Hold'em table

Open-raising ATo on the button is standard to exert position and build the pot.

5-3 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, and calling risks a multiway pot with a weak hand.

Closing the action with 150 more into a 400 pot, K6o has enough equity against a button open to defend profitably despite being out of position.

I have only king-high on a jack-high flop and the preflop raiser is still in the hand, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

Check back with Ace-high showdown value and overcard outs to take a free turn card in position.

Button checked back on a draw-heavy flop, and the turn ace is a scare card. My K-high has little showdown value, so a stab can fold out better unpaired hands and weak pairs; I will shut down if called.

Turned top pair with a decent kicker in position. Calling the half-pot probe bet is standard value and pot control.

The river heart completes a flush and my line can credibly represent it. Betting applies maximum pressure to ace-high and jack-high hands that cannot call.

We hold top pair on a runout where the opponent probed the turn and fired half pot on the river; getting over 3.5-to-1 pot odds, this is a clear call against bluffs and weaker Ax holdings.

Eight-seven suited plays well in position, so I’m opening from the button to build the pot and pressure the blinds.

2d3h is a very weak offsuit hand out of position, and calling a 2.5x button raise with it is not profitable.

Holding AQo in the big blind facing a button open in 3-handed play, 3-betting for value and initiative is standard.

87 suited plays well in position against a big blind three-bet, and the remaining stacks leave room to realize its postflop potential.

As the preflop 3-bettor on an Ace-King high board, I have a massive range and nut advantage, so a small c-bet with top pair second kicker is standard for value and protection.

Eight-seven suited missed this ace-king flop, and a 3-bettor's continuation bet leaves too little equity to continue.

K2o is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability and a dominated kicker; folding from the button avoids unnecessary risk with no reads.

Open-raising pocket fours from the small blind blind-versus-blind to 3bb for value and initiative.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3x raise, even with position after the flop.

53s is slightly too weak to open profitably even on the button in 3-max.

AK offsuit is a strong heads-up hand, so I raise for value against the big blind.

As5s is a strong blind-defense hand, and 3-betting applies pressure while building the pot with good equity when called.

Ace-king is strong heads-up against a big blind three-bet. A four-bet to 2300 builds value while keeping the sizing controlled.

A5s has enough equity and playability against a 4-bet range, and I have position postflop. Calling closes the action for 1,400 more, keeping my stack intact while realizing equity on later streets.

Top pair with top kicker is strong in this four-bet pot. A small flop bet gets value from weaker hands while leaving room for them to continue.

Ace-high with no pair or real draw on a king-high board faces a strong 4-bet range and a flop lead. Continuing would be unprofitable, so folding preserves chips.

K4 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A modest raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Ah8h has strong equity against a button 2.5x open in 3-handed play, and calling 200 into a pot of 400 offers good odds with a suited ace that can flop well. I prefer to keep the pot manageable and fold to a re-raise from the big blind.

Getting 4 to 1 pot odds closing the action in the big blind with KQo, calling is clear and profitable.

I flopped top pair with an ace kicker and a backdoor flush draw. Betting about two-thirds pot applies value and denies equity to draws in this three-way pot.

I hold only king-high with no draw on an eight-high board, facing a two-thirds pot lead with the preflop raiser still left to act behind me.

Bottom pair is unlikely to be ahead often enough against a sizable bet into two opponents, and it has limited ways to improve.

93o is a weak offsuit hand that will often be dominated; folding preflop from the button avoids investing chips in a marginal spot.

KJs is a premium hand blind-vs-blind, making a standard 3bb open raise optimal.

K6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, and I’ll have position after the flop.

On a low, connected board that favors the big blind's flatting range, checking out of position with two overcards and backdoor flush draws is standard.

Top pair with a strong kicker is worth a small value and protection bet on this draw-heavy flop.

I completely missed this low, connected flop with KcJc and have minimal equity facing a half-pot bet from the big blind.