Hold'em table

K6 offsuit on the button is a marginal hand; calling the 100-chip completion is cheap with position and two players to act after me, keeping the pot controlled while I see a flop.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to complete from the small blind against a limper and the big blind.

A4 offsuit is a decent hand heads-up in the big blind against a button limp, so I raise to 300 for value and to take the initiative, with an ace-high blocker advantage.

Calling 200 into a 450 pot gives about 31% pot odds, and K-6 offsuit has enough equity against a wide big-blind raise to continue profitably.

I have ace-high with a backdoor wheel draw on a K-7-3 board, and I'm out of position against the button, who called a raise. A small stab is an option, but ace-high has some showdown value, so I'll check and keep the pot small.

Top pair with a king kicker on a dry board, and seat_3 checked the flop, so a value bet of about 60% of the pot builds the pot and charges draws.

I have ace-high with a backdoor wheel draw (4 and A with a 3 on board) and some equity. The price is 400 to win 1050, about 28% required equity, and a button c-bet range is wide, so calling is reasonable. Folding gives up too much and raising is too thin.

I have ace-high on a paired board (K-7-7-3) with no showdown value against a bettor who raised the flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river cheaply, and my blockers make bluffing unprofitable.

I have a pair of kings with a six kicker on a paired board, which is a medium-strength hand. Seat 3 checked the turn, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids bloating it against a possible better holding.

I have aces and sevens (A-A-7-7-K), a strong hand here. The opponent checked back the turn, so I bet about half the pot for value against weaker aces and kings.

I hold a pair of kings with an ace kicker on the board, and calling 750 into a 2200 pot needs only about 25% equity, which a king-high pair can reach against a half-pot river bet that could include bluffs.

K9 suited has good playability on the button and is strong enough to open-raise. A 3bb raise pressures the blinds while keeping weaker holdings in.

T5 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in the small blind, facing a 3x button open with the big blind still to act behind. Calling 250 more is not worth it, so I fold.

Facing a button raise to 300 with 450 in the pot, calling 200 needs about 31% equity, and 2-5 offsuit against a wide button opening range is roughly that, so calling is a marginal but acceptable price.

I hold a pair of fives on a K-7-5 board, which is a weak made hand, and checking is free and keeps the pot small.

Betting top pair for value against weaker kings, pairs, and draws while charging the diamond draws. A moderate sizing keeps inferior hands continuing.

A pair of fives with a 2 kicker is weak, but calling 350 into a 1000 pot needs only about 26% equity against a wide button continuation-bet range, so calling is reasonable.

I hold a weak pair of fives with an ace-high board and no bet to call, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against an aggressive seat_2.

Checking preserves showdown value with a marginal one-pair hand on an ace-high turn that improves much of the calling range.

We hold two pair (kings and fives) with a 2 kicker, which is a medium-strength hand, and checking keeps the pot controlled while avoiding bloating it against a possible Ace or King holding.

We hold trip kings and should value-bet against the opponent's ace-x and king-x holdings after their river check. A moderate sizing also has some chance to be paid by bluff-catchers without overexposing us.

Our pair of fives is weak on a paired K-A-K-7-5 river, and seat_2's line of betting every street with a river raise likely means a king or ace, so calling 500 needs more equity than we have.

A9s on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong opening hand, so I raise to 3bb to take the initiative and put pressure on the blinds.

Deuce-king offsuit is a weak hand, and calling 250 more from the small blind into a button raise to 300 is not profitable enough to continue.

Defend the big blind versus the button's small 3x open with an ace-high hand that has reasonable equity and playability.

Check the weak top pair to control the pot out of position and allow the preflop raiser to continue with bluffs.

Top pair with a decent kicker and a backdoor flush draw on a wet board, in position after the big blind checked. A bet of about 70% of the 650 pot builds value and charges flush and straight draws.

We have top pair with an ace and should continue against a button continuation bet on this relatively dry flop. Calling keeps weaker aces and bluffs in while avoiding unnecessary escalation with a weak kicker.

I have top two pair on a paired board and should value-bet against weaker aces, eights, and heart draws. This sizing builds the pot while retaining value from those holdings.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a paired board. Seat 2 check-called the flop and now leads the turn, which could be a bluff or a draw, so I call 850 into a 2400 pot rather than raise and risk a bigger bet against a better hand.

With a weak ace on a paired board after the opponent called both flop and turn, checking preserves showdown value and avoids being raised by trips or stronger aces.

I hold top pair with a 9 kicker on an 8-A-7-8-J board. Seat 2 checked the river after betting the turn, which looks weak, so I bet about half the pot for value against worse aces and to take it from missed draws and weaker hands.

We have top pair with an ace kicker, and the river bet is a reasonable size relative to the pot. Calling captures value from worse aces and potential bluffs while avoiding an overly thin raise.

Pocket eights are a strong pair in a 3-handed pot; raising to 300 builds the pot and thins the field while the blinds are still in.

J7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open with the big blind still behind.

A7s in the big blind facing a 3x button open: getting 450+200 pot odds (~3.25:1 on 200 into 650), with suited ace and position disadvantage, calling is clearly profitable versus a wide button range. Calling avoids bloating the pot out of position with a dominated hand.

Top pair with ace kicker on A-4-4 heads-up against a button raiser; betting about 60% of the pot for value and to deny equity from draws and overcards.

Pocket 8s are only an underpair to the ace on a 4-4-A board, and facing a 400 raise I need about 28% equity to call, which I don't have against a range that likely includes aces or 4s.

Open-raise pocket jacks on the button for value and initiative, using a standard 3bb sizing.

T6 offsuit is weak out of position against a button open, and calling 250 more with a big blind still to act behind is unprofitable.

I'm in the big blind facing a 200-chip call into a 450 pot against a button raise, which is a good price for a marginal king-four offsuit. Folding gives up too much equity in this spot.

I have King-high with no pair on a Q-8-5 board, so checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see whether seat_2 bets before I commit more chips.

Betting our overpair for value and protection on this two-diamond board. A modest sizing keeps worse queens, eights, draws, and pairs involved.

King-high with no pair or strong draw facing a 400 flop bet into a 1050 pot needs about 28% equity, which this hand is unlikely to have against a button raiser's range, so folding is the disciplined choice.

T2 offsuit is a weak hand; calling out of position postflop against two players is negative EV, so fold the button.

Completing the small blind with 98s is a cheap call in a three-handed pot that already has only the big blind to act against, and it keeps pot odds good with suited-connected potential.

Heads-up from the big blind against a limp, ace-three suited is well ahead of the limping range and benefits from building the pot while applying pressure.

Facing a raise to 400 from the big blind with 8s9h out of position, the 300-chip call needs about 37.5% equity, which this weak suited connector is unlikely to reach against that raising range.