Hold'em table

AJo is strong on the button three-handed, so I open-raise for value and position.

Three-handed, the button opens a wide range, and KTo plays well as a 3-bet from the small blind. Raising avoids playing a dominated hand out of position in a multiway pot.

Suitedness is absent and 76o performs poorly against a button open and small-blind 3-bet at this sizing. Folding preserves the stack.

AJo is strong enough to defend against a small-blind three-bet in a three-handed game. Calling keeps weaker hands in and lets me play the flop in position.

On a dry K-high board, top pair from the out-of-position 3-bettor holds range advantage, so a small c-bet gets value from worse kings and pairs and denies equity to overcards.

A-J high has little immediate equity on this dry king-high flop against the small blind's 3-bet range. With no meaningful draw, calling is unlikely to be profitable.

J2o is offsuit and disconnected, and it sits below a solid 3-handed button opening range facing two blinds. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position against a 3-bet.

Complete from the small blind with K-high in a heads-up blind pot; folding for 50 gives up too much equity.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to raise for value, and checking lets me see a free flop in position against the small blind.

With king-high, a gutshot, and a weak diamond draw on a coordinated low board, checking realizes equity cheaply and avoids being raised off marginal draws.

After the small blind checks, a small bet can win the pot immediately; I also have a gutshot and a queen overcard if called.

I have a strong combo draw with an open-ended straight draw and diamond flush draw. Raising applies pressure while building a pot for my substantial equity.

The gutshot and possible queen outs do not justify calling a substantial check-raise, especially when some straight outcomes could only tie.

Button with an ace has sufficient equity to open-raise, and 2.5bb pressures the blinds while retaining flexibility.

J4 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

KTs in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open is a clear defend; calling keeps the button's weaker hands in, and 3-betting is also reasonable but calling plays well.

The low connected 5-4-3 board with no diamonds gives me only king-high and no draw. Checking to the preflop raiser, who has position, is the standard line; I can fold to a bet.

Betting small in position applies pressure to unpaired overcards and realizes fold equity while retaining our ace-high showdown value and gutshot.

Getting about 3.75:1 against a small c-bet, with two overcards and a backdoor flush draw. That is enough equity to continue by calling rather than folding or raising.

K-high has no real outs here, since any 7 or 2 puts a straight on the board and only chops, so building the pot is pointless. I'll check and give up to meaningful aggression.

I have a strong eight-high straight on this coordinated board. A medium value bet charges draws and gets called by worse made hands.

King-high with no real draw on a 3-4-5-6 board facing a second barrel; a 7 or 2 on the river mostly just chops or gives others a better straight, so calling is not profitable.

QTs is a strong button opening hand in a three-handed game. A 2.5 big blind raise builds the pot while retaining position.

J3 offsuit in the small blind facing a 2.5x button open, with the big blind still left to act, is too weak to continue profitably.

K3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button open at this sizing, especially out of position.

Q5 suited is a standard button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds with a playable hand.

K9 suited has sufficient equity and playability to defend the small blind against the button's small open, especially with the big blind still to act.

7-3 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a raise and a call, despite the favorable pot odds.

Check with king-high and limited backdoor potential, preserving equity without inflating the pot out of position.

Middle pair plus an overcard on a dry board, in position against a check. A small c-bet gets value from worse hands and denies equity to overcards.

The quarter-pot flop bet gives a favorable price to continue with two overcards and backdoor club potential. Calling preserves flexibility against a likely wide small continuation bet.

I lead as a semi-bluff with the king-high club draw and potential overcard equity. This paired board can also pressure missed overcards and some marginal pairs.

We have a pair of fives with a queen kicker, getting about 28% pot odds against a turn lead that can include club draws, weaker pairs, and bluffs. That is too strong to fold but not strong enough to raise.

My missed club draw has only king-high on this paired board, and the turn caller is likely to hold enough showdown value to resist a river bluff. Checking avoids putting more chips into a poor bluff spot.

Our pair of fives has some showdown value against busted club draws, but a bet would rarely get called by worse hands, so we check behind and take the free showdown.

9-6 offsuit is a weak button holding and not worth entering with at this stack depth.

KQo is strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising from the small blind builds value and applies pressure.

Getting 250 to win 700 in position against a small-blind steal range, J7s is suited with good playability and an easy defend in the big blind.

This connected, two-spade flop favors the big blind’s calling range. With K-Q and no spade, I’ll check rather than build the pot.

Open-ended straight draw plus flush draw (~15 outs) in position after the preflop raiser checked; semi-bluffing for fold equity and to build the pot with strong equity.

With no pair or spade on this coordinated flop, K-Q offsuit has too little equity to call the bet.