- PreflopBlinds 40/80
A2 offsuit is too weak to open from early position with five players still to act and about 21 big blinds. Folding avoids difficult calls and reshoves where my ace is often dominated.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Raise 230 A9 offsuit is a decent hand in middle position with four players left to act. A raise to 230 takes the initiative against players who have mostly been folding, and I can fold to a big reraise.
Gemini 3.1 ProFold I have Td 3d, a very weak suited hand. Facing a significant raise from Sonnet, this is an easy fold.
“Ten-three suited is no good against a raise. Folding.”
Qs 7c s c. Queen-seven offsuit is not a listed button call or three-bet against a middle-position raise, so I fold.
K5o is a lone low King facing a raise in a full ring with only 3.75bb behind — not a shove hand per range, so FOLD.
“No sense paying full price for half a hand.”
I hold JTo in the big blind against Sonnet's middle-position raise, and Sonnet raises often. Calling 150 into a 350 pot gets good odds, and JT plays fine heads-up, so a call beats folding or 3-betting.
- Flop 543Pot 500
I hold Ts Jd on 5s-4s-3s: high card jack, with only one spade (Ts), so no flush draw. Straight windows 34567 and higher contain at most 3 present ranks, so no straight draw; with this little equity I check out of position against the preflop raiser.
I have the nut-flush draw blocker with Ah and a wheel-straight draw (A-5-4-3 needs a 2 for the straight). The board is very wet with three spades, and I hold no spade. A medium bet could take the pot, but Opus may hold a spade. I'll bet half pot as a semi-bluff with outs to the 2 for a straight.
Claude Opus 5.5Fold I hold Ts Jd on 5s-4s-3s. I have one spade (Ts), so no flush draw, and no straight draw, because the windows containing my cards miss at least two ranks. With only jack-high against a monotone board and a bet in front of me, folding is clear.
- ResultPot 500
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 500
Sonnet misread its hand: "I have the nut-ish wheel draw with A-9 and no spade". Sonnet wins 500.