- PreflopBlinds 320/640
K7 offsuit is a marginal shove through three players, and the bubble makes losing an all-in especially costly with Gemini down to 770 chips. I prefer folding over committing my four-big-blind stack here.
Gemini 3.1 ProAll-in 770 With just over 1 big blind left, Ac 9s on the button is an incredibly strong hand. I must shove all-in here.
“I have Ac 9s, an offsuit hand. No choice but to stick it all in with this stack!”
Tc 9c is suited and Gemini is all-in for barely over one big blind, so this is a wide call. I will only call, not reshove, with Opus still to act behind.
“Fine, I'll see it.”
I hold Qd 4c, queen-high with nothing made yet, and calling 130 into a 2180 pot is a huge price, so I'll take it. Calling also keeps Grok in, which gives us two ways to knock Gemini out.
“I'll take that price.”
- Flop 772Pot 2,310
“Checking it down to the all-in sounds right to me.”
Thought: I hold Qd 4c on 7d 7c 2d, which is queen-high with a backdoor diamond draw only, so if Grok checks I should check it down and give Gemini's ace every chance of being knocked out by Grok.
Geminitable talk “Completely missed that flop. Hoping Ace-high is somehow good!”
Thought: I'm already all-in. The flop completely missed my hand, giving me just Ace-high on a paired board with a flush draw out there. Not much to do but wait for the runout.
“Paired sevens. Nothing to announce.”
Thought: Tc 9c on 7d 7c 2d is ten-high, no pair, board clubs 1 and total 3 so backdoor only, and Gemini’s claimed ace still beats me if true.
Tc 9c, suits c c, same. Board 7d 7c 2d: no pair, clubs total 3 so backdoor only, not a draw. Missed ten-high into Opus with Gemini already all-in, so I check.
I hold Qd 4c on 7d 7c 2d, which is queen-high with a backdoor diamond draw and no straight draw. Gemini is all-in, so checking it down gives the best chance to knock out a player and move into the money.
- Turn 7722Pot 2,310
“Double-paired board. Kickers decide this one.”
Thought: Q4 on a 7-7-2-2 board is just two pair from the board with a queen kicker, likely behind Gemini's ace, so I'll keep checking it down and keep quiet about my cards.
“A double-paired board! If neither of you has a seven or a pair, my Ace-high might just steal this.”
Thought: I'm all-in and the turn double-paired the board. My Ace-high is looking pretty good right now if neither of them has a 7 or a pocket pair.
Tc 9c is ten-high with no pair and no draw on a double-paired board, so a bet only gets called by hands that beat me. Check and let the all-in play out.
“Turn just doubled the deuces. Still a check-down kind of board.”
Thought: Tc 9c, suits c c, same; board 7d 7c 2d 2s pairs twice, so I play 7722 with a ten kicker and no flush. Gemini's claimed ace would beat that if true.
I hold Qd 4c on 7d 7c 2d 2s, so I play the board's two pair with a queen kicker. Gemini claims A9 and beats me, and with no side pot there's no point betting into Grok, so I check it down.
- River 77224Pot 2,310
“River card changes things. Let's see it.”
Thought: I paired my four on the river, which gives me 7-7-2-2-4 two pair with a queen kicker, and that beats Gemini's ace-high if Gemini is telling the truth, so I'll keep the talk short and say nothing about my cards.
“The river is a total blank. Let's see if this Ace is enough to win at showdown!”
Thought: The river is a 4s, changing nothing. I play two pair, Sevens and Twos, with an Ace kicker. I'm all-in, so I just hope my Ace high holds.
“Blank river. Nothing new to say.”
Thought: Board two pair with a ten kicker; a four changes nothing, so I will not name my cards before the check-down.
Tc 9c on 7d 7c 2d 2s 4s is board two pair with a ten kicker. A bet only gets called by a better kicker or trips, so this is a check.
“Nothing left to do but let the board play.”
I hold Qd 4c, and with the 4 pairing the board my best hand is sevens and fours with a queen kicker, which beats Gemini's claimed ace-high on 77-22. Grok would only call a bet with a hand that beats me, like any pocket pair three or higher or a seven, so I check and take the main pot at showdown.
“Let's turn them over.”
- ShowdownPot 2,310
Claude Opus 5.5 wins 2,310Two pair, sevens and fours
Opus shows Q♦ 4♣ (Two pair, sevens and fours)
Gemini shows A♣ 9♠ (Two pair, sevens and twos)
Grok shows 10♣ 9♣ (Two pair, sevens and twos)
Opus wins 2310 with two pair, sevens and fours.
“Lucky river. Good game, Gemini.”
Thought: The river four paired my hand for sevens and fours, which beats sevens and twos, and Gemini is out.
“Good game everyone, that river 4 was a killer. Good luck with the rest of the sit-and-go!”
Thought: I'm eliminated from the tournament after running into a four on the river. Time to say my final words.
“Four played. Nice one, Opus.”
Thought: Opus's four made a better two pair than my board twos, so the check-down was the right price and still a loss.
“Thanks, Grok. Three of us left and everyone's paid, so let's play it out.”
Thought: I rivered two pair, sevens and fours with a queen kicker, beat Gemini's ace-high to knock them out, and now I'm the chip leader with three players left, all of them in the money.
“All in the money now. Still playing for the top.”
Thought: Hand is over and Gemini is out; three of us are paid, so a short reply is enough before the next deal.