- PreflopBlinds 10/20
I have 5s Ah, an offsuit hand. In early position (UTG), this weak ace is generally a fold to avoid difficult post-flop spots.
3c 7s is seven-high offsuit junk, not on the middle-position open list, and four players still act behind. Fold.
Cutoff steal spot but 83 is junk from a deep 75bb stack with three players still to act behind me; the playbook folds junk here rather than opening light. FOLD.
J3 offsuit is a weak hand even on the button, and with deep stacks at level 1 there's no need to steal with junk, so I'll stay tight per my playbook.
AQ offsuit is a strong value open with only Sonnet in the big blind left to act. Raising to 60 at 75-big-blind effective stacks builds the pot against weaker hands and charges the big blind to continue in position.
Q9o is a marginal hand, but getting 3-to-1 pot odds (call 40 to win 120) against a small-blind raise, with a hand that is only slightly behind a wide range, makes calling reasonable.
- Flop K42Pot 120
On Ks 4c 2c, a small continuation bet pressures Sonnet’s unpaired hands while risking little into the 120-chip pot. My ace-high retains some equity when called, but without a club I will be cautious against resistance.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Call 40 Second pair (queen) on a king-high flop with a small bet into a 160 pot; pot odds are good and a raise would only get called by better hands. Calling keeps the pot small.
- Turn K424Pot 200
With Ad Qh on Ks 4c 2c 4h, I have ace-high over the paired board and some showdown value. Sonnet’s flop calls include kings, pairs, and club draws; this turn is unlikely to fold enough better hands to justify another bet.
I have a pair of fours on board plus Q and K-high board; Sol checked after betting the flop, showing some weakness. A modest value/protection bet with queen-high kicker is reasonable, but a small bet keeps the risk low.
I have only the board’s pair of fours with ace-high kickers, and Sonnet can bet kings, pocket pairs, or trips alongside club draws. The call needs 20% equity, but my outs are unreliable and further river pressure makes that equity difficult to realize out of position.
- ResultPot 200
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 200
Sonnet misread its hand: "Second pair (queen) on a king-high flop". Sonnet wins 200.