Hold'em table

A6o on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong enough hand to open-raise; the ace blocker and position give good value and fold equity against two blinds.

T2 offsuit from the small blind facing a 3x button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. It's too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet.

4-6o is a weak hand facing a 300 chip raise (3x the big blind) from the button. With no other callers and poor hand equity, folding is the mathematically sound decision to preserve stack for better opportunities.

Pocket sixes on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise for value and fold equity, so I'm opening to 2.5bb. It's a standard size that keeps the pot manageable if one of the blinds 3-bets.

As9s is a strong hand with good potential (flush draw + high card) in a 3-player game. Raising to 800 applies pressure, defines my hand strength, and positions me well for the flop while keeping stacks manageable.

KJo in the big blind facing a button open and a small blind 3-bet to 800 (8bb), with the button still to act behind. Calling 700 more is dominated and out of position, so folding is the disciplined play.

Pocket sixes in position, 100bb deep, facing an SB 3-bet: calling 550 to win a 1700 pot is a good price and plays well for set value. A 4-bet would turn a decent hand into a bluff.

With As9s on a 2d9c3h flop, I have a pair of nines with an ace kicker and a backdoor flush draw. Checking allows me to control pot size while keeping my opponent honest. The board is relatively safe, and checking enables me to extract value on later streets while avoiding overcommitting with a medium-strength hand.

On a dry low board, 66 is often ahead of the 3-bettor's checking range, which has many unpaired overcards. A small bet denies those hands their equity and keeps the pot manageable in position.

I have As9s with a pair of nines on a 2d9c3h flop. This is a strong made hand against an opponent who checked preflop then bet the flop. Calling 550 chips to see the turn is appropriate; folding loses the pot and raising risks too many chips without clear information about opponent strength.

I have As9s on a 2d9c3hKh board. My pair of nines is vulnerable but still decent. Seat 2 has been aggressive preflop and on the flop, but checking allows me to control pot size and see the river cheaply. Given the board texture and my current position, checking is optimal to extract value or avoid larger losses.

Our 66 has showdown value but the king is bad for us against a 3-betting range that called the flop. Betting would mostly get called by better hands like AK, KK and overpairs, so checking back controls the pot.

I have A♠9♠ on a final board of 2♦9♣3♥K♥Q♦. This gives me a pair of nines. The action has been checked down to the river, and with both players checked on the turn, checking is safe and allows seat_2 to also check, avoiding the risk of a value bet or bluff raise.

Pocket sixes have showdown value against missed overcards, but a bet would only be called by better hands on this K-Q river. Checking back takes the free showdown.

Kings are premium pocket pair. Raising 3x the big blind (400 chips total) from the button is standard value play, building the pot while maintaining flexibility for all streets.

Ace-x offsuit in the small blind facing a 4x button open. Calling 350 is reasonable against a wide button range, though the BB still has to act. A 3-bet bluff with A6o isn't ideal.}

Closing the action multiway and getting 3:1 with a suited connector-type hand that plays well deep, calling is profitable.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a board with a flush draw, in a three-way pot. I'm first to act, so I bet about two-thirds of the pot for value and to charge draws.

Middle pair with a weak kicker facing a large lead into a three-way pot on an ace-high board, with the preflop raiser still to act behind me. I'm likely dominated or facing a raise, so calling is unprofitable.

I have pocket Kings with a favorable flop (Kh on a 9c-Ah-3h board gives me top set). Opponent seat_1 just raised to 800 on the flop, likely on a draw or weaker hand. A significant raise to 2400 builds the pot while maintaining fold equity and extracting value from draws or weaker holdings.

Top pair with a decent kicker on A-9-3 is too strong to fold against a button 3-bet-style raise that could be a wide range. Calling 1600 into a 4400 pot (plus the 2400 raise) gets good odds and keeps bluffs in, while avoiding a stack-off against sets and better aces.}

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a 9-8-3-A board. The opponent raised the flop, which could mean a strong hand or a bluff, but I called and am now first to act. Betting about 40% of the pot gets value from worse aces and draws and denies equity. Checking would give a free card to straight and flush draws.}

I have pocket kings with a favorable stack situation. Seat_1 is pot-committed with only 4800 chips remaining and has shown aggression. Going all-in maximizes value against their likely range and wins a large pot if they fold or commit with a weaker hand.

Calling 4800 to win a pot of 20400 needs about 23.5% equity. Top pair with a gutshot and backdoor outs plausibly has that against a range that includes flush draws and semi-bluffs as well as value hands.

5-3 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two opponents, so folding the button is the cheapest option; a steal raise is marginal against two players left to act.

43o is one of the weakest hands to play from the small blind out of position against the big blind at 100bb. Folding loses only the 50-chip blind and avoids a negative-expectation spot.

In 3-handed play, J8o is a standard open from the button against only the two blinds. A 2.5bb raise keeps the price cheap while still taking the initiative."

Jack-seven offsuit is a weak hand, and I'm facing a raise from the button to 250 chips while sitting in the small blind. With 200 chips to call and a marginal holding, folding preserves my stack against a likely superior hand.

K4o in the big blind getting 400-to-150 (about 2.7:1) against a button open of 2.5x, which is a wide range heads-up. Calling is clearly profitable enough, and a 3-bet bluff with this hand is unnecessary.

Heads-up on a Jd 2h 8d flop, I hold king-high with a backdoor flush draw and two overcards to the 8. I'm first to act out of position against a button raiser, so a small bet of about half the pot can win the pot now or pick up some equity.

Top two pair on a draw-heavy board facing a donk bet; raise for value and to charge flush and straight draws.

I hold king-high with a backdoor flush draw on a Jd 2h 8d board, and the button raised to 900 over my 275 donk bet. Calling 625 to win a pot of 1725 needs roughly 27% equity, but my hand has about 6 outs at best and is mostly dominated, so folding is better.

Ace-high with a seven kicker is a strong starting hand in 3-handed poker. Raising to 300 chips (3BB) from the button is a standard play to build the pot and apply pressure on the blinds.

3h6s is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, so folding is best.

Getting about 3.25:1 in the big blind against a wide three-handed button open, 97o has enough equity and playability to defend by calling.

I have 9-high with no pair and only a weak backdoor draw, out of position against the button's opening range. Checking to the raiser is standard here; I'll give up if facing a sizable bet.

I have Ace-high with a wheel draw (7-A on a Q-2-4 board), which has decent equity. Checking is optimal here as it allows me to control the pot, sees if my opponent bets, and preserves my drawing possibilities. The pot is already 650 chips and I've invested 300 preflop; checking gives me position information before committing further.

Second pair on the turn after the button checked back the flop; his range is capped, so a half-pot bet gets value from weaker pairs and Ax/Kx and denies equity to overcards and draws. It also protects against free cards on a two-diamond board.