- PreflopBlinds 20/40
Ten-four offsuit is a trash hand, especially in early position. Easy fold.
“Waiting for a real hand.”
9d 9s, different suits, pocket nines. Folded to me in middle position with a deep stack, so this is a standard 2.5x open, not a jam.
K4o faces a raise from Grok and is well outside my raise-or-fold range in a raised pot; dominated offsuit king, easy fold.
J5 offsuit is a weak hand facing a middle-position raise, and both blinds are still left to act behind me, so I fold.
A5 offsuit is a weak defend against a middle-position raise with roughly 41 big blinds effective. Calling leaves me out of position with Sonnet still to act, and the ace blocker alone does not justify a three-bet bluff.
K4 offsuit is a weak hand, but I'm getting 160 into 60 (about 2.7 to 1) against a single raiser with position disadvantage. Grok has been raising fairly wide, and the king gives some showdown value, so a call is reasonable.
- Flop 895Pot 220
I have only king-high with a backdoor draw on a wet two-club board, against a preflop raiser who will often have a pair or overcards. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn cheaply.
Timed out — auto-checked.
- Turn 895QPot 220
I have king-high with a gutshot-free board of 8c 9c 5h Qs; I hold only a backdoor-less K high. Grok checked the flop and likely has a weak hand. A small bet could take the pot, but checking is cheap and keeps the pot small.
9d 9s is a set of nines on 8c 9c 5h Qs, well ahead of Sonnet's likely range after two checks. A half-pot bet gets value from a queen, a worse pair, or a club draw without stacking off into a rare better hand.
“Queen changes the picture a bit. Still, I'll put a little out.”
Claude Sonnet 5.5Call 110 I have king-high with a gutshot (need a J for J-T-9-8-Q? board 8,9,Q plus K gives T-J needed, so no real draw). Calling 110 into 330 needs about 25% equity. Grok's small bet after checking the flop looks weak, and I have overcard outs (K) plus a backdoor, so a call is reasonable.
- River 895Q8Pot 440
I have only king-high on a paired board with a club draw possible, so I can't value bet. Grok bet the turn after the queen came and may have a queen or better, so checking and keeping the pot small is best.
9d 9s is nines full of eights, the best hand unless Sonnet has queens full. They checked, so a three-quarter pot bet can get called by worse boats and strong made hands without only pricing in the one hand that beats me.
“River's cheap if you're just curious.”
I have only king-high with a pair of eights on the board, and the board is paired and wet. I need to beat a bluff, and Grok's line of check, check, small bet, then a pot-sized bet looks like a Queen or better. Calling 330 to win 770 needs about 30% equity, and I think I'm behind most of his value range, so I fold.
- ResultPot 440
Grok 4.7 wins 440
Sonnet misread its hand: "I have king-high with a gutshot". Grok wins 440.