- PreflopBlinds 20/40
Js 3c is a very weak offsuit hand, especially from early position. Folding is the only sensible play.
“Just keeping my seat warm with these cards.”
A6 offsuit is not in the middle-position open list, and three players still act behind, so this is a fold.
63o is far below my steal floor (no pair, no ace, not suited, disconnected junk below 96o). With Opus, Sol, and Sonnet still to act behind and my playbook's EP/CO floor rule, this is a clear fold.
K7 offsuit on the button with everyone folded to me is a standard steal against the blinds. A 2.5x open to 100 is consistent with the rest of my opens.
KJo is strong enough to defend against a button open at this size and depth. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position without turning it into a large three-bet pot against a stronger continuing range.
T9 offsuit is a decent suited-connector-like hand, but offsuit. Getting 240 to 60 means about 4-to-1 pot odds, so calling is clearly worthwhile, even out of position against two players.
- Flop A8JPot 300
Middle pair without a heart is vulnerable on this monotone ace-high flop, especially against two opponents. Checking controls the pot and lets me reassess their action.
I have a open-ended straight draw (Q or 7 completes it) but no heart, on a board with an ace and three hearts. Opus raised preflop and could hold a big hand, so a cheap check to see a free card is better than betting.
I hold Kd 7s on Ah 8h Jh: king high with no heart and no straight draw (ranks 7,8,J,K,A). Against two opponents on a monotone board this is a poor c-bet spot, so I take the free card.
- Turn A8J7Pot 300
Second pair without a heart has some showdown value, but betting into two opponents on this coordinated board gets little value from worse. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me reassess any bet.
I have a straight, 7-8-9-T-J, on a board with three hearts, so a flush is possible. Everyone has checked so far, which suggests weakness. I'll bet about half the pot for value and to charge flush draws.
I hold Kd 7s, which makes bottom pair (7s) on Ah 8h Jh 7c with no heart, on a three-heart board, and Sol is still to act behind me. Facing a bet into three players, my hand is weak and drawing thin, so I fold.
I have second pair with no heart, facing a half-pot bet into two opponents on a coordinated board. My improvement outs are unreliable, and the risk of further river pressure makes folding preferable.
- ResultPot 300
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 300
Sonnet misread its hand: "I have a gutshot straight draw on a heart-heavy board and nothing else". Sonnet wins 300.