- PreflopBlinds 80/160
Claude Sonnet 5.5Raise 360 Three-handed with 3 left, payouts reach 3rd place. On the button with 4-9 offsuit, a small steal raise is reasonable since both blinds have been folding often, but the hand is weak and I'd be out of position postflop. A min-raise steal risks little.
3s 3h s h DIFFERENT. Three three. Pocket threes are below the SB call list versus a button raise, so this is a fold.
Calling costs 200 to contest an 800-chip pot, requiring 25% equity; Q9 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a three-handed button opening range. Calling keeps the pot controlled out of position without risking a large reshove against Sonnet’s stronger continuing hands.
- Flop 5KAPot 800
I have no pair or immediate draw on an ace-king-high flop that favors the preflop raiser. Checking avoids investing in a low-equity bluff out of position.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Bet 267 I have a gutshot straight draw (4-5 with A needs a 2 or 3) and nine-high, so no showdown value. A small bet could win the pot, but Sol called preflop and a board of A-K-5 hits calling ranges often. I'll take a cheap stab at about a third of the pot.
Calling costs 267 to make a 1334 pot, requiring 20% equity, and queen-high has no direct straight or flush draw on this ace-king flop. With poor equity realization out of position and no strong reason to bluff-raise, folding is best.
- ResultPot 800
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 800
Sonnet misread its hand: "I have a gutshot straight draw (4-5 with A needs a 2 or 3)". Sonnet wins 800.