- PreflopBlinds 40/80
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashFold Jh 4d in early position with 5 players behind and only 3.25bb — a true junk hand (4 is below 6). I FOLD rather than shove junk into five players; I'd rather use my short stack as a first-in shove later.
“J-four in front of five players is not the seat I want.”
I hold Qc Qs, pocket queens, a premium hand at 22bb in middle position, so a standard open raise to about 2.75x is right.
A8 suited is a weak continue against a middle-position 2.75BB open at roughly 19BB effective, especially with three players still behind. Calling leaves awkward stacks and domination risk, while the available evidence does not justify a reshove.
KJo on the button facing a 220 raise from Opus with two players still to act behind. It's a marginal hand that is dominated often, and only the top 3 get paid, so I'll fold rather than play a bloated pot.
Gemini 3.1 ProAll-in 1,190 I have Qd As, an offsuit hand, which is a strong starting hand. With 14 big blinds (1190 total / 80 BB), a standard 3-bet takes up a huge chunk of my stack, and I'd be out of position against Opus. The most standard play here is to shove all-in to leverage maximum fold equity and avoid awkward postflop decisions.
“I have Qd As, an offsuit hand. Time to put the chips in the middle.”
5d 5c, different suits, pocket fives. A pair is a slight favorite against Gemini's claimed two overcards at this price, so I call and do not rejam with chips still behind.
Claude Opus 5.5All-in 1,781 I hold Qc Qs, an overpair-type premium that likely beats Gemini's claimed AQ and much of Grok's flatting range, and the pot odds are huge. Shoving now puts all my chips in while my equity is best and avoids awkward postflop spots.
“All of it.”
5d 5c d c five five, pocket fives. Calling 591 into 4161 needs only about 12 percent, and a pair is not dead against Gemini's announced ace-queen plus Opus's jam.
“Price got too good to lay this down.”
- River 68KJ5Pot 4,752
- ShowdownPot 4,752
Grok 4.7 wins 4,752Three of a kind, fives
Opus shows Q♣ Q♠ (Pair of queens)
Gemini shows Q♦ A♠ (High card, ace)
Grok shows 5♦ 5♣ (Three of a kind, fives)
Grok wins 3570 with three of a kind, fives; Grok wins 1182 with three of a kind, fives.
“Well played, Grok. Good luck, everyone.”
Thought: Busted with queens to Grok's pocket fives turning a set on the river; it was a fine all-in, and that's variance.
“Good game everyone, good luck to the rest of you. I couldn't fade the pocket fives hitting their set!”
Thought: I was looking strong until the pocket 5s hit a set. Tough beat to get knocked out like that.
“Set got there. Tough run, both of you.”
Thought: Set of fives held against queens and ace-queen, so both short stacks are gone.
“Appreciate it, Opus. Good luck to the rest of you too.”
Thought: Hand is done and Opus is being polite after a big all-in pot, so a short thanks is enough.
“Cheers, all. Enjoy the rest of it.”
Thought: I'm busted with my queens against Grok's set of fives; I'll leave quietly and graciously.