Showdown Hold'em table

5-4 offsuit falls below the published 4x/3x raise range (33+, any ace, K2s+/K5o+, Q6s+/Q8o+, J8s+/JTo), so checking preserves the cheap flop raise option instead of committing 30-40 chips with a weak hand.

With 5-high on a paired board I almost never beat the dealer's pair, so raising 1x (risking 30 more) has far worse EV than folding 20 already committed.

J4o is far below the published 4x/3x raising range (33+, any ace, K2s+/K5o+, Q6s+/Q8o+, J8s+/JTo), so checking keeps the flop option open and minimizes risk with a weak hand.

Jack-high with no pair and no draw on 7c-3s-2d; raising 2x would risk 20 more chips on a hand that rarely beats a qualifying dealer pair, so checking to reassess on the river is clearly better.

I hold a pair of 4s on the river; folding surrenders ante and blind, while a 1x play bet keeps only 10 more at risk and wins whenever the dealer fails to pair or my pair holds up, which is clearly better than folding a made pair.

6d4c offsuit is well outside the optimal 4x/3x raising range (33+, any ace, K/Q/J thresholds), so checking keeps the ante and blind alive with a cheap flop decision instead of committing 40 chips to a weak hand.

Trips on the flop are near-certain to beat the dealer and often qualify him via paired board, so locking the 2x play bet now maximizes EV; checking only risks missing the raise window.

K♠T♠ is any suited king, which is on the published optimal preflop 4x raise table (33+, any ace, K2s+, Q6s+, J8s+, etc.), so raising 4x has higher EV than checking.

A5s is an ace-high suited hand, squarely inside the published optimal 4x preflop range (any ace), so putting four antes in play maximizes expected value.

A-K offsuit is a premium raising hand well above the 4x threshold (K5o+), so betting 4x maximizes expected value preflop.

J2s is below the optimal preflop raise range (J8s+ or JTo), so checking minimizes expected loss; fold-equivalent hands play best with no raise.

Jack-high with a weak 2 kicker on an A-high board has almost no showdown value and no live draw; a 2x raise would put 20 more chips at risk against a dealer who pairs this board often, so checking and redeciding on the river is far better.

With ~90% of dealer holdings failing to qualify (no pair), raising 1x wins 20 chips most of the time while the ante pushes, yielding positive EV versus folding for a guaranteed -20.

Q3 offsuit is well below the published 4x range (needs Q8o+), and a 3x preflop raise is dominated by checking, which keeps the cheaper 2x flop option open.

Queen-high with no pair and no draw on 8-9-4; raising 2x would add 20 chips at risk with little chance of beating a qualifying dealer hand, so checking preserves the river fold option.

I hold the board's pair of nines with K-Q-8 kickers, and the board pair means the dealer always qualifies. Only pocket pairs, Kx, 9x, or Ax beat me (~41% of 990 holdings), so risking 10 more to collect ante plus play at ~58% win equity is far better than forfeiting the 20 already posted.

Ten-seven offsuit falls well below the published 4x raising range (pairs 33+, any ace, K/Q/J thresholds), so checking preserves the flop raise option with minimal risk on a weak hand.

Q7 offsuit falls below the published 3x/4x raising range, so checking keeps the ante and blind at minimum risk with the flop option ahead.

K7 offsuit meets the published 4x raise threshold (K5o+), so betting 4x preflop has higher EV than checking and playing later streets.

A3s falls squarely in the published optimal 4x preflop raise range (any ace), so locking in the maximum play bet now maximizes expected value versus checking.

J4s falls below the optimal raise range (needs J8s+ or JTo), so checking keeps the flop option open and minimizes risk on a weak holding.

6h5h suited falls below the published 4x range (33+, any ace, K2s+/K5o+, Q6s+/Q8o+, J8s+/JTo), and a 3x raise is dominated by checking, which preserves the cheaper flop 2x and river 1x/fold options.

5h3h misses every published 4x/3x raise criterion (no pair, no ace, no K/Q/J-high suited or broadway), so checking preserves the cheap 2x flop raise or 1x-or-fold river option instead of risking 30-40 chips on a weak hand.

5h3h on a K72 rainbow flop has almost no equity; raising 2x only adds risk on a weak hand, so check and decide cheaply on the river.

My best hand is just the board's pair of kings (K-K-J-7-5), and the board pair means the dealer always qualifies; I win only if both dealer hole cards are 3s/4s (~12/990) and tie on ~14/990, so raising 1x has EV about -29 vs -20 for folding.

Pocket fives falls inside the published optimal 4x preflop range (pairs of 33 or better), so betting the maximum 4x ante has the highest expected value versus checking or a smaller raise.

J6s on A-Q-3 has only a gutshot-ish weak holding; raising 2x commits 20 chips with too little equity versus a dealer who likely pairs, so I keep the flop cheap and decide on the river.

Th7h is well below the published 4x raising range (needs J8s+ or better), so checking preserves the cheap 2x flop option and avoids committing 30-40 chips with a weak suited ten-high.

Flop gave me two pair (tens and sevens), a hand well ahead of the dealer's qualification range; raising 2x maximizes value over the remaining runouts.

JTo is on the published optimal 4x preflop raise table, so raising four times the ante maximizes EV versus checking.

AQ offsuit is far above the published 4x raise threshold (any ace, 33+), so betting the maximum preflop maximizes expected value before any board information.

JTs suited falls inside the published optimal 4x preflop raising range (J8s+), so betting 4x ante maximizes expected value versus checking.

Q5 offsuit falls below the published 4x threshold (needs Q6s+ or Q8o+) and is far outside any 3x range, so checking keeps the ante/blind at risk while preserving the flop raise-2x option and the river fold option.

A-K offsuit is well above the published 4x preflop raising range (33+, any ace, K2s+ or K5o+), so raising 4x maximizes EV versus checking.

T9o is far below the published 4x/3x raising range (33+, any ace, K-high, Q/J thresholds), so checking keeps the ante and blind in play with cheap flop options.

Td2c on Ah-6d-Qd has no made pair and only a backdoor diamond draw; raising 2x would put 40 more chips at risk with little equity, so checking keeps the river fold-or-raise option cheap.

Pocket jacks sit well inside the optimal 4x preflop raise range (all pairs 33+), so betting the maximum 4x ante maximizes expected value before the board runs out.

5c6c suited connectors fall below the published 4x preflop raising range (33+, any ace, K/Q/J requirements), so checking keeps the ante-blind exposure minimal and preserves the option to raise 2x on a favorable flop with a pair, four-flush, or open-ended draw.

I hold sixes full of aces (6c with 6d-6h plus the board's aces), and the dealer always qualifies with the board's two pair. The dealer only beats me with an ace in the hole (~8.8% of holdings) and chops with the 6s (~4.2%), so the 1x raise with a 3:1 blind bonus is massively +EV versus folding (-20).

8c7d offsuit falls below the published 3x/4x raising range (needs J8s+/JTo or better), so checking keeps the flop raise_2x option open with a connected but weak hand.

I flopped a pair of sevens with an ace kicker; betting now avoids awkward later street decisions and my pair beats enough dealer holdings that putting 2x in play is positive EV.

94 offsuit is far below the published 4x/3x raising range (33+, any ace, K/Q/J-combos), so checking minimizes risk and preserves the flop and river decision points.

9-2 offsuit is far below the published 4x/3x raising range, and folding locks in a guaranteed -20; checking preserves the flop/river raise options and has the best expected value for this trash hand.