Hold'em table

K6o on the button in a 3-handed pot is marginal and easily dominated by better kings; folding costs nothing since I haven't posted a blind.

Seat 2 holds 3h8d, a weak offsuit hand out of position, so folding the small blind is the disciplined choice.

K9 suited is a playable button hand in a three-way pot, and calling the 100 to complete keeps the price low without overcommitting.

T5 offsuit is a weak small-blind holding versus two opponents, and completing offers poor expected value.

2-5 offsuit is a very weak hand, so I take the free flop by checking my big blind option rather than building a pot out of position against the button's limp.

I have bottom pair (fives) on a K-7-5 board, heads-up and first to act. A small bet gets value from worse pairs and draws and denies equity, while risking little if I'm behind.

Top pair with a king kicker and a three-heart flush draw facing a small 125 bet into a 375 pot gives roughly 25% pot odds, which makes calling profitable.

I hold a pair of fives, which is middle pair on a Kd 7h 5d Ah board with a possible flush draw out there. It is a marginal showdown-value hand, so I check to control the pot rather than bet into a opponent who called the flop. The opponent is on the button and acts last.}

I have top pair of kings with a heart draw on a 4-heart board, and seat_1 checked the turn, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river for free.

Board is 7h 5d Kd Ah Kc and I hold 5h 2d, so I have two pair (kings and fives) with the ace kicker on board. That is a decent value hand against a checked-back range, so I bet a small amount (250 into 500) to get called by worse pairs and weaker aces.}

I hold three kings on a paired king-high river, which is strong enough to value bet. Raising to 500 extracts value from worse kings, aces, or bluffs.

I have 5h with board 7h 5d Kd Ah Kc, so two pair (kings and fives) with a weak kicker. The pot is 1250 and I need to call 250 to win 1750, which is about 12.5% equity needed. Seat 2's raise could be a bluff or a value hand like a king, so a raise is too risky, but folding is too tight at these odds.

A9 suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed, and a 2.5bb raise applies pressure while retaining positional advantage.

K2 offsuit out of position in the small blind facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act is a weak hand that plays poorly, so I fold.

Facing a 150-chip call from the button with 100 already invested in the big blind, the pot odds justify seeing a flop with A3o. A raise here would mostly risk chips against a range that is wider than mine.

Top pair with an ace kicker is strong on this board, so I'm betting for value to build the pot against the button's preflop range.

We have top pair with a decent kicker in a heads-up pot and should continue against draws and weaker pairs. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding unnecessary inflation versus stronger aces or sets.

I hold two pair, aces and eights, with the ace kicker, so I'm strong here and should bet for value against a player who called the flop.

Top pair with a strong kicker is too strong to fold against a heads-up turn barrel, while raising would mainly get action from trips or stronger made hands. Calling keeps bluffs and draws in.

I hold aces and eights, two pair on a paired board, which is strong enough to bet for value. A call from a weaker pair or a draw pays me off.

A9 has a bluff-catcher on this paired board and needs to win only about 26% of the time. Villain can have missed diamond draws and weaker one-pair hands often enough to justify calling.

Pocket eights are a strong hand in 3-handed play from the button, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take position against the blinds.

Seven-jack offsuit is weak out of position in a three-way pot facing a button raise, and the 250 call needs more equity than this hand reliably has.

A7 offsuit is a strong enough blind-versus-button candidate to 3-bet against a likely wide opening range. Raising applies pressure and avoids playing a dominated, difficult-to-realize hand passively out of position.

88 on the button has good equity against a big blind 3-bet range and I have position. Calling 700 more to win a 1350 pot is a clear call, and a 4-bet would risk too much with a hand that plays poorly when called by better.

Checking keeps the pot controlled with a weak top pair in a 3-bet pot and allows the preflop caller to bluff or value-bet worse hands.

Pocket eights on A-4-4 is a medium-strength hand that beats many floats but is vulnerable to an ace. The BB checked after 3-betting preflop, so a bet of about half pot charges draws and picks up value and fold equity from hands like KQ and underpairs.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against the flop continuation bet in this 3-bet pot. Calling keeps weaker aces and bluffs in while avoiding overcommitting against a possible boat or trips.

A modest turn value/protection bet targets diamond draws and pocket pairs while keeping the pot manageable with a marginal ace on the paired board.

I hold 8-8 on a 4-A-4-8 board, which is a full house (eights full of fours). Seat 3's 3-bet and turn lead could be an Ace or a bluff, but only a few hands beat me, such as A-4 or 4-4. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids folding a very strong hand. A raise is also reasonable, but calling is fine.}

With a marginal top pair after the preflop 3-bet and turn call, checking preserves showdown value and avoids being value-owned by stronger aces or trips.

I have a full house, eights full of fours, on a paired board. Seat 3 checked the river after betting the turn, so a value bet of about 40% of the pot should get called by worse hands like an ace or a pocket pair.

Top pair is a reasonable bluff-catcher given the missed diamond draws and other floats available after the flop. Raising is unlikely to be called by worse, while folding is too tight at this price.

Pocket jacks are a strong hand in a 3-handed pot, so I'm raising to 300 for value and to build the pot before the flop.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open, especially with the big blind still behind.

K4o is a marginal hand, but calling 200 more to win a 450 pot (about 3.25-to-1, needing roughly 31% equity) is worth it against a button open that is likely wide in 3-handed play. Folding gives up too much, and a 3-bet bluff with this hand is poor.

Out of position with king-high on a Q-8-5 two-tone board against the button's preflop raise. I have only a weak backdoor draw and little showdown value, so I check and keep the pot small.

Pocket jacks are an underpair to the queen on the board, but seat_1 checked and only one opponent remains, so a half-pot bet can win the pot now and protect against overcards.

King-high with a weak backdoor-free 4d on a Qd 8s 5d board is a marginal holding; facing a 325 bet into 650 (about 25% equity needed) from the button, who is likely to be betting a wide range, I choose to fold rather than play a difficult pot out of position.

Ten-deuce offsuit is too weak to profitably enter facing the blinds in this short-handed spot.

Button folded, I'm in the small blind with 98o-type suited-ish connector (9-8 offsuit) heads-up against the big blind; getting 3:1 on a call of 50 to see a flop is profitable.}

Ace-trey is a strong suited hand to isolate a single small-blind limper heads-up with the button already folded, so raising builds the pot with initiative.

Getting 3:1 pot odds (200 to win 500) with a suited-connector-like 9-8 offsuit; it's marginal but playable heads-up against a BB raise, and I'd be out of position. Call is better than folding at this price, and a 3-bet bluff isn't worth it.}

I have 8-9 offsuit on a K-A-4 flop with only a backdoor spade draw, so I have little equity and no good bluff. The preflop raiser is likely to have a strong range here, so I check and give up the bet for now.

I have top pair (aces) on a K-A-4 board, and the checked pot invites a value bet, so I'll bet about two-thirds pot to build it while denying cheap equity.

With 8-high and a gutshot-type draw at best on a K-A-4 board, I'm facing a bet of 400 into 1000 from a player who showed strength preflop. I have no pair and only a backdoor flush draw, so folding is the safest option.