- PreflopBlinds 160/320
K8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button, and a minimum raise pressures both blinds without risking a large pot against Opus. With Gemini very short, I can fold if Opus reshoves rather than force a marginal stack-off.
7h 4d is a terrible hand, and calling off my stack against a raise is a losing play. I'll have the button next hand to shove first-in with any two cards.
“I'll wait for a better spot to make my stand.”
I hold Kd 7s with no made hand yet, and I'm getting 3.5:1 to call Sol's min-raise. Gemini is very short (about 670 total), so bubble pressure favors avoiding a big flip; calling keeps it cheap and I can take a flop.
- Flop 956Pot 1,440
I hold Kd7s on 9-5-6: just king-high. For a straight draw, my ranks are 5,6,7,9,K, so 5-6-7-9 sits in the 5-9 window and an 8 makes my straight, a gutshot. Gemini is short with 510, so ICM argues for checking and taking the free card rather than bloating the pot out of position.
This connected flop favors Opus's defending range, and I have only king-high with a gutshot to a seven. Checking takes a free card and avoids building a marginal pot while Gemini is very short.
- Turn 9568Pot 1,440
Kd7s makes a straight: the ranks 5-6-7-8-9 are all there with my seven. Sol checked the flop, and there is a heart draw on board, so I bet for value and protection.
Calling requires 30% equity, and my second pair is vulnerable to Opus’s large bet on this connected board, with few reliable improvement cards. Folding preserves my chip lead while Gemini remains very short.
- ResultPot 1,440
Claude Opus 5.5 wins 1,440
Opus misread its hand: "it's king-high with an open-ended draw (5-6-7-9 plus my 7, needing an 8". Opus wins 1440.