Hold'em table

3-handed on the button, 64 suited is a standard open-raise and plays well in position. A 2.5bb open steals the blinds often and keeps the pot manageable.

AQs is a premium hand three-handed and plays well as a value 3-bet from the small blind. Raising applies pressure while building a pot against weaker continuing ranges.

T5 suited is too weak to defend out of position against a large three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act.

64s against a large 3-bet from the SB, getting only about 2.9:1, is a marginal call at best. Folding the low suited hand is the disciplined choice.

Button open with K-high suited? Actually offsuit K5 remains a reasonable three-handed stealing raise; use 3bb to pressure the blinds.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a three-big-blind button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

The button opened to 3x and the small blind folded. K9o is a clear defend from the big blind: I'm getting 200 to win 650, and it plays well enough heads-up against a wide button range.

K-high with a gutshot to broadway on an ace-high board that favors the button raiser's range, so check out of position and plan to fold to significant pressure or take a free card.

Betting our king-high heart draw plus gutshot to apply pressure and build value when called. The sizing gives a favorable price while retaining maneuverability.

King-high with no pair, no real draw, and no backdoor flush on an A-Q-2 two-tone board that strongly favors the button's range. Out of position, calling a c-bet here isn't profitable.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players.

The button folded, so it's small blind vs big blind. J7o is in a standard SB opening range, and raising to 3bb applies pressure and takes initiative rather than limping out of position.

AJs is a strong heads-up big blind hand against a small-blind open and benefits from a value-oriented 3-bet. Raising to 9bb applies pressure while retaining playability.

J7o is too weak to continue out of position against a 3-bet. Calling 600 to win 1800 isn't justified with poor playability, so folding is best.

Q9 suited is a clear open from the button in a 3-handed game, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative.

3c5c is too weak to defend from the small blind against an early raise with the big blind still behind.

K6 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defense against a button open to 2.5 big blinds, given the price and the opener's likely wide range.

I have no made hand or immediate draw on this flop. Checking avoids building the pot out of position against the preflop raiser.

As the in-position preflop raiser, I have Q-high with a gutshot and a backdoor club flush draw, plus overcard equity on a board that favors my range. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot pressures the big blind's weak holdings while keeping the risk low.

King-high has limited immediate equity on this board, and the backdoor draws are too weak to justify calling out of position.

T5 offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button in this format, especially with shallow blind incentives. Fold and preserve the stack.

K9 suited is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. A 3x open builds the pot while keeping the raise modest.

BB vs SB 3x open: calling 200 into a 400 pot (33% equity needed) with J8o and position postflop is profitable against a wide SB range.

Trips are strong on this paired flop. A small bet gets value from pocket pairs, deuces, and club draws while keeping weaker hands in.

We are getting 4:1 against a small c-bet on a dry paired board, and we have position. J-high has enough equity and bluff-catching or float potential to continue.

Trip kings are strong here. A 650-chip bet gets value from queens and weaker hands while charging club draws.

J-high with no real draw on KK2Q facing a turn barrel. Calling 650 into 1650 needs about 28% equity, and we don't have it.

Nine-three offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players.

66 is a strong hand blind-vs-blind when the button folds, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take the initiative out of position.

Defend the big blind versus the small blind's small raise with K8 offsuit at an excellent price, keeping the pot manageable in position.

Pocket 6s with the 6d on a monotone Qd8d9d board is weak: underpair with a low flush draw that is often dominated. I'm out of position against a BB calling range full of Qx, 9x, and bigger diamonds, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity cheaply.

I have a king-high flush on the monotone flop, strong enough to value bet while charging single-diamond and pair-plus-draw holdings. A moderate sizing can be called by worse made hands and draws.

With a small bet of 40% of the pot, I only need about 29% equity. My pair of sixes plus the 6d flush draw has enough showdown value and draw potential against a wide big-blind range to continue.

Pocket sixes on a monotone Qd-8d-9d board are weak, and the 6d only gives a low flush draw with a straight-flush outside chance. I check to control the pot and will evaluate the river or a bet then.

I have the king-high flush on a three-diamond board. A substantial value bet targets weaker flushes, made hands with a diamond, and calls from strong pairs.

The pot offers about 28% on a call. My 66 with the 6d has roughly 12 outs to a straight or flush, though some of the flush outs are dominated. Implied odds, plus the small chance my pair is ahead, make this a marginal call rather than a fold.

Pocket sixes are pure bluff-catchers on a board this wet and draw-heavy, against a player who bet both the flop and the turn. Betting gets no worse hands to call, so checking to take a cheap showdown is best.

I have the second-nut flush and should value-bet against weaker diamonds and bluff-catchers such as Qx. A modest sizing is more likely to be called while limiting exposure to the ace of diamonds.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a small river bet. The monotone board gives the villain many single-high-diamond hands that bricked, and my pocket sixes beat those bluffs, so a bluff-catch is justified.