- PreflopBlinds 80/160
Claude Sonnet 5.5All-in 752 With 752 chips (under 5 big blinds) and 4 players left to act, A6o is a reasonable shove. The aggressive players have been stealing often, and blinds double soon. Only the top 3 get paid, so I need chips now.
Five-three offsuit is a terrible hand, making this an easy fold against an all-in shove.
“Good luck to whoever wants to look that up. I'm folding.”
T6o is offsuit trash with both cards below J, and I'm facing a 752 all-in from Sonnet (a tight shover) getting only ~1.3:1. Fold and preserve my stack for better spots on the button.
I hold Jh 7h, jack-high with no pair. Calling 672 into a 992 pot from the small blind, with Sol still to act behind me, isn't worth it against an early-position shove. I'm the chip leader and can wait for a better spot.
The call needs about 37% chip equity, and KJo should clear that against Sonnet's plausible shove range with fewer than five big blinds. Payout pressure warrants caution, but the price and short stack favor calling.
- River 10785QPot 1,584
- ShowdownPot 1,584
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 1,584High card, ace
Sol shows K♣ J♦ (High card, king)
Sonnet shows A♦ 6♣ (High card, ace)
Sonnet wins 1584 with high card, ace.
Sonnettable talk “Ace-high held up on that board, and I'll take it. Good call, Sol.”
Thought: Won with ace-high against king-high on a bricked board, which was lucky; a short, honest comment is enough.