Hold'em table

ATo is a strong button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb for value and to take the initiative.

5-3 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a preflop raise, especially out of position. Folding saves chips for a better spot.

K6 suited? Actually offsuit, but it has enough high-card equity to defend the big blind at this price versus a button min-open-plus sizing.

With king-high and a weak flush draw on this coordinated flop, checking is the standard low-variance option against the preflop raiser.

On a dry J72 board I have the preflop raiser's range advantage, plus ace-high with a gutshot and backdoor draws. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot pressures the big blind's calling range efficiently.

The small flop bet gives reasonable pot odds in heads-up play. I have king-high with a heart and can continue against a wide c-betting range.

With only king-high and a low heart draw on an ace turn, checking preserves equity without inflating the pot against a range that can contain many aces.

Top pair on the turn is ahead of many of BB's flop calls, like Jx, 7x, and heart draws. A bet of about 60% pot gets value and charges the draws.

With a four-flush and king-high draw, calling 600 is justified by near-direct pot odds plus implied value when a heart arrives on the river.

Our king-high has little showdown value after the double barrel. A substantial river bluff credibly represents a two-heart holding on this three-heart board and can fold out many one-pair hands.

Villain check-called flop and turn, then led big when the third heart landed. That line is weighted toward flushes, two pair and better aces, and there are few natural bluffs. AT is weak top pair and likely doesn't reach the ~31% equity needed to call.

I have a suited connector in position, so calling the big blind is a cheap way to see a flop and play a multiway pot. No need to inflate the pot preflop with this hand.

2-3 offsuit is an extremely weak multiway hand from the small blind and does not justify completing even the small additional amount.

AQo is well ahead of a button limper's range; raise for value and to take initiative, sizing about 4.5x given the dead SB money.

I have a suited connector and position, getting a reasonable price to see the flop. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me play my hand's potential postflop with the button.

Top pair with a good kicker on a flop that favors my big-blind raising range against a button limp-caller. A small c-bet gets value from weaker aces, kings and club draws while keeping the pot controlled.

K2 offsuit is a weak button hand for a multiway blind setup, so folding avoids marginal reverse-implied-odds spots.

Pocket 4s are well ahead of a random big blind hand heads-up in a blind-vs-blind spot. A standard 3x raise takes the initiative and can win the pot right away.

Q2o is too weak to continue against a 3x raise; it is often dominated and I would be out of position with poor equity.

Suited 53 on the button in 3-handed play is a reasonable steal hand; a small open to 2.5bb applies pressure on both blinds.

AK is strong enough to three-bet for value and to take initiative, putting pressure on the button and the big blind.

A5 suited is a strong blocker-driven 4-bet candidate against the button open and small-blind 3-bet, with enough equity when called. I use a sizing that applies pressure while retaining room to fold to a 5-bet shove.

53s facing a 3-bet and a cold 4-bet with another player still to act is a clear fold; calling 1950 out of position against strong ranges is not profitable.

On the button with K4o, I raise to 200 to try to take the blinds preflop while keeping the pot manageable if called, and I have position postflop.

Ah8h is a strong suited ace against a button min-raise, and a 3-bet can take initiative while retaining playability.

KQo in the big blind is behind the small blind's 3-bet range, and the button can still act behind me. Calling out of position in a possible 3-way pot is a losing spot, so I fold.

I have a weak offsuit hand (K4o) and face a large re-raise to 700, needing 500 more to call. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

9-3 offsuit is a weak button holding and not worth entering with against two blinds at this stack depth.

KJs is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I'm raising to 3bb for value and initiative.

K6o is marginal but getting decent pot odds heads-up, and defending the big blind against a small blind raise is reasonable. I'll see a flop and play carefully out of position.

The SB-vs-BB pot has a low 3-6-4 two-tone board that favors the BB's calling range. A small c-bet with two overcards, a backdoor club draw and a gutshot-free hand puts cheap pressure on BB's air, and I can give up if called.