Hold'em table

K6 offsuit is a reasonable button opening hand three-handed, and a minimum raise applies pressure while risking little.

3-8 offsuit is a weak hand. Out of position in the small blind facing a button raise with a big blind still to act, folding is the best play.

Getting 3.5-to-1 on a 100-chip call from the big blind with an ace in a three-way pot is a reasonable price to see the flop.

I have only ace-high with no pair on a K-7-3 board, and checking is free, so I keep the pot small and see the next card.

Betting small for value and protection with top pair on this relatively dry board, while keeping weaker calls in.

I hold only ace-high with no pair against a flop bet of 150 into a 600 pot. Calling is cheap and keeps me in with an ace-high showdown value and a few backdoor outs, without committing more chips.

I hold only ace-high on a paired board with no made hand, and checking is free, so I keep the pot small and avoid bloating it out of position.

Top pair is likely ahead of the caller's range and benefits from value and protection on this paired board. A moderate bet can be called by worse kings, pairs, and draws while limiting exposure to a check-raise.

Ace-high with no pair facing a 450 turn barrel into a 1200 pot needs about 27% equity, and the button's line is strong, so folding is the disciplined choice.

K9 suited is a solid hand in 3-handed play from the button. A raise to 3bb takes the initiative and puts pressure on both blinds.

Five-ten offsuit is weak out of position against a button raise to 300, so folding the small blind avoids a losing call.

2-5 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a button 3x open at this stack depth.

Ace-nine offsuit is a strong enough button hand to raise for initiative against the small and big blinds, and 300 is a legal raise above the 200 minimum.

K-high with a weak deuce kicker is not strong enough to defend the small blind against a button 3x open in a three-handed game.

A3s in the big blind against a button min-ish raise to 3bb is a clear call. I get 450+200 pot odds (need about 31% equity), and the ace with a suited kicker plays well in position-disadvantaged spots, with a 3-handed field where the button's range is wide.

Top pair with an ace on a 8-A-7 flop, heads-up and first to act against a button raiser. A small value bet of about 60% pot builds the pot while keeping worse aces and draws paying.. Rainbow-ish board has a heart draw, so betting also charges draws.

I have top pair with an ace kicker on this board, which is strong enough to continue, but a raise risks being outplayed by a made hand. Calling 400 keeps the pot manageable while I see the turn.

I have aces and eights (two pair) on the turn, which is likely the best hand. I'm betting about 60% of the pot for value against Ax, eights, and draws that called the flop.

I have two pair, aces and eights, with an ace kicker, which is strong enough to call the 900 turn bet but too vulnerable to raise against a possible set or trips.

Aces and eights with a jack kicker is strong. The opponent called two streets, so I bet about 60% of the pot for value against weaker Ax, jacks and sevens.

I hold A-9 on a board of 8-8-A-7-J, so I have aces and eights, and the 2000 call is roughly 28% of the 7250 pot after calling, which is a reasonable price against a line that could include bluffs or weaker pairs.

Pocket eights are a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 3bb builds value while applying pressure to the blinds.

7-high J7 offsuit is weak out of position in the small blind, facing a button raise to 300 with the big blind still to act. Calling 250 for a 450 pot would mean playing a weak hand out of position, so I fold.

Ace-seven offsuit is a reasonable defend against a button raise to 300 with 200 to call from the big blind, and it plays well postflop against a wide button range.

We hold a pair of aces on a paired 4-4-A board, which is decent but vulnerable to a 4 or a better ace, so checking keeps the pot small and lets the preflop raiser show their hand.

Betting a small range-friendly size applies pressure to unpaired overcards and weaker pocket pairs while retaining value from draws and worse pairs.

I hold two pair, aces and fours, on a 4-A-4 board, which is very strong. I raise for value because the button's bet suggests it may call a larger bet with weaker holdings.

Pocket eights retain showdown value against a small flop check-raise and have some backdoor diamond potential. The price is favorable, while a larger raise would mostly isolate us against stronger aces and trips.

I hold Aces and Fours (top two pair) on a 4-4-A-8 board, so I want value from seat_1's calling range. A bet of about half the pot builds the pot while keeping seat_1's worse pairs and draws in.

I have a full house, eights full of fours, and should raise for value against trips, aces, and draws. A moderate raise keeps weaker made hands continuing while building the pot.

Holding a pair of aces with a 7 kicker on a board paired with 44, I'm likely behind sets, two pair, or full-house draws in seat_1's aggressive range, and the 1800 call needs roughly 26% equity.

Pocket jacks are a premium hand in 3-handed play on the button. A 3x raise builds the pot and thins the field against two blinds.

Tc 6h is a weak offsuit hand out of position against a button raise to 300, so folding the small blind is the disciplined choice.

K4 offsuit is too weak to defend versus a button 3x open at this stack depth.

Ten-deuce offsuit is a weak hand to play out of position against two blinds, so folding avoids a marginal call of 100 chips.

Complete from the small blind with a playable connected hand and realize equity cheaply heads-up.

A3s is a decent hand heads-up against a limping small blind, and with position-less play a modest raise to 3x builds the pot and takes initiative while keeping risk small.

I will defend the additional amount heads-up with a connected hand that can realize equity against a likely wide isolation range.

I’ll semi-bluff with the spade draw and use a small sizing to pressure missed hands while retaining efficient equity when called.

I have top pair with the nut flush draw and the ace kicker is decent. Seat 1 donk-bet 250 into 850, which is small and can be weak or a draw. Raising to 850 builds the pot with a strong hand and plenty of equity, and I'm fine continuing against a re-raise.

With only 8-high and no meaningful draw on this ace-king flop, continuing against the raise is unprofitable.