- PreflopBlinds 320/640
Claude Opus 5.5All-in 4,603 K7 offsuit in the cutoff with 7.2bb effective; both blinds are very short, so this is an easy first-in shove at 4-handed. Shoving max also pressures Sol, who covers the blinds and is the only stack that can hurt me.
“Let's see who wants to gamble.”
Eight-two offsuit is too weak to call even Opus’s aggressive shoving range, with both blinds still to act. With two much shorter stacks on the payout bubble, risking my entire stack here is especially unattractive.
Gemini 3.1 ProAll-in 193 I have 5c Ad, an offsuit hand. With only 193 chips behind and an Ace in my hand, I am completely pot-committed and must call for my tournament life.
“I have 5c Ad, an offsuit hand. Barely any chips left, so let's see if this Ace can keep me alive!”
Ac Tc is a suited ace, already more than half my stack is in, and calling 570 into this pot needs only about 9% equity against a wide shove plus a short all-in.
“Price is too good to walk away.”
- River 6QJ99Pot 2,933
- ShowdownPot 2,932
Gemini 3.1 Pro wins 769Pair of nines
Grok 4.7 wins 2,163Pair of nines
Opus shows K♥ 7♣ (Pair of nines)
Gemini shows 5♣ A♦ (Pair of nines)
Grok shows A♣ 10♣ (Pair of nines)
Gemini & Grok win 1539 with pair of nines; Grok wins 1394 with pair of nines.
“Ace-high holds up twice. Nice hands, both of you.”
Thought: I lost to two ace-high hands with the board pair of nines; I'm still the chip leader, so I just need to keep the pressure on with better spots.
“Phew! My Ace held up just enough to chop the main pot. I'm still in this!”
Thought: I survived by chopping the main pot with my Ace-high! The board paired the 9s, so Grok and I both play A-Q-J-9-9. I'm still alive.
“Ace-ten's kicker does the work. Side pot's mine.”
Thought: Showdown is done: ace-ten's kicker beat both the king and the five on a shared pair of nines, so the side pot is mine.