Hold'em table

6-high suited is too weak to open from the button in this short-handed structure without specific opponent tendencies.

AQo is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot. Raising to 3bb builds the pot and takes the initiative while I'm out of position.

T5 suited is worth defending against a small-blind raise when I have position postflop and need 200 chips to contest a 400-chip pot.

Trip aces with a queen kicker on a dry paired board. A small c-bet gets value from pocket pairs, 9x and floats, and fits our range advantage as the preflop raiser.”

T-high has no meaningful draw on this paired flop, so continuing against the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

K5o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open-raise, since it has good steal equity against the two blinds.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Defend the big blind against the button min-raise with K9 suited, which has solid equity and playability heads-up.

Check this marginal showdown hand on an ace-high board, retaining the option to respond based on the button's sizing.

The ace-high board favors my button raising range. My king-high hand has a backdoor nut flush draw and a backdoor Broadway draw, so a small c-bet can take the pot down and keeps equity if called.

Call the small continuation bet with a gutshot to Broadway and some potential king outs against a wide heads-up c-betting range.

K-high has limited showdown value, but this board favors the button's continuing range after betting the flop. Checking avoids bluffing into many aces, queens, and heart draws.

Bottom pair with a K kicker has some showdown value but gets called mainly by better hands, since the caller's flop range is full of Ax, Qx and draws. Checking back controls the pot and realizes my equity.

K9 has meaningful showdown value as a king kicker on the paired board, while a river bet mainly gets called by aces, queens, pairs, or trips that beat us. Checking realizes that value.

Queens and fives with a king kicker has showdown value, but a bet would mostly get called by Ax or Qx and fold out worse hands, so checking back is best.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to open profitably here without information that the blinds fold unusually often.

Complete from the small blind with J7 suited against the big blind, retaining playable equity at a minimal price.

AJo is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so I raise to 4bb for value and to take the initiative, playing in position postflop.

J7 offsuit is too weak to defend against a large blind-versus-blind raise.

Q9 suited has solid button equity three-handed and benefits from applying pressure to the blinds. A 2.5bb open is a standard efficient sizing.

53s from the small blind facing a button open to 2.5bb, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with a weak hand isn't profitable.

K6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise to 250, especially with no rake.

I have king-high with no strong draw, so I’ll check rather than build the pot out of position.

A small continuation bet leverages our preflop range advantage and can deny equity to many unpaired overcards. Q-high retains useful backdoor club potential if called.

King-high has no immediate draw on this flop, and calling out of position with limited ways to improve is unlikely to be profitable.

T5o is at the bottom of a 3-handed button opening range and plays poorly out of position against a 3-bet or when called. A fold is a low-variance choice with almost no expected value lost.

K9 suited is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value despite playing out of position postflop.

Defend the big blind heads-up versus a small blind 3x raise with a playable suitedness-free J8 at a favorable price.

I have trips on a paired board, so a small bet can get value from pocket pairs and club draws while keeping weaker hands in.

With no pair, no club, and little immediate equity on this paired board, folding to the continuation bet avoids continuing with a weak bluff-catcher.

Nine-three offsuit is too weak to open from the button at this stack depth.

Pocket sixes are well ahead of the big blind's random holding heads-up and benefit from building the pot while retaining initiative.

In a blind-vs-blind spot facing a 2.5x small-blind open, K8o is well ahead of the SB's wide range, and we get 150 to win 500 while holding position. Calling is standard here.

With a weak pair on a highly coordinated monotone board, checking controls the pot and preserves our showdown value plus diamond draw.

Middle pair plus the Kd flush-draw blocker on a monotone board. The SB checked, so a small bet gets value and protection while keeping the pot manageable.

I have a made flush, but it is low on a three-diamond board and a raise mainly gets action from stronger diamonds. Calling keeps the pot manageable while retaining showdown value.

A modest turn stab can fold out some missed overcards and weaker pairs while preserving our equity from a straight or set improvement. The sizing applies pressure without risking too much with an underpair.

Middle pair plus the king-high flush draw gets good odds (400 to win 1700). With 9 diamond outs, some two-pair and trips outs, and occasional showdown value, calling beats folding, and raising would bloat the pot against a range that leads this turn strongly.

Our pair of sixes has some showdown value but is unlikely to get called by worse often enough on this river. Checking lets us realize equity against missed diamond draws while avoiding value-owning ourselves.

A pair of eights with a king kicker has reasonable showdown value against a range that bet small on the turn and then checked the river. Betting would mostly get called by better hands and fold out worse ones, so checking is best.