Hold'em table

ATo on the button in 3-handed play is a strong opening hand; a standard 2.5bb open takes the initiative.

5-3 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a button open from the small blind in a three-handed game.

Calling 150 in the big blind is reasonable with K6o, getting good pot odds heads-up and K-high has enough playability postflop.

I only have K-high with a backdoor flush draw and no made hand on this flop, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn cheaply.

This is a small c-bet in position with ace high, a gutshot to the queen and a backdoor straight draw on a dry-ish board. It should fold out better hands' equity and generate fold equity against BB's wide defending range.

I have an overcard and a backdoor flush draw, and I'm getting good pot odds on this small bet, so calling is profitable.

I have only king-high with no strong draw, and the turn ace improves many of the opponent's likely holdings. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free river.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a board with heart draws; a two-thirds pot bet gets value from weaker aces, jacks and flush draws while charging those draws.

I have only king-high with no real draw, and the opponent has shown consistent strength across all streets. Calling or raising would just risk more chips with very little chance of winning.

Suited connected cards have good positional playability three-handed, so I open-raise from the button.

72o is a very weak hand out of position against a preflop raise, so folding is the disciplined play.

AQo is well ahead of a 3-handed button opening range, so 3-betting for value from the big blind is standard; I'm sizing to about 3.6x to account for being out of position.

Call in position with a suited connector getting reasonable pot odds against a likely wide blind-versus-button 3-bet range.

Top pair with a good kicker on an ace-high board as the preflop 3-bettor; a small c-bet gets value from weaker aces, Kx and club draws while keeping the pot controlled.

We have no made hand, no direct draw, and only weak backdoor possibilities on this ace-king board. Folding preserves chips against the continuation bet.

Pocket fours are well ahead of a big blind's range in a blind-vs-blind spot, so a 3x raise is standard and gets value while taking the initiative.

Q-high with a weak kicker is not strong enough to defend versus the small blind raise, especially out of position postflop.

3-handed button with a suited wheel connector is a reasonable open; a small raise steals the blinds often and plays well postflop in position.

Ah-Ks is a premium hand; I 3-bet for value and to pressure both the opener and big blind.

Getting about 3.1:1 in position with 100bb stacks, 53s has enough playability and implied odds to call the small-blind 3-bet.

Top pair with top kicker is strong heads-up after the preflop 3-bet. A moderate continuation bet extracts value from worse kings and pocket pairs while charging straight draws.

53s has no pair and no real draw on K97 against a 3-bettor's c-bet, so the price of 600 into 2300 isn't justified. Folding is the clear choice.

Open-raise the button with king-high and positional advantage, applying pressure to the blinds.

Ah8h suited is strong enough to continue against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable while seeing a flop. Folding would be too tight with this hand, and raising risks unnecessary chips out of position.

KQo in the big blind facing a button open and SB flat: getting 150 to win 600 is a great price, and squeezing with KQo is risky against the SB's flatting range, so I'll call and realize equity.

Top pair with ace kicker is strong on this flop, so I bet for value and to charge any straight draws.

KQ high with only two overcards and no real draw on 9-8-4, facing a lead in a multiway pot with a player still to act behind, is too weak to continue at 27% pot odds.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker is not strong enough to continue versus this sizable flop lead on a coordinated board.

KJs is a strong hand heads-up from the small blind versus the big blind, so a 3x raise for value and initiative is standard.

K6 offsuit has sufficient heads-up equity to defend the big blind against a small blind 3x open, especially with favorable pot odds.

The low, connected 3-4-6 board favors the big blind's calling range, and KJ high has little equity out of position. Checking keeps the pot small and leaves room to fold or float depending on the big blind's action.

Betting top pair for value and protection on this coordinated board, while the king of diamonds blocks some flush draws.

Getting about 2.5:1 against a wide stab after my check. Two overcards plus a backdoor flush draw give roughly enough equity to continue.

KJ high with no draw on a low paired board facing an aggressive BB; checking controls the pot and keeps overcard equity, and I can fold to significant pressure.

Check back with a marginal pair on the paired board; betting is unlikely to be called by many worse hands while stronger pairs and trips remain in range.

The river king gives us top pair with a good kicker. Villain checked back the turn, which caps their range with many medium pairs and weaker hands, so a roughly 60% pot bet for value makes sense.

We have kings and sixes, a strong bluff-catcher after the checked turn. The river sizing can include missed diamond draws and weaker king holdings, so calling is preferable to folding or turning our hand into a bluff.