Hold'em table

I have suited connectors in position, and calling is cheap to see a flop with potential.

AJo is strong three-handed, and raising isolates the button’s limp while charging the big blind to continue. I choose a substantial but not excessive size out of position.

K3o is far too weak to call a raise to 4.5bb out of position against an SB raise and a BTN limper.

65s has good implied odds in position deep-stacked, and I'm getting nearly 2:1 on a call.

Bet 350 into the 1,000-chip pot for value and protection with top pair and a strong kicker, while keeping weaker hands and draws in.

I have a pair of fives, a flush draw, and position. Calling 350 into 1350 gives me good pot odds to draw, and I can reevaluate on the turn with my decent equity.

Top pair with the best kicker is strong enough to value-bet and deny equity to heart and straight draws. A roughly half-pot turn bet can also get called by weaker Jx and pairs.

With middle pair and a flush draw, I have decent equity against his aggressive line. Calling keeps the pot manageable and allows me to realize implied odds if I improve on the river.

I have top two pair on a river that can be called by weaker aces and jacks, so I’ll make a modest value bet while limiting exposure to stronger hands.

The board is A-J-8-5-4 and I only have a pair of fives with a six kicker. Opponent has bet three streets strongly and I cannot beat any made hand with showdown value, so folding preserves my stack.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable three-handed button open. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping weaker hands in the range they might continue with.

J3o is a very weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise, making it an easy fold.

Getting 2.67:1 pot odds with TJo in the big blind; can see a flop against a button open range, though out of position.

I have middle pair with a gutshot straight draw, out of position. Checking is standard to see the opponent's action and control the pot.

I have an open-ended straight draw and a backdoor flush draw, so a modest continuation bet applies pressure while giving me a chance to improve.

We have middle pair with a gutshot straight draw (8 outs to a straight) and are getting nearly 5:1 pot odds. Calling is profitable given our equity and implied odds.

I have two pair (Tens and Queens) but the paired board means any queen beats me. Checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised while out of position.

I have an open-ended straight draw, and checking takes a free river card. The turn pairs the queen and improves the caller’s likely range, so a bluff is unattractive here.

Our two pair is weak on this paired and straight-heavy board; checking controls the pot and avoids value-owning ourselves against trips or straights.

My two pair is a modest showdown hand, but the flop caller can easily have a ten or better, which beats it. Checking avoids value-owning myself when worse hands are unlikely to call a bet.

In 3-handed play, K6o on the button is a standard wide open to attack the blinds with position.

A8o in SB vs BTN raise is a decent 3-bet bluff with ace blocker and dead money in the pot.

A9 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a raise and a sizable three-bet; calling would put too much in with a dominated hand.

K6o is too weak to continue against a 3-bet, making fold the clearly profitable play.

4s6d is a weak offsuit low hand with poor equity and reverse implied odds, so folding is the best way to preserve chips.

With only 50 chips to call into a 150-chip pot heads-up, completing the small blind is worthwhile despite the weak offsuit hand.

Facing a small blind limp, checking with J2s gives us a free flop in position.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, and this connected king-high flop can favor the big blind’s range. Checking preserves the pot with my limited equity.

I have a flush draw with good equity and can apply pressure with a half-pot semi-bluff after SB checked.

I have only 3-high with no meaningful draw, and calling the flop bet would be a poor investment.

KJo is a strong hand to open from the button three-handed. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Holding Ten-Seven offsuit from the small blind against a button open is an easy fold out of position.

83o is too weak to defend from the big blind against a button raise, especially out of position with no reads.

J5o is too weak to open from the button even in a 3-handed game, so folding is the standard play.

T9s is a playable hand heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 3x puts pressure and defines the hand, while still having postflop potential if called.

Q7 suited has enough equity against a small-blind raise to continue at these pot odds, especially heads-up from the big blind. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot with a marginal hand.

With a dry Queen-high flop and as the preflop aggressor, a continuation bet of 300 can take down the pot often enough. If called or raised, I have little equity and can give up.

Top pair is likely ahead often enough to continue against a one-third-pot bet, but my weak kicker makes a raise too thin. I call and keep the pot manageable.

We have a gutshot straight draw and no pair; the king on the turn is a scare card that fits our preflop raising range, so a continuation bet can win the pot immediately or set up a river bluff.

I have top pair from the flop and am getting a favorable price to continue, though the king is a concerning turn card. Calling keeps bluffs and weaker hands in while avoiding an overplay with my kicker.

Bluffing on the river to represent a strong made hand like a set or top two pair after consistent aggression; opponent may fold given my line and turn message.

I have two pair and need about 30% equity to call. The river line can represent a king, but it also includes worse queens and bluffs, so calling is preferable to folding or raising.