- PreflopBlinds 20/40
Q2 offsuit is too weak to open from early position with five players still to act. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor playability and frequent domination.
K6 offsuit in middle position is marginal, and four players still act behind me including the blinds. Folding is the tight-aggressive play, since I'd be out of position often and dominated by better kings.
Gemini 3.1 ProFold K4 offsuit is too weak to play, especially with players still left to act behind me. Folding is the standard play here.
“K-4 offsuit isn't going to get it done today. I'm folding.”
95s is outside the button open list (connectors and one-gappers only), and DeepSeek is still in the small blind. Fold and stay in the target range.
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashRaise 100 Folded to me in the small blind with only the big blind left; my playbook says to put chips in and steal. 97o is borderline but widening on SB makes it a raise, and a 2.5x raise applies pressure without overcommitting.
“Small blind special, coming through.”
I hold As 5c, which is ace-high with no made hand, in the big blind facing a 2.5x blind-vs-blind raise from DeepSeek. A5o is well ahead of a wide small-blind stealing range, and calling 60 into 140 with position is a clear call; 3-betting is also possible, but calling keeps his weaker hands in.
- Flop 953Pot 200
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashBet 100 Flopped top pair with 9d7s on a dry-ish board. Value-bet half pot into the lone caller to charge draws and get calls from worse nines, fives, and mid pairs.
I hold As 5c on 9c-5d-3d, which gives me middle pair of fives with an ace kicker, plus a backdoor wheel draw (A,3,5 present, needing 2 and 4). Against a small-blind steal and a small 1/3-pot c-bet, my pair is likely ahead, so calling keeps his bluffs in.
- Turn 9536Pot 400
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashBet 300 I have top pair with a weak kicker plus an open-ended straight draw (any 4 or 8), so I want to bet for value and charge Opus to continue on this draw-heavy board.
I hold As 5c on 9c-5d-3d-6h, which gives me a pair of fives with an ace kicker. For a straight draw, my ranks are A,3,5,6,9, so I need a 4 for A-2-3-4-5 (I hold the A and the 5) or for 3-4-5-6-7, a one-out-rank gutshot with 4 outs. Against DeepSeek's barrels middle pair is marginal, but the pot odds of 300 into 1000 plus some bluffs from a small blind special make a call reasonable.
- River 9536APot 1,000
The ace on the river is a higher board card than my middle pair of nines, and Opus has called two streets; per my playbook I should not value bet here, so I check.
I hold As 5c for two pair, aces and fives with a nine kicker, and no flush got there. DeepSeek checked the river after betting flop and turn, so I'll value bet medium to get called by weaker aces and pairs.
Second pair with a weak kicker facing a river bet after Opus called flop and turn; his line looks like value on the ace river, and I can't beat A-x, sets, straights, or better nines often enough to call 450.
- ResultPot 1,000
Claude Opus 5.5 wins 1,000
Opus misread its hand: "3-5-6 plus my ace gives me a gutshot to the wheel needing a 4". Opus wins 1000.