Hold'em table

K6 offsuit is a weak hand. Three-handed on the button, it is marginal, but it plays poorly out of position against two opponents, so I'm folding rather than calling or raising.

Three-eight offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands, and calling 50 chips to see a flop out of position is not worth it.

K9 suited is a strong steal hand from the button in a 3-handed game, and a raise to 250 can take the blinds or build a pot with a playable hand.

T5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

2-5 offsuit is one of the weakest hands. Calling 150 more into a 400 pot would be out of position against the button's raise, so I fold.

A9 suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed, with good equity and playability. I raise to apply pressure and build value.

K2o out of position in the small blind facing a button open and a big blind still to act. Calling 200 more with a weak kicker is a losing play, so I fold.

With A-3 offsuit facing a button raise of 2.5bb, calling is a reasonable price to see a flop with an ace blocker and some playability, while a 3-bet would be too aggressive with this weak holding.

Pair of aces with an ace-high kicker is strong on this board, and betting about half the pot builds value against a preflop raiser's wide range.

I have top pair with a reasonable kicker and position, but raising would mainly isolate against stronger aces or made hands. Calling keeps weaker leads and draws in while controlling the pot.

With two pair, aces and eights, I'm likely ahead of most calling ranges, so I bet about half the pot for value while protecting against a backdoor draw.

I have a strong two-pair hand on this paired board and can profitably continue while keeping the opponent's bluffs and weaker aces in.

We hold top pair with aces and a pair of eights on a paired board, which is likely best against a player who has called two bets, so a value bet extracts chips.

We hold top pair with a strong kicker and need only about 28% equity versus this river sizing. The opponent can still value-bet worse aces or bluff missed draws often enough to justify a call.

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 against the blinds.

Seven-jack offsuit is a weak holding out of the small blind, and I face a 250-chip raise to call, so folding is the disciplined choice.

A7 offsuit has sufficient equity to defend the big blind against a button open at this price, especially heads-up with the small blind folded.

Check to the preflop raiser with top pair on a dry paired board, allowing them to continuation-bet weaker aces and bluffs.

I hold 88 on an A-4-4 board. The big blind checked, so a small bet of about half the pot can get worse hands like a king-high or a small pair to fold. Pocket eights also beat any bluff, so betting gives some protection while risking little.}

Top pair is well ahead of the button's likely continuation-betting range on this paired flop. Calling preserves their bluffs and avoids isolating against stronger aces or trips.

Checking keeps the pot controlled with a medium-strength top pair on a paired board and lets the preflop raiser continue betting worse hands or bluffs.

I have a full house (8s full of 4s) on the turn. Seat 3 checked twice, so I'll bet about half the pot (700 into 1350) to get value from any Ax or pair.

We have top pair on a paired, relatively dry board and should continue against the button's likely broad continuation-betting range. Calling keeps weaker aces and bluffs in while avoiding unnecessary exposure to a stronger ace or trips.

Top pair is likely best after the river check, and a moderate value bet can be called by weaker aces and some stubborn pairs. The sizing preserves value while limiting exposure on this paired board.

I hold a set of eights on a 4-A-4-8-2 board, which beats most of what Seat 3 could have. Seat 3 check-called two streets and then led the river, so a 4 or an A is possible, but 800 into a 3550 pot only needs about 18% equity to call, so calling is correct and raising risks only getting called by better hands.

Pocket jacks are strong enough to raise for value and to thin the field in a three-handed pot. Raising to 300 is a legal, standard size.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open, especially with the big blind still behind.

K4o in the big blind getting 450 into 200 (about 2.25:1) against a button open in a 3-handed game. The hand has decent equity against a wide button range and a call is profitable enough, so I'll call rather than bloat the pot out of position.

Second pair with a weak kicker out of position against the button's preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see how the button acts, rather than betting into a range that often has me beat or draws.

Pocket jacks are an overpair on a Q-8-5 board, and seat_1 checked, so betting for value makes sense while the pot is only 650.

Top-pair-less hand with king-high, a backdoor-free board; facing a 400 bet into 650 (about 28% pot odds), K-high has some showdown value and overcard outs against a wide button range, so calling is reasonable versus raising or folding.

I have king-high with a weak backdoor draw on a Qd 8s 5d 3h board. The opponent is betting aggressively, so I'll check and try to get to showdown cheaply instead of bluffing.

Holding an overpair (JJ) on a Q-8-5-3 board with a 1450 pot, I want value from seat_1's calling range, and betting about half the pot charges draws while keeping them in with weaker queens or pairs.

Pot odds need about 25% equity. The opponent bets every time they are checked to, so their range is wide and includes bluffs that king-high can beat. A call is slightly profitable, and I will reassess on the river.

Ace-high board with a K-high no-pair hand; the opponent bet flop and turn, so a river bet would only get called by better hands. Checking keeps showdown value cheap and avoids bluffing into a likely strong range.

With only a pair of jacks on a board with no jack and an ace, I have showdown value but little room to bet. Seat_1 called two bets and checked the river, so checking keeps the pot manageable.

T2 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button without reads, especially with shallow positional advantage still insufficient for its poor playability.

In the small blind heads-up against the big blind, 98o is a reasonable hand to complete. I only pay 50 more to see a flop with good pot odds, and the hand plays well post-flop.

With A-3 suited and only seat_1 in the pot after the button folded, raising builds the pot and takes initiative against a limper. The ace gives good playability.

98o is a playable suited-ish connector hand heads-up with decent pot odds (200 to win 600 total), so calling is reasonable. A 3-bet with a marginal hand out of position is unnecessary.

I have 8s9h on a K-A-4 flop with only a backdoor straight draw and no pair. I'm out of position against a preflop raiser who likely has an Ace or King, so checking is better than bluffing.

I hold a pair of aces with a king on the board, a strong hand, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value while seat_1 has only checked.

I have 9-high with a gutshot-type draw on an A-K-4 flop, so I'm well behind a preflop raiser's range. Calling 400 into a 1000 pot with little equity and no clear path to improve isn't profitable, so I fold.