Hold'em table

Pocket sixes on the button in 3-handed play is a strong hand well ahead of blind ranges, so I raise for value and to take initiative.

T8s plays poorly as a flat from the small blind out of position with the BB still to act, but it's a solid 3-bet semi-bluff candidate vs a button open 3-handed: it has good playability, blockers, and can take the pot down preflop often.

T98o is far too weak to call a 3-bet out of the big blind with two aggressive raises in front; folding is clearly best.

Pocket sixes are too strong to fold to a small-blind 3-bet when in position, and calling preserves implied odds to set-mine rather than 4-betting into a stronger range.

As the preflop 3-bettor out of position on a low, dry-ish board that misses much of the button's calling range, a small range c-bet (~1/3 pot) with overcards and backdoor equity applies pressure cheaply.

In position with pocket sixes in a 3-bet pot, the small flop bet gives good pot odds to peel one card; I beat unpaired overcard hands and can fold to heavy turn pressure if I don't improve.

Holding T8 with an open-ended straight draw but no pair; opponent's flat-3bet-and-call-flop range is pair-heavy with limited fold equity, so I take a free card out of position rather than bloat the pot with a weak draw.

Pocket sixes have showdown value against draws and overcards that checked the turn, while better pairs and nines will call a bet. Checking in position realizes equity and avoids inflating the pot behind.

Rivered the straight (7-8-9-T-J) on a three-heart board; betting about two-thirds pot for value against overpairs, sets and Jx while keeping the price reasonable in case of a flush.

River completes the heart flush and opponent's check-turn then large river bet is polarized to flushes, top pair or overpairs that beat my pocket sixes. With no heart blocker and blocking some straight-draw bluffs, I lack the ~29% equity needed to call.

67s on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative with a playable suited connector in position.

A7s is a decent suited ace; calling 200 more keeps the pot small with position and avoids bloating the pot out of position against the raiser.

T5 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a button raise and small blind call, with poor equity realization out of position postflop.

I have the nut flush draw with two opponents unlikely to fold to a flop bet after the preflop action; checking keeps the pot small and gives a free card.

I raised preflop on the button and the SB checked to me on a K-J-8 board; a half-pot continuation bet with my range advantage can fold out many hands, and I have a backdoor straight/flush possibilities as a small fallback.

Nut flush draw with ace-high overcards; cheap call with strong equity against the preflop raiser.

I hold the nut flush draw with position; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card or raise later. Seat 2's flop bet is likely a K, and I don't want to bloat the pot on a draw.

Bottom pair with 67 on a draw-heavy board after opponent called the flop; betting folds out worse and gets called by better, so check back for pot control and a cheap showdown.

I hold the nut flush (Ac with two clubs on board), so I have the effective nuts on the river. Betting ~half pot extracts value from K-x, two pair, or smaller flushes; a check risks missing value.

Holding third pair with 6h7h on a board where both flush draws and open-enders missed; opponent's check-call flop, check turn, half-pot river lead includes plenty of busted draws, and I only need 25% equity to call.

Pocket jacks in position merit a standard 3x open to build the pot and thin the field.

T4 suited is too weak to call a 3x button raise out of position from the small blind with the big blind still behind.

Q9o in the big blind facing a 3x button open with 200 to call into a 450 pot is a reasonable defend given the pot odds and position-adjusted equity against a wide button range; 3-betting is too loose and folding gives up too much.

Flopped trips with Q9 on QQK; checking to the preflop raiser who will c-bet frequently lets me check-raise or call to build the pot while disguising my strength.

I hold middle set on a Q-high board; seat_2 checked so I'll bet for value, keeping the raise modest to stay in range.

I have trips queens on QQK; raising builds the pot against Kx/AK and flush draws that will continue, while villain's pot-sized bet range from the button is wide 3-handed. Risk of being behind to KQ/KK/AQ exists but trips is too strong to just flat on a two-tone board.

I raised the flop and got check-raised big on QQK with only J-high and a flush draw; my equity is thin and I'm likely crushed by a Q or K, so folding saves chips.

AQ suited on the button is a premium hand worth raising for value and initiative over the blinds.

8-4 offsuit in the small blind facing a 3x button open is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and has little equity.

KTo is decent against a single 3x raiser heads-up; calling 200 to see a flop is reasonable rather than folding or 4-betting light.

King-high on an ace board has little showdown value but I get a free card with backdoor spades; checking behind is better than bluffing into the preflop raiser.

Top pair with queen kicker on a dry ace-high flop heads-up; betting for value and protection against draws and weaker pairs.

King-high with no equity on an ace-high board against a preflop raiser who bet the flop; folding is clearly cheapest.

4-6 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a weak hand with poor playability; folding avoids bleeding chips against two opponents still to act.

82o is the worst hand; folding to the BB is clearly correct even for 50 more.

7-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand; folding on the button costs nothing and preserves chips.

Heads-up blind battle after the button fold, J2 suited has decent equity versus a wide big blind range and completing costs only 50 into 150.

Button folded, SB limped; K5s is a strong hand heads-up vs a limper, so I raise for value and to take the initiative in position-disadvantaged but limper-weak spot.

J2 suited is too weak and dominated to call a big blind raise out of position; folding saves the extra 200 chips despite the small raise size.