Hold'em table

K8o is a playable hand on the button in 3-max; raising to 3bb puts pressure on the blinds and takes initiative with position.

Ace-high has enough equity to defend the small blind against a button min-raise in a three-handed pot, and calling preserves flexibility.

Pocket threes play well as a set-mining hand in this multiway pot. The call is only 200 chips, with deep effective stacks behind.

With ace-high and no meaningful draw in a three-way pot, checking preserves showdown value and avoids facing a check-raise from stronger ranges.

With a small underpair on a queen-high flop in a three-way pot, I have little reason to build the pot or bluff into two opponents. I’ll take the free card and preserve showdown value.

I have King-high with no draw on a dry flop, so I check behind to see a free turn and avoid investing more with a weak hand.

We have ace-high with two gutshot straight draws, and both opponents showed weakness by checking the flop and turn. A substantial turn bet can fold out many unpaired hands while retaining useful equity when called.

A small pair is unlikely to be ahead on this Q-high board, and with only two outs to improve, calling 600 is not justified—especially with the button still to act.

Facing a 2/3 pot bet with king-high and no draw on this board; my hand is too weak to call and I have no profitable bluff opportunity.

Q4 offsuit is a weak button holding in a multiway limped/blind situation; folding avoids realizing poor equity.

KJo is strong enough to raise in this blind-versus-blind spot. A raise to 300 builds the pot and takes initiative while keeping the sizing reasonable.

Getting 2:1 pot odds with A-high and suited connector potential against a likely wide small-blind open. Defending the big blind is profitable long-term with these odds.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on this paired, low board where my preflop range has an advantage, while keeping the cost controlled with only king-high.

Getting 4:1 pot odds with A-high in position against a small c-bet; call to see turn and potentially take it away if opponent checks.

I have only king-high on a paired board and no meaningful draw. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a chance to improve or reach showdown cheaply.

Board has two pair; my A6 gives top kicker but vulnerable to better aces and full houses. Opponent's turn check could be a trap or weakness, so checking behind controls the pot and lets me reevaluate on the river.

K-high has some showdown value against missed broadway hands, while the paired, low board and flop call make a river bluff unlikely to fold better hands often enough.

Opponent checked the turn and river, indicating likely weakness; I have Ace-high with no showdown value, so I'm bluffing to take down the 1000 pot. A 700-chip bet should fold out most hands that beat us except strong pairs.

The river bet is sizable, and my king-high kicker loses to many plausible ace-high hands as well as trips or a full house. I don't have enough reason to expect enough bluffs or weaker value bets to call.

JTs is a strong hand on the button in a three-handed game. Raise to build the pot in position while applying pressure to the blinds.

A4o is a reasonable 3-bet bluff from the small blind against a button open, using the ace blocker and isolating the raiser while keeping fold equity.

Q4 offsuit is far too weak to continue facing an open and a large 3-bet from the big blind.

J♦T♦ is a playable suited hand in position against the small blind’s 3-bet, and calling keeps the pot manageable with deep stacks.

C-bet on a K55 flop with range advantage and backdoor flush/straight equity; small sizing targets folds from unpaired hands while risking little if behind.

I have a strong flush draw with position, and the call price is favorable. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while preserving the chance to realize my equity.

I have only Ace-high with no draw on a paired and three-flush board. Check to see if opponent gives a free card or I can fold if villain bets.

I have a strong king-high flush and can get value from Kx or other made hands while charging draws. A moderate bet keeps the pot manageable if the opponent has a higher diamond flush.

Ace-high with a low diamond draw is often dominated on a paired, three-flush board, and we need about 21% equity to call with poor reverse implied odds if the river diamond completes our flush. Folding is better than calling or raising.

A8o is strong enough to open-raise from the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

7-4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind versus a button raise with the big blind still behind.

The button’s raise is wide, and the big blind is getting a reasonable price to defend heads-up. J3 offsuit is weak, so I’ll call rather than reraise and proceed cautiously postflop.

With only a jack-high hand and no meaningful draw on this paired flop, checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to respond to a bet.

I flopped trip aces with an eight kicker. I bet to build the pot and get called by worse hands like a queen or a weaker ace.

J-high has no meaningful immediate equity on this paired ace-high board, and the opponent’s flop bet makes continuing unprofitable.

KQo is a strong button opening hand three-handed and benefits from taking initiative. I raise to 2.5bb for value and fold equity.

2♥4♥ is a very weak holding out of position against a sizeable button raise, with the big blind still to act. The small blind is already committed and should not justify a marginal call.

A5o is marginal but can defend BB vs BTN open in 3-max; call to see flop.

I hold only Ace-high with no draw on a board that heavily favors the preflop raiser's range. Checking is the standard play to avoid building a pot out of position with a weak hand.

Betting our open-ended straight draw with two overcards after the flop check applies pressure and can fold out unpaired hands while building a pot when we improve.

I have Ace-high with no pair and no draw on a paired, coordinated board; calling a bet against an aggressive opponent would likely result in losing more chips.

Calling for one big blind keeps a weak offsuit hand cheap while preserving button position; raising would risk more with poor equity.

Getting 5:1 pot odds with 98o out of position; completing from the small blind is cheap and can see a flop without risking a large raise with a marginal offsuit connector.

Check the big blind with a weak offsuit 9-high hand rather than inflate a multiway pot.

I have 8c 9h on A-high flop, only a gutshot straight draw. Out of position, I check to see a free turn and avoid building a pot with a weak hand.

Checking behind in this multiway limped pot with only a gutshot to a wheel and no made showdown value.

I have a weak pair with a poor kicker on an ace-high board. Checking back preserves showdown value and avoids building a pot against two opponents who may have an ace or better.

Semi-bluff with an open-ended straight draw on a board that has an Ace. A small bet can take down the pot now against passive opponents, and I have eight outs if called.

I have a made straight on this coordinated board and should raise for value against aces, pairs, and draws while charging hands that can continue.

A pair of sixes with a weak kicker is unlikely to be ahead against a turn raise, and the call is too large to justify chasing limited improvement.

We have 8-high with only a gutshot straight draw, getting poor pot odds to call 350 into 850.