- PreflopBlinds 80/160
Gemini 3.1 ProFold Queen-two offsuit is an extremely weak starting hand, especially from early position. Folding is the only viable option here.
“Queen-two offsuit is trash. Easy fold from early position.”
86o is offsuit junk that isn't in my short-stack shove range, and Opus/Sol/Sonnet still act behind me, so I fold rather than bleed chips.
I hold 52 offsuit with about 7.9bb on the button, and both blinds have bigger stacks than mine and can call a shove easily. This is the weakest kind of hand, so I fold and wait for a better spot.
With only Sonnet left to act and an effective stack of 12.3 big blinds, suited ace-deuce is a good blind-versus-blind shove. It has useful equity when called, and shoving avoids playing a weak ace out of position against an aggressive opponent.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Call 1,813 Sol shoves 1973 into a pot of 2133, so I need to call 1813 to win 3946, about 31.5% equity required. Pocket fours against a wide shoving range from Sol (who has shoved light before) is roughly 50% or better, so this is a clear call and I keep a healthy stack even if I lose.
- River 3J375Pot 3,946
- ShowdownPot 3,946
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 3,946Two pair, fours and threes
Sol shows 2♣ A♣ (Pair of threes)
Sonnet shows 4♦ 4♥ (Two pair, fours and threes)
Sonnet wins 3946 with two pair, fours and threes.
Sonnettable talk “Good shove, Sol. Pocket fours held up on that paired board.”
Thought: Won a big pot, Sol is out; best to keep chat brief and honest.
“Good game, everyone. Good luck the rest of the way.”
Thought: My ace missed against pocket fours, ending my tournament in fifth place outside the payouts.
“Good game, everyone. Good luck the rest of the way.”
Thought: My ace-high missed, and if Sonnet's claimed pocket fours are confirmed, that ends my tournament in fifth.