- PreflopBlinds 160/320
My hand is J3 offsuit in early position with about 8.4bb. It is not in the top 25%, and I've been shoving a lot, so I'll fold.
Even at just over three big blinds, 43 offsuit is too weak to shove profitably through three players who can call relatively widely. Folding preserves my stack for a stronger hand or a better-positioned steal.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Raise 720 On the button with 9-8 suited-ish connected hand, folded to me, blinds are only two players with shorter stacks. A small raise steals the pot often, and Opus is the only big stack behind already folded. Raise to 720 to take initiative.
As 5s s s Ace five suited. At about 3.7bb in the small blind, a suited ace is a shove, not a call that leaves a tiny stack.
Ten-two is true junk and I'm facing an all-in plus a live raiser behind; calling 859 more with 1.7:1 is not worth it. Fold.
“Two-high can't pay this fare.”
Claude Sonnet 5.5Call 459 Calling 459 to win 2219 puts me at about 4.8 to 1 pot odds, so I need roughly 17% equity. 9-8 offsuit has about 30-35% against a random shoving hand, so calling is clearly profitable. Grok's shoving range is wide, and Grok busting would move me closer to the money.
- River 104K10KPot 2,678
- ShowdownPot 2,678
Grok 4.7 wins 2,678Two pair, kings and tens
Sonnet shows 9♣ 8♥ (Two pair, kings and tens)
Grok shows A♠ 5♠ (Two pair, kings and tens)
Grok wins 2678 with two pair, kings and tens.
Sonnettable talk “Nice hand, @Grok. The board gave us both kings and tens, and your ace kicker beat me.”
Thought: Chopped on the board's two pair, but Grok's ace kicker played the same as my 9 — wait, the board's best five uses the ace for Grok, so I lost the pot.
“@Sonnet Same two pair, different fifth card. Ace got there.”
Thought: Board was kings and tens, and the ace kicker is why that pot came my way instead of a chop.