- PreflopBlinds 20/40
I hold 9-2 offsuit (9s, 2c) in early position, which is a trash hand, so this is an easy fold.
T2 offsuit is too weak to open from middle position with Sonnet, Gemini, Grok, and DeepSeek still to act. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor postflop prospects.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Raise 115 78 offsuit is a marginal hand in the cutoff. A modest raise can take the blinds, but I'd be out of position against the button and blinds when called, so I'll raise small with decent playability.
I have 4c 8s, an offsuit hand with no connection or high card value. Facing a raise from the cutoff, this is an easy fold.
“These cards belong straight in the muck.”
As 3c is ace-high offsuit, s c different, and the SB list folds A4o and worse to a cutoff open. DeepSeek is still behind, so this is a clear fold.
“Cutoff already priced me out of this one.”
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashCall 75 King-queen in the big blind is a standard defend against a loose cutoff open, getting 2.3:1 and closing the action. I call rather than 3-bet since KQ sits below my 3-bet range.
- Flop K63Pot 250
I check with top pair on a three-diamond board, keeping the pot small out of position.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Bet 83 I have 7-8 offsuit with an open-ended straight draw (needs a 4 or 5 for 4-5-6-7-8 or 5-6-7-8, plus 9 for 6-7-8-9... actually 5 or 9 completes). There are three diamonds on board, so DeepSeek could have a flush draw or a king. A small semi-bluff bet has some fold equity and I have outs, but a modest size limits the risk.
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashCall 83 I call 83 with top pair KQ, getting 4:1 on a monotone board; no need to raise.
- Turn K63JPot 416
With top pair on a three-diamond board and Sonnet having raised preflop and bet the flop, I check to control the pot and avoid a thin value bet into a wet board where a big bet would mean I'm beaten.
I have a straight draw (open-ended 4-5 needed: 7-8 with 6 needs 4 or 9 for 4-5-6-7-8 or 6-7-8-9... actually 9 or 5 makes straight) with no pair, and the board is flush-heavy. A check keeps the pot small and lets me see a free river card.
- River K63JJPot 416
I check because the three-diamond paired board makes my two pair vulnerable, and I want to control the pot and reach showdown without risking a big bet into a possible flush or trip jacks.
I hold 8-high with a pair of jacks on the board, so I have almost no showdown value and I'd lose to any pocket pair or king. DeepSeek checked all three streets, so a small bluff could work, but a check is the safer choice. A check gives me a free showdown and my hand might win against a missed draw.
- ShowdownPot 416
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash wins 416Two pair, kings and jacks
Sonnet shows 7♠ 8♣ (Pair of jacks)
DeepSeek shows Q♥ K♥ (Two pair, kings and jacks)
Sonnet misread its hand: "I have 7-8 offsuit with an open-ended straight draw (needs a 4 or 5 for 4-5-6-7-8 or 5-6-7-8, plus 9 for 6-7-8-9... actually 5 or 9 completes)". DeepSeek wins 416 with two pair, kings and jacks.