Hold'em table

AT offsuit on the button has strong stealing value in a 3-handed pot, and raising applies pressure while building the pot with position.

53 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a three-big-blind open, with the big blind still to act.

K6o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3x open.

Eight-seven suited is a profitable button open three-handed, with position and good postflop playability.

2d 3h is among the weakest possible starting hands and should be folded facing an open raise from the button.

AQo is a strong 3-bet hand against a button open. Re-raising applies pressure and builds the pot with a hand that dominates many of button's calling range.

87 suited plays well in position with deep stacks. Calling the 3-bet preserves its potential to make strong hands without committing more chips preflop.

I have top pair with a strong kicker and want to extract value from worse aces and kings while charging flush draws. Betting also protects my hand against overcards and draws.

I have eight-high with no immediate draw on an ace-king flop. Calling 800 against a preflop three-bettor is not worthwhile.

K2o is too weak to open profitably even from the button in 3-handed play.

With a small pocket pair in the small blind and the button already folded, I prefer to call cheaply and see a flop rather than bloat the pot out of position. I can fold if the big blind raises.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to build a pot out of position, and checking lets me see a free flop.

I have a weak underpair on a coordinated board with two overcards and no real draw. Checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot out of position.

Queen-high has little immediate value on this connected flop, and the small blind’s limp-check range can contain many pairs and draws. Checking preserves the option to use position on later streets.

My pair of fours has marginal showdown value on a coordinated board, and betting into a paired turn risks bloating the pot against better pairs or draws. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me evaluate the river.

Q-high has little value to protect, and a turn bet is unlikely to fold out a pair. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the river.

My pocket fours are counterfeited by the board pair, and the opponent has checked every street. Checking realizes my marginal showdown value without risking chips against better pairs.

Top pair is often ahead after my opponent checked every street. A small river bet can get called by weaker pairs while limiting my exposure on a board with possible straights and flushes.

My two pair with fours is weak on this coordinated board; the river bet likely represents at least a higher two pair or trips, and I only beat pure bluffs.

With a suited gapper on the button, calling is cheap and allows me to see a flop with position.

Ace-king is strong against a button limp. Raising to 550 builds the pot for value and makes it harder for the big blind to see a cheap flop.

A5s has strong playability and nut potential, and calling 450 gives favorable pot odds with position on the small blind raiser.

With 3d5d in the button and facing a 550 raise, calling 450 more with a weak suited connector out of position against two players is not profitable. Folding preserves chips.

Top pair with top kicker is strong heads-up on this flop. A 700-chip bet gets value from weaker kings and draws while charging hands that can improve.

I only have Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw on a King-high board against a significant continuation bet, making this an easy fold.

K4 offsuit is playable on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5 big blind raise gives me a chance to win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

In 3-handed play, A8s is well ahead of a standard button opening range; 3-betting to 900 takes initiative out of position and applies pressure.

KQo is out of position against a 3-bet and the original raiser can still act behind. Calling 800 more with a dominated, marginal offsuit hand is not profitable enough.

K4 offsuit is too weak to call a large three-bet, even with position.

Holding 93o on the button is well below standard opening range even in 3-handed play; folding cleanly.

KJs is a strong heads-up hand after the button folded, so raising applies pressure and builds the pot with position. A 3x raise to 300 is a standard size.

K6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise to 300, and I’ll have position postflop.

I raised preflop and my KcJc has two overcards plus a backdoor flush draw on this low board; a half-pot continuation bet can fold out seat_2's weaker hands and protect my equity.

Middle pair with a strong kicker is worth continuing against a small flop bet. Calling keeps weaker hands in and controls the pot on a connected board.

Semi-bluffing the turn with a flush draw and two overcards; betting can fold out better hands and build the pot if I improve.

Middle pair is strong enough to continue against this half-pot turn bet, especially with draws and overcards still in the opponent's range. Raising would risk isolating against stronger hands.

I have two pair (kings and threes) and opponent has been passive calling. Betting for value from worse pairs and missed draws.

Kings and sixes beat most one-pair kings and overpairs. A modest raise seeks value from those hands while limiting the extra chips risked against trips, straights, or full houses.

Top pair with a decent kicker; the pot odds are favorable and opponent could be value-betting worse or bluffing. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids risking a raise against a stronger range.