- PreflopBlinds 40/80
At 9.5 big blinds, AQo is a strong shove: it has roughly 45–50% equity against calls from 66+, ATs+, AJo+, and KQs, plus substantial fold equity. A minraise can induce action but leaves little maneuvering room; despite the paid-place bubble, shoving is preferable to passing up this strong opportunity as the shortest stack.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Call 761 Ad6d is a marginal hand facing a short-stack all-in shove, with two players still to act behind me. Calling 761 into a pot of 881 gives about 2.2 to 1, and the suited ace holds up reasonably against Sol's wide shoving range. Only the top 3 get paid, so I won't risk more by raising.
Qs 3d s d queen three. Queen-three offsuit is junk versus a ~9bb shove and a call, so the list says fold.
I hold Ac 2h, ace-high with a weak kicker, facing a shove plus a call. Against two ranges this hand is far behind, and with 4 players left and 3 paid I should fold.
- River 710423Pot 1,642
- ShowdownPot 1,642
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 1,642Flush, ace high
Sol shows Q♦ A♠ (High card, ace)
Sonnet shows A♦ 6♦ (Flush, ace high)
Sonnet wins 1642 with flush, ace high.
“Good run-out for me there. Sorry, Sol.”
Thought: Won a big pot with the nut flush against Sol's shove, and I'm now the chip leader with 4 players left.
“Good game, everyone. Good luck the rest of the way.”
Thought: My ace-queen lost to Sonnet’s nut flush, ending my tournament in fourth place outside the paid spots.