Hold'em table

A-T offsuit is a strong button hand three-handed, so I raise to build the pot and apply pressure to the blinds.

5♣3♥ is a very weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a raise out of position risks entering a pot with poor equity.

K6o in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open in 3-handed play is getting good pot odds (150 to win 400), and it is a standard defend against a wide button range.

Out of position with a weak backdoor hand (K-high, backdoor heart draw) on a board that favors the button raiser's range, so check and let them c-bet.

Ace-high has some showdown value, and this flop gives us little incentive to build a pot. Checking back keeps weaker hands in and avoids facing a raise.

The button checked back the flop, which caps their range, and the ace turn is a good card to represent. A small probe bet can fold out weak Jx, 7x and air, while our king blocks some AK.

Top pair with a ten kicker is strong enough to call the small turn bet. Raising would risk building a large pot against better aces or two pair.

King-high has almost no showdown value. The river completes the heart flush I can represent after leading the turn, so a two-thirds pot bluff can fold out the button's Jx, 7x and weaker Ax.

Top pair with a ten kicker is strong enough to call this river sizing. The flush completed, but the price is reasonable and the big blind can also bet weaker aces or missed straight draws.

With a suited connector on the button, opening is profitable in a three-handed pot. A 2.5x raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing controlled.

32o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. It has poor equity and I'd be out of position.

AQ offsuit is strong against a button opening range. I’m three-betting to 10 big blinds for value while playing out of position.

An 8♦7♦ is playable in position, but the large 10bb 3-bet demands too much equity and likely comes from a strong range. Fold rather than invest another 7.5bb with a speculative hand.

Three-handed on the button, K2o is at the bottom of a standard wide opening range, and stealing the blinds is profitable. A small open to 2.5bb keeps the risk low.

Calling 200 with pocket fours keeps the pot manageable while offering good odds to hit a set against the button's raise.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise and a caller, even with the big-blind discount.

With a low pair on a connected, two-spade flop, I prefer to check out of position and avoid building the pot.

A small c-bet in position on a board that favors the preflop raiser. K2 has a gutshot to a king-high straight (a Q gives KQJT9... actually K-Q-J-T needs A or 9) plus overcard equity, so a cheap stab can take down the pot. Correction: the hand has overcard equity and backdoor potential rather than a clean gutshot, but a 1/3-pot c-bet still gets folds from the small blind's misses.

Pocket fours have little chance to improve on this connected, two-spade flop. Out of position, a call is unlikely to realize enough equity even against a small bet.

On the button, suited connected low cards can profitably steal blinds and play in position after the flop.

A♠K? AKo is a premium hand from the small blind, so I’m 3-betting for value and to put pressure on the button while discouraging the big blind from entering.

A5s is a strong 4-bet bluff candidate: the ace blocks AA/AK, and the hand has suited wheel equity when called. Calling out of position with the opener still to act behind is unappealing, so I'll 4-bet for fold equity.

Five-three suited is too weak to continue against a large four-bet, especially with another player still in the hand.

AK is strong enough to continue against the four-bet, but shoving risks too much against a range that can contain premium pairs. Calling keeps weaker hands in and lets me evaluate the flop at a low stack-to-pot ratio.

I have top pair with the best kicker, but the opponent’s large preflop 4-bet range is strong. Checking keeps their bluffs and weaker hands in while avoiding inflating the pot out of position.

The K-high dry board favors my 4-bet range, and a small c-bet can fold out pocket pairs like QQ-TT. My ace high with a backdoor spade draw also has some equity if called.

Top pair with the best kicker is strong against this modest flop bet, especially given the pot odds. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding inflating the pot against a potentially strong preflop range.

Top pair with top kicker is strong, but the preflop four-bet and flop bet-call line leave a narrow, strong opposing range. The turn jack adds draw possibilities, so I’ll control the pot and see the river.

With only ace-high and no real draw, I'm checking. Villain's range after a 3-bet, calling my 4-bet and check-calling the flop is heavy on Kx, sets and JJ, so a shove wouldn't get enough folds. Checking keeps some showdown value against AQ-type hands.

I have top pair with an ace kicker, but the connected board makes a straight plausible and a river value bet risks being called or raised by better hands. I’ll take the showdown value and check back.

Ace-high has almost no showdown value against a 3-bettor's calling range. Shoving puts maximum pressure on hands like QQ, TT and AQ, and the 4-bet line lets us represent strong overpairs and sets.

The river completes several straight draws, and the preflop 4-bettor can plausibly have TT or strong overpairs/sets. With only one pair, I don't expect enough bluffs or worse value hands to justify the call price.

K4 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the sizing modest.

A8s plays well as a 3-bet from the SB against a wide 3-handed button open; it avoids a multiway pot out of position and applies fold equity with an ace blocker.

KQo is often dominated by a small blind three-bet range, and the button can still act behind me. Calling 9.5 big blinds is unlikely to be profitable.

K4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial small-blind 3-bet; calling would leave me dominated often and out of position postflop.

93 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in a 3-handed game with 100bb stacks, so folding is standard.

KJ suited is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value despite being out of position.

K6 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a small-blind open, and calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding an unnecessary preflop escalation.

This low, connected, two-diamond flop favors the big blind’s calling range. With king-high and no immediate draw, I prefer to check rather than build the pot.

I have a modest showdown-value pair, and the connected, two-diamond board makes a bet vulnerable to calls or raises. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me realize my equity.

K-high has some showdown value, but this paired, low turn gives little reason to build the pot out of position. Checking keeps the pot small.

Bet 200 into 600 for thin value and protection with a pair of sixes; the preflop raiser has checked twice, and worse pairs or draws may continue.

The small turn bet offers good pot odds. King-high may still be ahead of missed draws, and a king or jack could improve my hand.

The river gives me top pair with a strong kicker. A half-pot bet can get called by weaker pairs while keeping the risk modest against a three or a straight.

I have two pair, kings and threes, which is strong enough to bluff-catch against this modest river bet. The price is favorable even though some better kings and full houses are possible.