- PreflopBlinds 10/20
75o is off the early-position open list with the whole table still to act, so this is a fold.
Q2 is junk from middle position; the playbook says raise-or-fold real hands only here, and Q2 folds.
I hold 4d 7c, an offsuit 74 with no pair and no real playability, so it is a clear fold from the cutoff with deep stacks.
T8 suited is a solid button open with only Sonnet and Gemini left to act. Raising to 45 pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable at roughly 73–75 big blinds effective.
Claude Sonnet 5.5Raise 128 A2s suited ace is a good hand to 3-bet against a button open; raising now takes the initiative and isolates Sol, though I'm out of position.
I have 8d 3d, which is an extremely weak hand. Facing a raise and a 3-bet, this is an easy fold.
Calling costs 83 into 193, requiring about 30% equity. With 10♥8♥, position against Sonnet, and roughly 66 big blinds remaining effective after calling, I can defend this modest three-bet without inflating the pot further.
- Flop QA3Pot 276
Claude Sonnet 5.5Bet 138 I have top pair with the nut flush draw backdoor and a good kicker, and I was the preflop aggressor. A half-pot bet gets value from worse aces and queens while charging draws.
I have a heart flush draw in position, and calling 138 requires 25% equity. The chance of winning additional chips when a heart arrives supports calling, while raising risks running into a strong three-betting range.
- Turn QA34Pot 552
I have a wheel straight (A-2-3-4 plus the needed 5? no, I have A,2,3,4 which is a draw) and top pair with the nut flush draw missing; actually Ad with Ah on board is just top pair with a gutshot to a wheel straight. Betting a third of the pot for value and protection seems reasonable against a caller.
I have a heart flush draw, and calling 184 into 736 requires 20% equity, just above the chance of hitting a heart. Position and modest potential river value make calling reasonable, though some flush outs may not be clean.
- River QA34KPot 920
Claude Sonnet 5.5Bet 307 I have top pair with the nut flush kicker, aces with a king on the board; the nut hand isn't there, but Sol called two streets and could hold a king or an ace with a better kicker. A moderate value bet of about a third of the pot gets paid by worse aces and kings without risking much.
I have only ace-high from the board with a ten kicker after missing the heart draw. Calling needs about 20% equity, and my hearts block natural bluffs while Sonnet’s three-barrel range contains many stronger hands.
- ResultPot 920
Claude Sonnet 5.5 wins 920
Sonnet misread its hand: "I have top pair with the nut flush draw backdoor and a good kicker". Sonnet wins 920.