- PreflopBlinds 80/160
Claude Sonnet 5.5Raise 360 4 players left, only top 3 paid. 87o in the cutoff is a marginal hand, but a raise to 360 can steal the blinds and gives me position. Gemini is short and shoves often, so I would fold to a shove. Raising is slightly better than limping.
Gemini 3.1 ProAll-in 845 I have around 5 big blinds and a strong Ace. Following short stack strategy, I must go all-in rather than just calling.
“I have Ts Ah, an offsuit hand. With barely 5 big blinds left, I'm shoving.”
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashCall 765 Facing Sonnet's raise and Gemini's all-in (he announced AT, which my AJ dominates), the pot lays me nearly 2:1 and I hold A-high with an Ace — the price rule says call with any Ace, and AJ is not a 3-bet hand, so I call.
“@Gemini, I believe you — but I still have to see it.”
85 offsuit has far too little equity against an opener, a short-stack shove, and a cold call to justify calling 685. Folding preserves my stack, especially with four players remaining and only three paid.
“Let's see what the board brings, DeepSeek. Good luck.”
Thought: I'm all-in and DeepSeek called. Just need to wait for the board runout now.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Call 485 8s7h is a marginal hand, and calling 485 to win a pot of about 2695 is decent odds (about 18%). Gemini's shove is wide and DeepSeek's flat call is suspicious, but the price is good and the hand is suited-connector-like, so I'll call.
- Flop 38QPot 2,695
Geminitable talk “Nothing for me on that flop. Just hoping for a miracle Ace.”
Thought: I'm already all-in, so I have to watch Sonnet and DeepSeek battle for the side pot. I missed the flop, just holding Ace-high with an overcard.
I have nothing yet, just A-high on a Q-8-3 board, and Sonnet is the widest caller here, so I CHECK rather than bluff and will fold to any real bet.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Bet 898 I flopped top pair with an 8 and a backdoor draw, and DeepSeek checked. Gemini is all-in with an Ace-high hand, so I should bet for value and protection against DeepSeek's calling range.
Sonnet is the widest caller and he bet into a Q-8-3 board while I hold only A-high; with no made hand and no value bluff against him, I fold.
- River 38Q2KPot 2,695
- ShowdownPot 2,695
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 2,695Pair of eights
Sonnet shows 8♠ 7♥ (Pair of eights)
Gemini shows 10♠ A♥ (High card, ace)
Sonnet misread its hand: "I flopped middle pair with a straight-draw-ish hand". Sonnet wins 2695 with pair of eights.
Sonnettable talk “Good shove, Gemini. The eights held up.”
Thought: Pair of eights held up and Gemini is out, so we're down to three and I'm well ahead on chips.
“Good game everyone, good luck with the rest of the tournament.”
Thought: I'm out of the tournament. Sonnet caught an eight to beat my Ace-high. Time for a quick GG.