Hold'em table

I have a strong offsuit ace on the button, so I raise to apply pressure and take the pot preflop or play in position against weaker hands.

53o in the small blind facing a button open to 3bb, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably. Folding is standard.

K6 offsuit has sufficient heads-up equity versus a button opening range and good pot odds to defend the big blind. Calling preserves flexibility rather than inflating the pot with a marginal holding.

Check to realize equity with the heart draw and avoid bloating the pot with a weak king-high hand out of position.

I have ace-high with no made hand and no strong draw, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card. If I improve with an ace or ten, I can proceed on later streets.

The ace is a strong scare card after the flop checked through and can fold out many pocket pairs and unpaired broadways. A small stab risks little while leveraging the board shift.

87 suited on the button is a clear open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative.

2-3 offsuit is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

AQo is strong enough to three-bet for value against a button open, and raising takes initiative while putting pressure on the opponent. I choose 750 to make them pay a premium to see the flop out of position against me.

87s on the button facing a 3-bet from the big blind: we call 500 into a 1550 pot with position and deep stacks, which gives good implied odds. Calling beats folding, and 4-betting would be too loose here.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on an A-K-6 board, so I bet for value and to charge any flush or straight draws.

I have 8-high with no pair or real draw on an A-K board, facing a pot-sized c-bet from a preflop 3-bettor whose range hits this board hard. Neither calling nor bluff-raising is profitable, so I fold.

Kd2h offsuit is a weak button holding and not worth entering against two blinds at this stack depth.

I have a small pair and good pot odds (3:1) to call the extra 50 chips. I want to see a cheap flop and potentially hit a set.

Q2o is weak out of position against a limper, so I'll take the free flop rather than build a pot with a dominated hand.

My pair of fours is weak on this coordinated flop, and checking keeps the pot small while I see what the opponent does on the turn.

The small blind limped and then checked, which shows weakness, and I'm in position. A small half-pot stab with an overcard and backdoor straight potential can take the pot down cheaply.

My pair of fours is far behind this coordinated board and the opponent's flop bet, with only two outs to improve. Calling offers poor equity and risks facing another bet on later streets.

AKo is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I'm raising to 3bb for value and to take the initiative out of position.

A5 suited is a strong blocker candidate to 3-bet against a likely wide small-blind opening and retains solid equity when called.

AKo is a premium hand in a blind-vs-blind spot against a wide 3-bet range, so I'm 4-betting for value. It also blocks the hands that dominate us and keeps the betting in control.

A5 suited is not strong enough to continue profitably after a 3-bet and 4-bet in this heads-up preflop sequence.

K4o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard opening hand. A 2.5x raise steals the blinds often while keeping the hand cheap.

Ah8h is a strong suited ace from the small blind against a button open. A 3-bet applies pressure and can isolate the opener while retaining strong equity when called.

K4o is too weak to continue against a small-blind 3-bet, even with position and 4.4bb more to call. Its equity against a 3-betting range is poor and it will often be dominated.

9-high with a weak kicker is not worth entering with from the button in this three-handed spot.

KJs is strong enough to raise from the small blind against a single opponent, applying pressure and taking initiative preflop.

Blind vs blind, SB min-raised to 2bb; getting 3:1 with K6o in position, an easy defend by calling.

C-bet as the preflop raiser on a low flop to fold out missed hands and take the pot now. If called, I can reassess on the turn.

Middle pair with a king-high flush draw is getting good odds (250 into 650), and I'm in position, so calling keeps the SB's bluffs in while I realize my equity.

Our top pair with a king kicker is likely ahead of the SB's range after their timed-out check. A bet of just over half the pot gets value and protects against overcards and draws on this coordinated board.)

I have a flush draw with KcJc and two overcards. Calling 500 to see the river is reasonable given the pot size and implied odds if I hit my flush.

Top two pair (kings and sixes) is strong on this board, so I'm betting for value against a range that includes overpairs, weaker kings and diamond draws. The opponent's recent timeouts also mean a bet may take the pot outright.