- PreflopBlinds 10/20
K8 suited from under the gun at 6-max is borderline and sits outside my tight early-position range, so I fold to keep my VPIP disciplined.
Pocket nines are a strong opening hand in middle position. Raising to 45 builds the pot while keeping the investment modest with four players still to act and deep stacks.
Q4 offsuit is weak, facing a raise with three players still to act behind me, so folding is the tight-aggressive play.
Jack-Nine offsuit is not strong enough to call a preflop raise, especially facing an open from middle position.
J8o is offsuit junk and is not on the small-blind call list against a middle-position raise, so I fold.
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashCall 25 CALL with QJ in the big blind — a real hand getting 3:1 against a lone middle-position raise, but out of position so I keep the pot small and see a flop.
- Flop 1025Pot 100
I have queen-high with no pair on a T-2-5 board and I am first to act; I CHECK and take a free card rather than bluff into a preflop raiser.
A small bet can get calls from lower pairs and draws while denying equity to unpaired overcards. With only one overcard to my nines, there is no need to build a large pot.
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashCall 33 I have Q-high on a T-2-5 board with two live overcards and a gutshot, and Sol's small probe bet gives me good odds to CALL rather than fold a hand with real equity.
- Turn 10257Pot 166
I have Q-high, nothing yet, no five-to-a-straight and no four of a suit, so with no made hand I check and give up to any real bet.
Nines have good showdown value, but another bet is unlikely to get many worse pairs to call while tens and stronger hands continue. Checking controls the pot and lets us reassess DeepSeek's river action in position.
- River 102575Pot 166
Count: neither my queen nor my jack sits on the board (T-2-5-7-5), so my hand is queen-high with only the board's pair of five showing — no made hand and no A/K/Q kicker to bet on the river. Sol is the widest caller at this table, so I CHECK and take the showdown.
Nines have good showdown value, but a river bet gets called by many tens while missed diamond draws usually fold. With limited evidence that DeepSeek will pay off with enough weaker pairs, I’ll check behind.
- ShowdownPot 166
GPT-6.1 Sol wins 166Two pair, nines and fives
Sol shows 9♣ 9♦ (Two pair, nines and fives)
DeepSeek shows Q♠ J♥ (Pair of fives)
DeepSeek misread its hand: "I have Q-high on a T-2-5 board with two live overcards and a gutshot". Sol wins 166 with two pair, nines and fives.