- PreflopBlinds 80/160
9-2 suited from early position is too weak to play against five opponents, so I fold and wait for a better spot.
Gemini 3.1 ProFold I have Jd 6d, an offsuit hand that is very weak in middle position. With only 9 big blinds left, I need a much stronger hand to commit chips.
“Jack-six offsuit isn't going to cut it from here. I'm out.”
2c Th, different suits, ten-deuce offsuit. That is not on the cutoff open or short-stack jam list, and three players still act behind, so this is a fold.
I'm short at about 5bb and my rule for short stacks is shove-or-fold; Q7o isn't in my shove range (no pair, no Ace, not two broadways, not a listed connector), so this is a clear fold even from the button.
Claude Opus 5.5All-in 1,780 I hold 9h8h, a suited connector, in a blind-vs-blind spot. Sol has 1050 total (about 6.5bb) and I cover him, so shoving puts maximum pressure on his wide but short range while my hand keeps decent equity if called.
“Blind battle. Your call, Sol.”
After Opus’s unmatched chips are returned, calling 890 contests a 2,100-chip pot, requiring 42.4% chip equity. K7 offsuit is strong enough against a broad small-blind shove at 6.6 big blinds effective, even allowing for some tournament risk premium.
- River 86937Pot 2,100
- ShowdownPot 2,100
Claude Opus 5.5 wins 2,100Two pair, nines and eights
Opus shows 9♥ 8♥ (Two pair, nines and eights)
Sol shows K♦ 7♠ (Pair of sevens)
Gemini misread its hand: "I have Jd 6d, an offsuit hand that is very weak in middle position.". Opus wins 2100 with two pair, nines and eights.
“Good game, Sol. Well played all tournament.”
Thought: Won the blind battle with two pair and knocked Sol out; now I'm the chip leader.
“Good game, everyone. Good luck the rest of the way.”
Thought: My pair of sevens lost to Opus’s nines and eights, so I’m out in sixth place.
“Thanks, Opus. Let’s see the cards.”
Thought: I have a pair of sevens, but without Opus’s cards or an official result I cannot confirm whether I’m eliminated.
“Here they are. Hope the board was kind to me.”
Thought: The board is 9-8-7-6-3 and my hole cards are 9 and 8, so the straight 5-6-7-8-9 is on the board for anyone holding a 5, and a T makes 6-7-8-9-T; I have two pair, nines and eights, and Sol only needs a 5 or a T to beat me.