Hold'em table

2-10 offsuit is a weak hand, and I'd be out of position against the big blind. Calling 50 more is not worth it, so I'll fold.

Pocket sixes on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take position against two blinds.

A9s in the small blind against a wide 3-handed button open is a strong 3-bet candidate; raising avoids playing out of position with the big blind still to act behind.

With King-Jack offsuit, I face a 1200 chip 3-bet after seat 2's open raise to 300. Against two opponents and a 3-bet, KJo is too weak to commit additional chips. The pot odds don't justify calling 1100 more with a marginal hand in this aggressive 3-handed situation.

I hold 66 on the button facing a 3-bet to 1200 after opening to 300. Calling 900 more gets about 2500:900 on the pot (roughly 2.8-to-1), and with deep stacks and position, set-mining is profitable. A 4-bet bluff with 66 isn't attractive, and folding gives up too much equity.}

In this 3-bet pot I hold top pair with the top kicker on a dry 2-9-3 board, and I'm out of position. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot gets value from worse pairs and draws, and keeps my range uncapped.

Pocket sixes on a 2-9-3 board is a middle pair with an overpair-free board below the 9 only partly; the opponent's 3-bet then c-bet range includes many overpairs and bluffs. Calling 800 into 3300 gets about 4:1 pot odds and keeps bluffs in, while raising would fold out worse hands and risk stacks against better ones.

The king on the turn hits the button's flatting range, and our A9 is now a bluff-catcher with showdown value. Checking controls the pot and keeps their bluffs in.

I have a set of sixes on a dry 2-9-3-K board. Seat 3 bet the flop and then checked the turn, so they may be weak or trapping. I'll bet about half the pot for value and to deny equity to overcards and draws.

Getting about 3:1, our second pair with an ace kicker has enough showdown value against a range that includes wheel draws, bluffs and weaker 9s. Raising would only fold out worse hands and get called by better ones.

A9 is only second pair on a K-Q board, and villain's turn bet after my check suggests a lot of Kx and stronger hands. Checking gets showdown value cheaply; if villain shoves, I can reassess.

Pocket sixes on a K-Q-9-3-2 board is a weak showdown hand. Seat 3 led the flop, checked the turn and called a 2000 bet, then checked the river, so they may hold a medium pair or a king. A bet would only get called by better hands and fold out worse ones, so I take the free showdown.

Pocket kings on the button is a premium hand, so I'm opening to 2.5bb to build the pot and get value from the blinds.

With 6d-Ac (weak ace with poor kicker) facing a 2.5x raise from the button, I'm out of position and vulnerable. Folding preserves chips for stronger situations where I have better equity or position.

In the big blind with 9s6s, I get 400-to-150 pot odds (about 2.7:1) against a button open, and the suited hand has enough playability to defend by calling rather than 3-betting.

I have bottom pair (nines) on an ace-high, two-heart board, out of position against the preflop raiser. The hand is a good bluff-catcher but weak for value, so I check to control the pot size.

KK with the Kh on an ace-high flush-draw board in position; a small bet gets value from 9x/3x/draws and protects, while keeping the pot controlled against aces.

I have middle pair (nines) on an ace-high flop and need to pay 200 to win a pot of 750, roughly 3.75 to 1. The button's small continuation bet is wide-ranging, so calling is profitable and a raise would risk too much.

Top pair on a 9-A-3-8 board with 9s6s: I hold a pair of nines (second pair) plus a gutshot-ish draw to a straight (6 with 9-8... needs 7 and 5/10). The opponent bet small on the flop, suggesting a wide range; I bet about half pot for value and protection while out of position.}

KK on an ace-high board facing a check-call then turn lead from the BB is a bluff-catcher; calling keeps their bluffs and worse pairs in, while raising mostly folds out worse hands and gets called by aces and better.

A pair of nines with a weak kicker is mostly a showdown-value hand out of position. Opponent's flop raise and turn call suggest an ace or better, so I'll check and avoid betting into hands that beat me.

KK is a bluff-catcher on an ace-high board. A value bet would mostly get called by better Ax and fold out worse missed draws, so checking back to realize showdown value is best.

5-3o is a very weak hand in early position. With only 10bb stacks and no significant equity, folding is the standard play to preserve chips for better opportunities.

3-4 offsuit is weak, but as small blind heads-up against the big blind I only need 50 more to win 200, which is about 3-to-1 pot odds. Calling to see a flop is reasonable and avoids bloating the pot out of position with a poor hand.

A5o is well ahead of a limping small blind's range, so raising for value and initiative from the big blind is good.

3-4 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling 300 more out of position against a 4x raise from the big blind is unprofitable, so I fold.

J8 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed pot is a marginal hand, and calling 100 out of position later in the hand risks losing chips with a weak, dominated holding, so I'm folding.

In a blind-vs-blind spot after the button folds, J7o is a standard small-blind open. A 3x raise applies pressure and takes the initiative.

King-four offsuit is a weak hand that doesn't warrant calling 200 chips additional (already committed 100). Folding preserves chips for stronger opportunities, especially in a 3-player game where position and hand strength matter significantly.

A7s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the risk small.

3-6 offsuit is a weak hand with no real value. Against a raise to 250 from the button and with the big blind still to act, folding minimizes losses on a poor holding.

In the big blind with 7h9s, I'm getting 400 to 150 (about 2.7:1) against a button min-raise to 250 from a wide range. The hand is suited-connector-ish, so a call is profitable and a 3-bet would be unnecessary.

I have 9-high with a backdoor draw on a Q-4-2 board and I'm out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a weak hand.

A7 is ace-high with a gutshot wheel draw on a dry Q-high board, and as the button preflop raiser I have the range advantage. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot takes it down often and keeps equity if called.

7-high with no pair and no real draw on a 4-2-Q board; the button's small c-bet (180 into 550) is priced fairly but I have almost no equity or showdown value, so I fold.