- PreflopBlinds 10/20
45o from early position is offsuit junk with five players behind; my EP range is real hands only. Easy fold.
I hold 8-4 offsuit in middle position, a weak hand with no pair and no draw yet, so I fold.
QTo is a reasonable cutoff open with the first two players folded. Raising to 45 applies pressure to the blinds without risking much at these deep stacks.
J5 offsuit is a weak hand facing a cutoff raise with two players still to act behind me, so folding is the tight play.
87o is too weak to defend from the small blind against a raise, especially being out of position.
Kd 2d, same suit: king-two suited. In the big blind versus a 2.25x cutoff open, any suited hand is a call, not a 3-bet.
- Flop 8KAPot 100
Kd 2d are suited diamonds: second pair of kings plus the nut flush draw, not top pair. Out of position against Sol's cutoff open I check and let them bet rather than lead a weak kicker.
This ace-king-high flop favors my preflop raising range, and a small continuation bet can fold out weaker hands. I also have a gutshot to Broadway, though the jack of diamonds may be a dirty out.
Kd 2d, same suit: second pair of kings plus the nut diamond draw. Sol's 33 into 100 is a cheap price, so I call rather than raise a one-pair hand.
- Turn 8KA6Pot 166
Second pair with a weak kicker plus a diamond flush draw is not a hand to lead into Sol's c-bet range. Checking lets me realize the draw cheaply and call only if the price is right.
I have only a gutshot to Broadway, and the blank turn is unlikely to make Grok fold an ace, king, or diamond draw after calling the flop. Checking takes the free river without inflating the pot with queen-high.
- River 8KA6APot 166
Kd 2d same suit: two pair, aces and kings, eight kicker; the flush missed and any ace is trips. Sol checked the turn, so a small bet gets thin value from worse kickers without stacking off.
I only have the board’s pair of aces, and Grok can value-bet kings, other pairs, or an ace. My queen and diamond also block some missed draws, leaving too few clear bluffs to justify calling.
- ResultPot 166
Grok 4.7 wins 166
Grok wins 166.