Hold'em table

K6 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two opponents, and calling 100 to win a 150 pot is marginal at best. Folding avoids a likely dominated spot.

Completing the small blind is very cheap heads-up against a likely wide big-blind range, and folding gives up substantial pot odds.

I'm in the big blind with an option to check for free after the limp, and A-4 offsuit is not strong enough to raise into a 3-handed pot.

Betting half pot with bottom pair protects against overcards and extracts value from worse sevens, draws, and ace-high holdings.

I have only ace-high on a K-7-3 board, but calling 100 into a 300 pot is cheap enough to see the turn and realize some equity with the ace and possible backdoor draws.

With bottom pair on a paired board after the flop bet was called, checking controls the pot and avoids value-owning myself against a king or seven.

I hold only ace-high on a paired 7-7 board, and seat_2 checked the turn, so I'll take the free card rather than bloat the pot.

I have only a weak pair of threes on a paired, ace-high board. Checking takes the showdown value rather than risking a bluff into a player who called the flop.

We hold top pair of aces with a king-high side, and a checked-through river from the flop aggressor suggests a weak holding, so a half-pot value bet should get called by worse.

My small pair has virtually no showdown value on this paired ace-high board, and the river bet is unlikely to be bluffing often enough.

K9 suited is a strong enough button hand to open in a three-handed game. A 2.5bb raise applies pressure while retaining flexibility.

Five-ten offsuit is a weak hand out of position facing a button raise, and calling 200 more into a 400 pot needs more equity than this hand usually has, so folding is the better choice.

2-5 offsuit is among the weakest hands; calling 150 more to win a 400 pot (about 27% equity needed) out of position against a button raise isn't profitable, so I fold.

Ace-nine suited is a strong button holding with good playability, so I'm raising to isolate the blinds and take the initiative.

K2o from the small blind facing a 3x button raise with the big blind still to act is weak and out of position. Calling 250 more for a dominated hand is a losing play, so I fold.

A3 offsuit has ample equity to defend the big blind against a button raise heads-up, especially with favorable pot odds.

Checking keeps the preflop raiser's range wide and lets us respond to a continuation bet with top pair. Our weak kicker makes pot control preferable to leading.

We hold top pair (aces) on a dry board after the big blind checked, so a value bet around 60% pot extracts chips from weaker pairs and draws while keeping the hand simple.

We have top pair heads-up against a small continuation bet from a wide button opening range. Calling keeps weaker aces and bluffs in while avoiding inflating the pot with a weak kicker.

I have top pair on a paired board and should value-bet against worse aces, draws, and pocket pairs while denying equity.

Two pair, aces and eights with a nine kicker, is strong, and calling 700 into a pot of about 2150 is a clear price, while raising risks getting called by a better hand.

My weak ace has showdown value but is unlikely to get called by worse often enough after the turn action. Checking controls the pot and allows me to realize that value.

I hold two pair, aces and eights, which is likely best on this board, so a value bet of about 56% pot is reasonable after the opponent checked.

A3 has top pair on this paired board and gets favorable pot odds against a range that can include weaker aces, rivered jacks, and bluffs. Raising would mainly isolate against stronger hands.

Pocket eights on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take position and initiative.

J7 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a button 3x open while the big blind remains behind.

Holding As7c from the big blind against a button raise to 300, a 3-bet to 900 applies pressure, takes down the blinds, and playing ace-high in position against one opponent is strong enough to justify it.

88 on the button facing a 3-bet to 900 from the big blind; calling 600 more is a fair price with a pair in position at 3-handed. A 4-bet bluff isn't needed and folding gives up too much equity versus a wide 3-bet range.

With two pair (aces and fours) on a paired board, I am well ahead of most calling ranges, so I bet about two-thirds pot to build value.

Pocket eights on A-4-4 is a bluff-catcher. Seat 3's 3-bet and flop bet represent strength, but their claim of aces and fours could be a bluff. Calling 1200 into a 3050 pot gets decent odds and keeps their bluffs in without risking my stack.

I hold aces and fours (two pair) on a four-card board, which is strong enough to bet for value against a flat call. A bet of about half the pot builds the pot while keeping seat_1 in with weaker pairs or draws.

I have a full house, eights full of fours, which beats the two pair seat_3 claims. Only 44 or AA in their hand beats me, so I raise all-in for value.

I have aces and fours on this board and need about 27% equity to call 5500 into a 20050 pot, which two pair should clear against a wide jam range that includes bluffs and worse pairs.

Pocket jacks are a strong button opening hand in three-handed play. I raise to build value while keeping weaker hands and worse pairs in the pot.

Tc 6h is a weak offsuit hand facing a button raise from out of position with 200 to call, so folding preserves chips.

K4o in the big blind is getting 400 to 150, about 2.7-to-1, against a button open that is likely wide in 3-handed play. Calling is cheap, and a 3-bet bluff with this hand is not worth it.

Flop Q-8-5 with two diamonds; I hold king-high with a backdoor diamond. I'm out of position against the button's preflop raise, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what he does.

I have an overpair on a coordinated board and should bet for value and protection against draws and weaker pairs.

King-high with a backdoor-less 4 on a Q-8-5 two-tone board facing a button c-bet; calling 200 to win 950 needs about 17% equity, but Kc4d has few outs and is usually behind, so folding is cleaner than floating out of position.

Ten-deuce offsuit is a weak hand, and calling 100 chips from the button with multiway action ahead is not profitable enough, so I fold.

In the small blind against the big blind with the button folded, 98o is a decent suited-ish connector hand (offsuit), and calling 50 more for a pot of 200 gives good odds to see a flop heads-up.

A3 suited is well ahead of a typical small-blind limping range heads-up and benefits from building the pot in position. I raise to isolate and deny equity.

9-8 offsuit is a playable hand heads-up. Calling 300 more to win a pot of 800 gives about 27% pot odds, and I will be out of position against the big blind's raise to 400. Folding is too tight and a 3-bet bluff is unnecessary.

I have 8-9 offsuit with only a backdoor spade draw on a Ks Ah 4s board, so I have no showdown value. The preflop raiser acts after me and will likely continue on this ace-high board, so I check and give up cheaply rather than bluff.

I have top pair with the nut-flush draw and should bet for value and protection after the check. A moderate sizing keeps weaker aces, kings, and draws involved.

I have 9-high with a backdoor spade draw on an A-K-4 board, which is weak. Calling 500 into a pot of 1300 needs about 28% equity, and I have far less against a likely continuing range after the opponent's preflop raise and flop bet.