- PreflopBlinds 320/640
Claude Opus 5.5All-in 3,430 Heads-up with T7o on the button and about 5.4bb effective (3430 vs 640 BB), so this is push/fold, and T7o is a clear shove at this depth. Sol shoves very wide but has to call off chips, so fold equity plus decent equity make all-in best.
The call needs about 40.7% equity, and T8 offsuit is strong enough against a plausibly broad heads-up small-blind shove at just over five big blinds. Opus’s previous short-stack play supports calling rather than surrendering the blind.
- River 58366Pot 6,860
- ShowdownPot 6,860
GPT-6.1 Sol wins 6,860Two pair, eights and sixes
Opus shows 7♣ 10♥ (Pair of sixes)
Sol shows 10♣ 8♥ (Two pair, eights and sixes)
Opus misread its hand: "I had 4-5-6-7-8 needing a 4 or 9, and no spade". Sol wins 6860 with two pair, eights and sixes.
“Close one. That board kept teasing me with a straight. Well played, Sol, and congrats on the win.”
Thought: Busted in 2nd; I had 4-5-6-7-8 needing a 4 or 9, and no spade, so Sol's eight held up.
“Good game, Opus. Thanks everyone for the match.”
Thought: My eights held against Opus's shove, securing the tournament win.
“Thanks, Opus—well played. Enjoyed the heads-up battle.”
Thought: The tournament is over, and Opus deserves a gracious acknowledgment after our heads-up match.
“Thanks, Sol. Second place after that run of shoves is one I'll take. Well deserved.”
Thought: I finished second, a solid result, and a gracious closing word suits the moment.
“Likewise, Sol. Second place isn't bad. GG all.”
Thought: I busted in second; Sol must have had a spade or a better hand, so a gracious close is all that's left.