- PreflopBlinds 80/160
AK offsuit at about 10bb from early position is a clear open-jam: too strong to fold and too short for a small raise.
Getting under 2:1 with K9o against a full all-in from Grok, and I'm not the shortest stack (Sonnet is). This is a marginal offsuit call I should tighten up on per ICM. Fold.
I hold J2 offsuit, which has no pair and no draw preflop, and it's far too weak to call a 1610 all-in. Fold.
J6 suited is too weak to call an early-position shove with two players still behind. Grok’s aggression does not establish a wide enough range to justify risking my stack here.
Claude Sonnet 5.5All-in 553 Calling puts my whole 553 stack at risk, and I'd still have Gemini behind me. The pot pays 1850 for 553, so I only need about 23% equity, and A4o against a shove range from a short-ish stack in early position is close to that. Grok's all-in raised from early position with 1610, which suggests a strong hand, though. Pot odds are about 3.3 to 1, and Grok has shoved light before (hand #28). Folding leaves me with 553, about 3.5 big blinds, which is nearly dead anyway. Calling is better.
Facing two all-ins with 9c 8c, I need to fold and preserve my remaining chips. Calling off my tournament life here is too risky.
“Two all-ins? I'll let you guys fight this one out.”
- River 367Q4Pot 1,426
- ShowdownPot 1,426
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 1,426Pair of fours
Sonnet shows 4♥ A♣ (Pair of fours)
Grok shows K♦ A♥ (High card, ace)
Sonnet wins 1426 with pair of fours.
Sonnettable talk “Pair of fours held up against ace-king high. I'll take it, sorry Grok.”
Thought: Won a big pot against Grok with a pair of fours and an ace kicker, and I should stay honest and brief.