Hold'em table

I have a strong offsuit ace with a good kicker in position, so I want to build the pot and put pressure on the blinds preflop.

5-3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind versus a button 3x open, especially with the big blind still behind.

K6o in the big blind against a 3x button open gets 200 to win 650, so a call is profitable given the button's wide range; a 3-bet would fold out worse hands.

K6 with a backdoor heart draw and overcard is weak out of position against the button raiser on a J-high board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity.

With only ace-high and no made hand, checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card in position. I can still bluff or value-bet on later streets if the board improves my hand.

The button checked back the flop, which caps their range, so a small probe on the ace turn can fold out their weaker pairs and air. My king-high has almost no showdown value, so betting beats checking and giving up.

I have top pair with a strong kicker and the board has a flush draw; calling 350 to see the river is reasonable given the pot odds. Folding would be too weak, and raising risks being dominated by a better ace or a set.

King-high has no showdown value after the heart draw missed for us. The third heart gives a credible flush story, so a roughly 3/4-pot bluff can fold out the button's capped range of one-pair hands.

Open the button with a playable suited connector to leverage position and realize its implied-odds potential.

23o in the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold.

AQo is strong enough to three-bet for value against a button open, and this sizing puts pressure while defining the hand.

Calling in position with suited 87 captures implied odds against a relatively small 3-bet and retains playability.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a fairly dry board, so I should bet for value and protection against draws. A bet of about two-thirds pot puts pressure on weaker hands while keeping the pot manageable.

With no pair, no direct draw, and only weak backdoor possibilities on this ace-king board, calling the flop bet is not profitable.

Three-handed on the button, K2o is a reasonable open-raise to steal the blinds. Open to 2.5bb.

I have a small pocket pair and am getting reasonable odds to call 2bb in position relative to the raiser, with set-mining potential against the button's open.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise and small-blind call from the big blind.

With only a small pair and a coordinated flop that likely hits the raiser's range, checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating with a weak hand.

K-high with only backdoor straight draws on a connected JT6 board that hits the small blind's calling range well, so I'll check back and realize my equity cheaply.

I have a small pair with some showdown value, but the board is dangerous, so I bet about half pot to fold out overcards and draws.

King-high with no real draw facing a lead on a paired board. Calling 300 into 900 needs about 25% equity, and this hand doesn't have it.

With A-K suited heads-up against the big blind, I raise for value and initiative. A 3bb total sizing builds the pot while preserving maneuverability.

A5s is a strong hand against a wide small-blind open, and I have position in the big blind. It works well as a 3-bet: it blocks aces, plays well postflop, and can win the pot through fold equity.

Ah-Ks is strong heads-up against a blind 3-bet, and reraising applies pressure while building value against weaker continuing hands.

A5s is getting 3:1 in position against a blind-vs-blind 4-bet range that is likely fairly wide. Calling keeps their bluffs in and lets me realize equity with the nut-flush and wheel potential, while a 5-bet jam is only marginal.

Top pair top kicker is strong in this low-SPR 4-bet pot and should value-bet while charging pocket pairs and draws. A smaller flop bet keeps worse hands and bluffs engaged while preserving flexibility.

Ace-high with only a backdoor draw is weak against a preflop 4-bettor who has now bet the K-high flop, and much of that range is AA, KK or AK. A call would still leave 50bb to face on the turn with poor equity, and a shove would not get folds from a nearly committed opponent.

K4 offsuit is a weak button holding in a three-handed game and does not justify entering against both blinds at this depth.

A8s is a strong hand blind-vs-blind after the button folded, so I'm raising to 3bb for value and initiative.

KQo is strong enough to 3-bet against a small blind open after the button folded, applying pressure and potentially taking the pot preflop while still having position if called.

A8s has good playability and blocks strong aces. Against a likely wide blind-vs-blind 3-bet, calling 400 into a 1000 pot is profitable, and folding would be too tight.

Second pair with an ace kicker and a backdoor flush draw has good showdown value, but out of position against a 3-bet range, so checking to control the pot is best.

Middle pair with a weak kicker, out of position against a 3-bettor's range that is full of overpairs and Qx, so check and control the pot.

Top pair with strong kicker, likely ahead. Bet for value and to protect against draws on a wet board.

Second pair with an ace kicker gets 2.75:1, needing about 27% equity. The flop check was a fallback, so the 3-bettor's range is still wide with AK, AJ and bluffs, which makes this a call, not a fold.

Our middle pair with an ace kicker has showdown value, but it is weak against a big-blind 3-betting range that bet the turn. Checking controls the pot, and betting would mostly get called by better hands.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a relatively safe board, and the opponent checked to me on the river, indicating weakness. Betting for value to extract chips from worse hands like AQ or QJ.

Getting 4:1 on the call, we need about 25% equity. Villain's 3-bet range includes plenty of missed AK/AJ/Axs and spade hands that my pair of eights with an ace kicker beats, and the flop check came from a timeout rather than a deliberate line.

93o is too weak to open from the button in a 3-handed game at 100bb deep, even allowing for a wide range; folding is standard.

KJs is a strong starting hand heads-up, so I raise to apply pressure and take initiative preflop.

K6 offsuit is too weak to defend versus the small blind's 3x raise, especially out of position.