Hold'em table

84o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb, even with a wide range, so folding is standard.

Pocket fives are strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise to apply pressure and take down the dead money while keeping the pot manageable if called.

King-six offsuit is a weak defending hand against even a min-raise, especially out of position in a short-stacked blind setup.

On the button with a weak hand, a min-raise is a cheap steal attempt that can take the blinds preflop while keeping the pot small if called.

A3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against an early min-raise with the big blind still behind.

Facing a 2x button min-raise, I'm getting 4.5:1 to call 100 into a pot of 450, and suited 93 has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

Out of position with only a gutshot (the 4 makes a wheel) and a backdoor flush draw on an ace-high board that favors the raiser's range. Checking is standard here, and I can continue against a small c-bet.

Bottom pair is weak but has showdown value, and the button's flop check was a timeout fallback, so it tells us nothing. A small bet of one third pot charges and folds out overcards and air while keeping my risk low.

Calling 150 offers good pot odds and my pair of sevens has showdown value against draws and weaker made hands. Folding would be too tight, while raising risks value against a stronger range.

A pair of threes has little showdown value on a board that completes flushes and several straights, and betting would rarely get called by worse hands. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me show down cheaply.

I have a weak pair of sevens on a coordinated board with flush and straight draws. The opponent checked, so I'll check to see a showdown rather than bet into a possible stronger hand.

6-4 offsuit is a weak button hand and not worth entering with at this stack depth.

Blind vs blind, A5o is well ahead of a typical big blind range, so raising to 3bb takes the initiative and uses the ace blocker.

J8s is suited and I'm getting good pot odds to call 200 into a 400 pot, so seeing a flop is profitable. Folding would be too tight, and raising with this hand out of position is unnecessary.

This is a small c-bet on a dry paired board that favors the preflop raiser. Ace-high has some showdown value, and the backdoor wheel draw plus the ace blocker help."}</br>

I have trips with a jack kicker on a paired board, which is strong enough to raise for value. Raising also charges any diamond or straight draws that may be continuing.

Ace-high with only backdoor draws cannot profitably continue against a 5x check-raise on a paired board. Calling 800 into 2600 needs about 31% equity, and we are likely well behind their value range.

AJo on the button in 3-handed play is a strong opening hand, so I open-raise to 2.5bb for value and position.

Weak offsuit connector out of position facing a raise; calling 200 more with 5-4 offsuit is not profitable. Folding preserves chips.

QTs is a strong enough suited broadway hand to defend the big blind against this small button raise, especially heads-up.

Top two pair is a strong but somewhat vulnerable holding on this coordinated board. I bet for value from one-pair and drawing hands while charging straight draws.

I hold AJ with a nut gutshot and an ace overcard, and I'm in position. That gives decent equity against a donk-bet range, and I only need to call 400 into 1350, so roughly 30% equity is enough.

We have two pair, but the king heavily improves much of the opponent's flop-calling range, including Kx and KQ. Checking controls the pot and retains showdown value.

We turned the nut Broadway straight. Betting about 70% pot gets value from Kx, Qx, two pair and sets, and charges spade and other draws.

Top two pair is strong enough to continue, but the turn king improves some of the opponent's likely holdings to a better two pair or set. Calling keeps their bluffs and one-pair value bets in while avoiding unnecessary exposure to a re-raise.

Our two pair is strong enough to value bet after the river checks through. A modest sizing can be called by worse kings and queens while limiting losses against stronger two-pair or sets.

I hold the nut Broadway straight (AKQJT), so I'm raising for value. The size is meant to get calls from sets and two pair.

Our two pair is heavily dominated by the opponent's likely KQ, sets, and other strong river value after the turn call and river raise. The large raise offers insufficient bluff-catching value.

Pocket nines are well ahead of a random big-blind range heads-up. I raise for value and to deny equity rather than merely complete.

In a blind-vs-blind spot, the small blind's 3.5bb open is wide. A8o is well ahead of that range, so a 3-bet for value and fold equity works well, and it plays better than calling out of position.

Call with pocket nines against a heads-up big-blind 3-bet; the pair is too strong to fold and plays adequately at this stack depth.

Checking preserves pot control with a medium pocket pair on a paired board in a 3-bet pot and lets the preflop aggressor reveal strength.

As the preflop 3-bettor on a dry paired board, I have ace-high with a backdoor diamond draw, which makes a good small c-bet that should take the pot often. The villain checking to the aggressor is common, and a small bet at about a third of the pot is enough here.

Pocket nines retain showdown value against a likely range containing AK and other unpaired overcards, while folding to this small continuation bet is too tight. Calling keeps weaker bluffs in and avoids inflating the pot versus overpairs.

With 99 on a paired board and the overcard Q arriving after a 3-bet pot flop continuation, checking preserves showdown value and avoids being called mainly by stronger hands.

Ace-high keeps some showdown value against missed draws. The flop call means villain likely holds pairs or Jx that won't fold to another barrel, so I'm taking the free card.

Our pocket nines have modest showdown value after the opponent checked the turn, while a river bet is likely called mainly by stronger overpairs, queens, or trips. Checking preserves value against missed overcards.

Our 8s with an ace kicker has decent showdown value, but a bet would mostly get called by Qx, 99, TT and trips, all of which beat us. Weaker hands would fold, so checking behind is best.

Q9 suited is a playable button hand with positional advantage. A small open raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

T7o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably out of position. Folding and giving up the small blind is the cheapest option.

KTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable while seeing a flop. Folding would surrender too much equity in a three-handed game.

Top pair with a decent kicker is strong on this flop, so I bet for value and to charge draws.

Q-high has no made hand or direct draw on this board, and the flop lead creates poor immediate pot odds with only thin backdoor equity.