Hold'em table

K6 offsuit on the button is a marginal hand in a 3-handed game, so calling the 100-chip big blind keeps the pot manageable and preserves position.

The price is very favorable to complete from the small blind in this limped pot, and I can realize some equity if the big blind checks.

Ace-x in the big blind in a three-way limped pot is a strong enough hand to raise for value and isolate. A raise to 400 builds the pot with a hand that plays well against two weak limping ranges.

K6 offsuit on the button has some playability against a wide BB raise, and calling 300 into a multiway pot is a reasonable price without committing too much.

8-high offsuit is too weak to continue facing a raise and a cold call, especially out of position.

Top pair with an ace kicker on a dry K-high flop, heads up and first to act. Betting about 55% of the pot for value and to deny equity to the button's wide calling range.

Top pair with a king kicker is a reasonable hand facing a 500 bet into a 900 pot, so calling is better than folding. Raising risks more chips against a player who could have a stronger king or a set.

I have only ace-high on a paired board and I'm heads-up against a player who called a preflop raise and a flop bet. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free river; betting would mostly get called by better hands like a king or a seven.

I hold a pair of kings on a paired board, which is a medium-strength hand, and checking keeps the pot controlled while seeing a free river.

I have top pair with an ace kicker on a paired board (A-K-7-7-3). The opponent checked twice and likely has a weak or medium-strength hand, so I value bet about 37% of the pot, which weaker aces and kings can call.

I hold a pair of kings and the 700 call offers about 21% pot-odds equity, which a king-pair can plausibly clear against a river bet that could be a bluff or a weaker ace.

K9 suited is a profitable button opening hand three-handed. Raise to apply pressure and take initiative with position.

T5 offsuit is weak. Calling 200 more out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act behind, is not profitable, so I fold.

Facing a 150-chip call from the button with 2-5 offsuit, one of the weakest hands, so folding is the disciplined play.

A9s on the button in a 3-handed pot is a strong enough hand to open-raise to 3bb for value and position.

Calling 250 into a 450 pot gives about 2.8 to 1 odds, and K-high offers some playability in a three-way pot against a button raise.

A3 offsuit has sufficient equity and attractive pot odds in the big blind versus a raise and caller. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a marginal but playable ace.

I have only King-high with no pair on an Ace-high board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against likely stronger hands.

Bet top pair for value and protection in this multiway pot. The sizing can be called by weaker aces, sevens, eights, and draws while denying free equity.

Top pair with the nut ace kicker... actually Ad with Ah on board gives top pair, 9 kicker, plus a backdoor straight draw (7-8-9). Pot odds are good (550 to win 2000), and a call keeps worse hands and bluffs in while avoiding a big raise against a possible set or better ace.

I have King-high with no pair and no real draw, facing a 550 bet from seat_2 that seat_3 has also called, so calling would need more equity than I have.

I have top two pair on a paired board and should value-bet against weaker aces, eights, and draws while charging heart and straight draws.

Top pair with ace kicker (Ad 9d) on an 8h Ah 7d 8c board. Seat 2 is betting for a second time, but it could be a bluff or a weaker ace, so I'll call 1300 into a 3300 pot rather than raise and fold out worse hands.}

Our aces up is a strong value hand against worse aces and bluff-catchers after villain called both earlier streets. A medium river bet targets those calls while avoiding overcommitting into an 8x.

We hold aces and eights with a jack kicker. Calling 2200 to win 6800 needs only about 24% equity, and the villain could be betting a wide range, including missed draws, so folding is too tight. A raise would mostly get called only by better hands.

With the button folded, J7 offsuit is strong enough to apply pressure heads-up from the small blind. A modest raise can win the blind immediately while preserving maneuverability.

A7s from the big blind against a 2.5x small blind raise from a wide range. The price is 150 to win 350, about 3:1 pot odds with a suited ace, so calling is clearly profitable. The hand is not strong enough to 3-bet for value.

I have the nut-adjacent diamond draw with two overcard-like outs to a seven or jack pairing, while this paired ace board favors my preflop raising range. A moderate continuation bet can fold out missed hands and builds a pot when called.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a paired, two-tone board. Seat 2 is the small blind and could be betting a wide range, so calling 300 into a 800 pot is cheap and keeps their bluffs in. A raise would mostly get called by better hands like an Ace with a better kicker or a 4.

J-high has little showdown value, but betting into a player who called the paired ace-high flop is unlikely to generate enough folds. Check and reassess the river.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a paired board, and seat_2 checked the turn, which signals weakness. A bet of about half the pot gets value from weaker aces and fold equity against draws and floats.

J-high has no made hand or meaningful draw on this paired ace-high board, and facing a substantial turn bet is not worth continuing.

Pocket jacks are a premium button holding and should raise for value, while also reducing multiway action.

T6 offsuit is weak, out of position in the small blind facing a button raise to 300 with the big blind still to act behind. Calling 250 for a 450 pot is not worth it with this hand.

Heads-up in the big blind against a button raise, K4 offsuit has enough equity against a wide opening range to justify calling 200 into a pot of 450.

I have only king-high with no pair on a Q-8-5 board, so checking keeps the pot small and takes a free look at the turn.

Betting for value and protection with an overpair on this coordinated board, while charging diamond draws and weaker pairs.

I hold King-high with no pair or draw on Q-8-5 facing a 400 bet into a 1050 pot, needing about 28% equity to call, which I lack. Folding is the disciplined play.

T2 offsuit is one of the weakest hands; on the button in a 3-handed pot it's marginal at best, but folding avoids playing out of position against two opponents with a dominated, low-equity hand.

With 98 offsuit and only one opponent left in the hand, calling the 50-chip difference is a reasonable low-cost way to see a flop.

A suited ace is well ahead of a typical small-blind limp range heads-up, and raising builds value while retaining initiative.

Facing a 400-chip call into a 600-chip pot gives about 40% pot odds, and 98 suited has roughly that equity against a wide big-blind raise range, so calling is a reasonable marginal continue.

I have 8-high with no pair and no real draw on a K-A-4 flop, so checking is the cheapest way to see the turn.

I have top pair plus the nut-flush draw, giving strong value and equity. A moderate continuation bet can gain value from weaker aces, draws, and pairs while keeping the pot manageable.

With 8-9 high on a K-A-4 board I have no pair and no real draw, so calling 400 into a 1400 pot against a preflop raiser who is betting the flop is not worth it.