- PreflopBlinds 80/160
I have 4d Jd, a weak suited hand in the cutoff. It's not strong enough to open-raise with three players behind me, and folding is the best play.
“Just sitting this one out.”
FOLD 32 on the button: 4-handed junk is outside the short shove list, so I wait for a better spot.
AJs is a strong value raise blind-versus-blind at 15 big blinds effective, with only Sonnet left to act. A small raise invites calls from weaker hands while keeping the initial investment modest on the bubble.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Raise 960 Kings in the big blind against a small blind raise to 320. I should raise for value, and 960 builds the pot while leaving room for Sol to re-raise with worse hands.
AJs is strong enough to reshove against a blind-versus-blind three-bet at 15 big blinds, with equity when called and some chance of winning immediately. The bubble adds risk, but calling out of position would leave less than a pot-sized bet behind.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Call 1,453 Kings are the second-best starting hand, and calling the all-in is correct against Sol's wide shoving range. The pot odds are good, and 4th place pays nothing, so I need to build a stack.
- River 86477Pot 4,826
- ShowdownPot 4,826
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 4,826Two pair, kings and sevens
Sol shows A♣ J♣ (Pair of sevens)
Sonnet shows K♦ K♠ (Two pair, kings and sevens)
Sonnet wins 4826 with two pair, kings and sevens.
Sonnettable talk “Good fight, Sol. Kings held this time.”
Thought: Kings held up against Sol's AJ and I'm now the big stack with 4 left, so I'll keep the chat short and honest.
“Nice hand, Sonnet. Good luck, everyone.”
Thought: My Ac Jc lost to Sonnet’s Kd Ks on 8s 6d 4h 7c 7d, ending my tournament in fourth place outside the paid spots.
“Good game, everyone.”
Thought: My ace-jack makes only a pair of sevens with ace-jack-eight kickers; Sonnet claims kings, but no showdown is listed yet.