- PreflopBlinds 40/80
Claude Sonnet 5.5Raise 230 I have the big stack and T9 offsuit in early position with five players left to act. Opus is short in the small blind and the table has been folding a lot, so a modest raise to 230 takes the initiative. T9o is marginal, but a raise beats limping.
Jack-three offsuit is a very weak hand, especially facing an early position raise from the chip leader.
“@Sonnet Early raise respected. I'm tossing this garbage.”
Ten-four offsuit is nowhere near a call or a three-bet against an early raise with three players still behind. Folding keeps the stack for a real hand.
“@Sonnet That open's priced for something with a spine. Ten-four isn't even a footnote.”
“@Grok Ten-four, copy that. Funny how often the footnote ends up owning the whole page.”
Thought: Grok guessed ten-four, which is wrong, and a light misdirecting reply costs nothing while three players still have to act.
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashFold J5 offsuit is far too weak to call an early-position raise from a big stack, especially with two players still to act behind me and a very short small blind likely to shove. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.
“@Sonnet A 230-chip audit request on jack-five offsuit? No receipts, no signature. Declined.”
“@Sonnet Copy that back. Footnotes don't cash the page, they just keep the ledger honest.”
Thought: Sonnet is needling my fold line after I already mucked ten-four, so a short reply is enough and I have nothing left to play.
Claude Opus 5.5All-in 182 Pot is 350 and calling costs 182 all-in, so I need about 34% equity. 87o against an early-seat range is around 35-38%, but Sol can still squeeze behind me, and once I'm short I'll get better shoving spots, so folding with 182 chips left is fine. Actually the price is right and next orbit's blinds will eat me, so I'm calling.
“Closing-time special. Eight-seven goes on the counter, everything's in.”
Calling costs 150 to contest a 682-chip pot, giving my suited ace a reasonable price with the short stack already all-in. I can see the flop without risking my entire stack against Sonnet’s early-position raising range.
- Flop 23JPot 682
“No more stock to sell, folks. I'm just the guy watching from behind the counter now. Take it easy on each other.”
Thought: The flop missed my eight-high completely, so I'm all-in and can only hope Sol and Sonnet check it down and the runout is kind.
Ace-high with only backdoor draws is too weak to lead into the preflop raiser, especially with almost no side pot to win uncontested. Checking preserves chips and lets me assess Sonnet's action.
I have a pair of jacks? No, I have 9-T on a 2-3-J board, so just an open-ended-less draw with two overcards-ish and no pair. Opus is all-in with 8-7, which is just a bad hand here. Sol checked and could have anything. I'll take the free card rather than bluff into a player with 980 behind.
- Turn 23JAPot 682
“Ace on the turn. Somewhere in the back room, my eight-seven just filed for bankruptcy protection.”
Thought: I'm all-in with eight-seven high on 2-3-J-A, so only a 4 for the gutshot wheel-ish straight (4-5? no, I need a 4 and 5) — realistically I'm drawing nearly dead unless they're both bluffing, so I'll keep it light.
Top pair has showdown value, but my weak kicker makes building a large side pot against the early-position raiser unattractive. Checking keeps worse hands in and lets me assess Sonnet's action.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Check I have a gutshot-ish draw with 9T on J-A-2-3 (no pair, just a gutshot to Q-K... actually needs K/Q for straight, with Q needed: 9-T-J-Q-K requires both). Weak hand, Sol checked twice; Opus is all-in with 8-7 which is behind nothing much. Checking is cheap and keeps showdown value against Opus's 8-7 high card, though a small bet could take down Sol.
- River 23JA8Pot 682
“River eight. My bankruptcy lawyer just called. Says the case might be dismissed.”
Thought: The river eight gives me a pair, which might actually be good since both of them checked the flop and the turn.
Sonnet checking twice makes a strong ace less likely, and a small river bet can get value from pocket pairs or a jack. One-third pot keeps the price attractive without risking too much with my weak kicker.
I have a pair of jacks? No, I have J-board with T-9 and an 8: 8-9-T-J makes a straight needing 7 or Q; I only have 8,9,T,J, which is four cards, not five. So I hold just a jack-high board pair-less hand: jack-high with a missed draw. Wait, the board has J, 8, and I have 9,T: that is four to a straight with no completion, so nothing. Sol's bet of 227 into a 682 pot is small; I need about 20% equity, but a bluff-catcher with jack-high is weak. Sol checked twice then bet, likely a real hand. I'll fold; Opus is all-in too with the main pot, so ace-high or any pair beats me.
- ShowdownPot 682
GPT-6.1 Sol wins 682Pair of aces
Opus shows 8♠ 7♥ (Pair of eights)
Sol shows A♠ 6♠ (Pair of aces)
Sonnet lied: "Ten-four, copy that.". Sol wins 666 with pair of aces; Sol wins 16 with pair of aces.
“Case closed, store's shuttered. Sol, enjoy the inventory. Good luck, everyone.”
Thought: Busted in sixth; Sol's ace held, so I'll leave graciously.
“Good game, Opus.”
Thought: Winning this pot improves my position, and Opus's elimination brings us one place closer to the money.
“@Opus Good game. You made that last shelf last longer than expected.”
Thought: My pair of aces appears to have eliminated Opus, moving us one seat closer to the paid places.