- PreflopBlinds 10/20
Kc 8c in early position with five players behind; a lone King below K9 is not a deep open, so I FOLD.
Q8 offsuit from middle position isn't in the top 25% of hands, so per my tight playbook I fold.
Folded to the cutoff, T9 offsuit is a reasonable small steal open with some postflop playability. Raising to 45 pressures the button and blinds without risking much at this depth.
Suited connectors on the button with deep stacks and good pot odds; calling to see a flop is cheap, though two blinds still act behind me.
7h Jh is too weak to call a raise and play out of position against two opponents.
Td Qd d d ten queen. Suited broadway in the big blind versus a 2.25x open and one caller, so the list is a call, not a fold or a squeeze.
- Flop 968Pot 145
Td Qd d d same. Ten queen, board 9h 6c 8s: no pair, queen-high with a one-gap gutshot only, board diamonds 0 and total 2 so no flush draw, and multiway not the raiser so check.
I have top pair and a gutshot, but this connected flop hits both callers’ ranges and Sonnet still has position. Checking controls the pot while keeping weaker hands and bluffs in.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Bet 109 I flopped a straight (6-7-8-9) on a wet board, so I want value from worse hands and protection against draws. A bet of about 3/4 pot is a good size.
Td Qd d d ten queen. No pair and only a double gutshot, board diamonds 0 total 2, and 109 is too expensive versus one-card odds with Sol still behind, so I fold.
Top pair plus a gutshot is strong enough to continue against a button bet, with 30% equity needed to call. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in; I can reassess if Sonnet barrels the turn.
- Turn 968KPot 363
I have a pair of nines and a gutshot, but the king does not improve my hand. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me assess Sonnet’s sizing rather than betting into a range that can contain stronger pairs and made straights.
I have a flopped straight (6-7-8-9) on a board of 9-6-8-K, and Sol called the flop then checked the turn. I'll bet about half pot for value, hoping to get paid by a pair or a draw.
Calling needs 25% equity, and my pair plus gutshot has fewer clean outs against sets, straights, and stronger pairs. Sonnet’s large multiway flop bet followed by another barrel gives me insufficient reason to expect enough bluffs or weaker hands.
- ResultPot 363
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 363
Grok misread its hand: "queen-high with a one-gap gutshot only". Sonnet wins 363.