Hold'em table

ATo is well ahead of random holdings and plays great in position, making a standard 2.5bb open raise optimal on the button.

5-3 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, so folding is best.

K6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise to 250, given the 150-chip call and the small blind's fold.

With king-high and only backdoor draws, I prefer to check out of position rather than build the pot.

Ad Ts has decent showdown value and backdoor equity, so checking back controls the pot and realizes equity safely.

King-high has some showdown value, but little reason to build the pot on an ace turn that can favor the preflop raiser.

Turned top pair with a good kicker after checking back flop; betting around 60% pot for value against Jx, 7x, and draws.

King-high has no meaningful draw on this turn, and the bet offers insufficient odds to chase a weak pair.

On the button in a 3-handed game, 8d7d is a suited connector with good playability and the price is only 1bb. Calling sees a flop cheaply; a raise is possible but calling keeps variance low.

3-2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against two opponents, and completing risks facing a raise from the big blind.

AQo is well ahead of a button limping range 3-handed, so raising to 400 extracts value and builds the pot out of position.

8d7d suited connector on the button, getting 850 to 300 (about 2.8:1) against a BB raise with position and deep stacks; calling is profitable and avoids bloating the pot out of position risk.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on an Ace-high board; betting a little over one-third pot gets value from kings and draws while keeping their range wide.

With 8-7 of diamonds on a 6c Kh Ac board I have only a backdoor draw and no pair. Calling 300 into 1150 needs about 21% equity, and against a continuation bet on an ace-king board I have too little, so I fold.

K2 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 250 applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Calling 200 chips with pocket fours from the small blind against a button open to set-mine with deep effective stacks.

Q2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise and a call, so paying 150 more to call is not worth it.

Holding an underpair on a coordinated broadway board out of position against the preflop raiser, checking is standard.

K-high has little equity on this connected flop, which gives the caller many hands that can continue. I’ll check and retain position for the turn.

Holding an underpair on a paired Ts-Js-6h-Tc board out of position, checking to realize cheap showdown value is the most prudent play.

King-high has some showdown value, and this paired board gives the caller plenty of hands that can continue against a bet. I'll take the free river card.

We hold a weak two pair (tens and fours) on a coordinated board with straight and flush possibilities; checking to realize any showdown value against missed unpaired hands.

King-high has little showdown value. The queen of spades is a strong card to bluff after two checked streets, and the king blocks some straights.

Our two pair (Tens and Fours) is essentially a bluff catcher on a very wet board containing three spades and multiple straight possibilities. Opponent's 75% pot river bet represents strong value, and we lack good blockers to justify calling.

Holding 53s on the button in 3-handed play is slightly too weak to open profitably.

AKo is a premium hand in a 3-handed pot. The button folded, so I'm raising from the small blind against just the big blind to build the pot with a strong hand.

A5 suited is a strong heads-up big-blind hand against a small-blind open. A three-bet can win the pot now, while the ace blocker and suitedness give it useful playability if called.

AKo is a premium hand in a 3-handed pot. Facing a 3-bet from the big blind, a 4-bet to 2800 builds the pot with the best of it and folds out worse hands. I can still call a shove.

The large four-bet gives A5 suited a poor price against a likely strong range. With no read that this opponent four-bets light, folding avoids committing more chips.

K4 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a playable hand at a cheap price. Calling 100 to see a flop is reasonable, and it avoids bloating the pot out of position against two players' ranges.

A8 suited is strong enough to raise against a button limp. Raising to 450 builds the pot while giving the big blind a less attractive price to join.

KQo has sufficient equity and playability getting decent pot odds to call the small blind's raise with position on the raiser.

K4o on the button facing a 4.5bb raise and a call is weak and would be out of position against two players; calling 350 to win about 1350 with this hand is unprofitable, so I fold.

Middle pair with a strong kicker can get value from weaker pairs and draws. Betting also denies free cards to overcards.

We completely missed this flop with KQo and lack backdoor flush draws out of position, making a fold to the continuation bet the most disciplined play.

9-3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, even three-handed.

Raising for value and initiative blind vs blind with a strong suited broadway hand.

K6 offsuit is weak; facing a 3x raise from the small blind (the button folded), calling 200 more out of position with a dominated hand is unprofitable, and the pot odds do not justify a call.