this flop, so I raise to maximize value.