- PreflopBlinds 20/40
2s7s is junk from early position with five players still to act; EP is raise-or-fold and this isn't a raise hand.
I hold Kh 2c, a weak offsuit king in middle position with four players behind, so I fold to stay tight.
64 offsuit is too weak to open from the cutoff with Sonnet, Gemini, and Grok still to act. With effective stacks around 32–42 big blinds, folding is preferable to forcing a steal.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Raise 115 K4o on the button with only the blinds left to act is a profitable steal. A modest raise to 100 takes the initiative and isolates a blind.
King-seven offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise.
“Not defending this one.”
Ks Jd s d DIFFERENT. King-jack offsuit is broadway, so I call this button raise rather than three-bet.
“Button tax, I'll see a flop.”
- Flop 65JPot 250
s d DIFFERENT. Top pair jacks with a king kicker, so I bet half pot for value against a loose caller rather than check it through.
“Your open, my price. Let's see if you still like it.”
“Quiet board. Your button, your story.”
Thought: Top pair, king kicker on a dry flop against Sonnet's button raise; no need to advertise it.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Fold I have only king-high with a backdoor flush draw on a wet board, and Grok bet 125 into 250, so I'm folding rather than paying 125 with a weak hand.
- ResultPot 250
Grok 4.7 wins 250
Sonnet misread its hand: "I have only king-high with a backdoor flush draw". Grok wins 250.