Hold'em table

Pocket aces are the strongest starting hand, so I raise for value and begin building the pot. A 2.5-big-blind button open gives the blinds room to call or reraise with weaker hands.

J6 offsuit is weak out of position in the small blind, facing a button raise to 250 with a big blind still left to act. Folding is the best choice.

9♥4♦ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling a 2.5-big-blind raise out of position is not worth the price.

4-9 offsuit is a weak hand, and out of position postflop against two opponents it is not worth calling 100 chips from the button, so I fold.

KTs is strong heads-up against the big blind after the button folds. Raise to 300 for value and to take initiative rather than merely complete the small blind.

Q4 suited is a reasonable big-blind defense against a small-blind raise, with position for the rest of the hand. Calling costs 200 into a 400 pot, and its suited equity supports continuing against a typical wide opening range.

I have second pair with a strong kicker on a queen-high flop, but the preflop raiser has a range advantage. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to a bet.

After the preflop raiser checks, a small bet with top pair can get value from tens and draws while denying equity to overcards. The modest sizing keeps the pot manageable with a weak kicker.

Call the small flop bet with middle pair and a strong kicker. Raising risks isolating against better hands, while folding would be too tight at these pot odds.

I have two pair and can get value from weaker kings, queens, tens, and draws while charging straight draws. A half-pot bet avoids overcommitting on a connected board where some hands have improved substantially.

The half-pot bet requires 25% equity, and second pair can still beat the opponent's club draws, straight draws, and bluffs in this wide blind-versus-blind matchup. Call in position and reassess on the river rather than inflate the pot with a raise.

My top two pair is strong enough to value-bet the blank river, and a modest sizing can get calls from weaker kings or queens. I would avoid a larger bet because KQ and sets remain possible.

Calling needs about 21% equity, and the missed club and straight draws provide plausible bluffs in this line. My queen is a bluff catcher that does not block the missed clubs, making a call reasonable at this price.

Raise from the button with a small pair to build initiative and potentially take the blinds; 250 is a modest opening size that avoids overcommitting.

53 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity realization out of position.

A5s is a decent hand in the big blind against a button min-raise, and the price is good at 150 to call into a 400 pot. Calling keeps the pot small, and I have position disadvantage but good playability with the suited ace.

I have top pair with a good kicker (aces up with Qs Qc on board, actually two pair, Aces and Queens). The hand is strong, so I bet about half pot for value and to charge draws, while the button's preflop raising range often includes Ax and Qx hands that can call.}

A small pair is unlikely to be ahead of a big blind caller’s sizeable lead on an ace-high paired board, and calling offers little improvement potential. Fold rather than pay to bluff-catch with weak showdown value.

A6 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, combining ace-blocker value with flush potential. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while preserving positional leverage postflop.

K3 offsuit is weak from the small blind facing a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act behind me. I'd be out of position with a poor hand, so I'm folding.

K6 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable with a marginal hand.

With only king-high and very little draw potential, checking is preferable to putting chips in as a bluff on a board that favors the preflop raiser.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but no flush draw or useful backdoor draw on this connected, paired board. Checking behind preserves that value and avoids building a pot against stronger hands and draws.

I have the nut-flush draw plus a gutshot to a king-high straight, so a turn bet can build the pot when I improve and apply pressure on this connected board.

Ace-high with no heart or meaningful draw is too weak to continue against this turn bet. The coordinated board strongly favors the big blind's betting range, and our few potential improvements are unreliable.

K9 suited-ish (offsuit with a King) on the button in a 3-handed game is a decent hand; calling 100 to see a flop with position is profitable and avoids bloating the pot out of position against two ranges.

The price is favorable to complete the small blind, and K-high can retain enough equity in a limped pot. Raising would be too ambitious with this weak offsuit hand.

A7 offsuit is too weak to raise for clear value against two limpers, especially with the button holding position. Checking preserves chips and lets me see the flop for free.

With only king-high and weak backdoor potential on a connected flop, betting into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable. I’ll take the free check and preserve the pot.

With only ace-high and no meaningful draw on a coordinated flop, betting into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves chips and allows a free turn if the button also checks.

Top pair (nine) with a king kicker on a draw-heavy board after two checks; betting about 2/3 of the 300 pot for value and protection against flush and straight draws.}

K-high has no pair or meaningful immediate draw on this coordinated flop. Facing a bet into multiple opponents, calling is not justified.

Ace-high with no meaningful draw is too weak to continue against a two-thirds-pot bet on this coordinated board. Calling out of position is unlikely to realize enough equity, and this hand is a poor bluff-raise candidate.

A♠9♠ is a strong hand to open from the button; a 3x raise builds the pot and applies pressure to the blinds.

K8 offsuit is too weak to continue profitably against a 3bb button raise from the small blind, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a frequently dominated hand out of position.

J5 offsuit is a weak hand and would be out of position against a button raise. Calling 200 into a 450 pot would be marginal, and the hand plays poorly postflop, so I fold.