Hold'em table

8-4 offsuit is a weak button hand in a three-handed game and not worth entering at this stack depth.

Pocket fives are well ahead of a big blind's range heads-up, so raising to 3bb from the small blind is standard and fine for value and initiative.

I'm getting good pot odds with position after the button folded, and K6o is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind min-raise.

Small pair out of position on a T-8-2 two-tone board that hits the big blind's calling range well; checking controls the pot and keeps my range protected.

I have only king-high with a backdoor flush draw, and the preflop raiser checked the flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card.

Pocket 5s on the 8-T-2-9 two-tone turn have almost no equity against any hand that continues, and straights and flushes are both possible. I'll check for pot control and showdown value rather than bluff into a board that hits the big blind's calling range.

I have a club flush with the 6c on this four-club board, and both opponents checked to me, so I should bet for value to extract chips from weaker hands and draws.

Pocket fives on a very coordinated 8-T-2-9 board with two clubs are nearly drawless, and they are behind most hands that bet this turn. Out of position, the price does not justify calling with a hand this hard to play on the river.

97o on the button 3-handed is a reasonable steal candidate, so I'm opening to 2.5bb to pressure both blinds.

Calling 200 into a 400 pot offers good immediate odds with A3o, and the hand has enough equity against a button open to continue in position disadvantage.

9-high with a weak kicker is not strong enough to defend against a raise and caller out of position.

I have top pair with a weak kicker, so I check to control the pot and see what the preflop raiser does on the flop.

The ace-high board favors me as the preflop raiser, and my middle pair has some equity and a backdoor draw. A small cbet takes the pot from worse hands and gets some value.

I have top pair with a decent kicker and the board is fairly dry. I'll raise to protect my hand and extract value from draws or weaker aces.

Getting 6:1 against a min check-raise, second pair has enough equity and showdown value to continue rather than fold, while raising would only get called by better hands.

Middle pair facing a flop check-raise has showdown value but is unlikely to get called by worse hands, so I take the free card and control the pot size. The turn check came from a timeout fallback, so it doesn't signal weakness.

The river completes a possible flush and my two pair is vulnerable to better aces and sets, so I take the free showdown rather than value-bet into a checked-down pot.

A pair of sevens has some showdown value against missed draws, but it is weak on a board where straights and a flush have arrived. Betting would mostly be called by better hands, so I'll check and take the free showdown.

4-6 offsuit is a weak hand and not worth investing more chips against two opponents. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

A5 suited? Actually offsuit ace-five still has an equity edge heads-up versus the big blind after the button folds, and raising applies pressure while retaining fold equity.

This is blind vs blind with J8 suited in position, and I'm getting 2:1 against a small-blind raise to 3bb. That price makes a call clearly profitable, and I'm in position postflop.

A small continuation bet on this paired board can fold out unpaired overcards while risking little, and our ace-high retains some equity when called.

We flopped trips with a decent kicker on a dry paired board, so calling keeps SB's bluffs and weaker hands in the pot. It also disguises our strength for bigger bets on later streets.

Our ace-high has little showdown value but is not a strong enough bluff candidate into a flop caller on this paired, coordinated board. Checking preserves flexibility and avoids bloating the pot.

Trip eights with a jack kicker is strong on a board with flush and straight draws, so I bet about two-thirds of the pot. That gets value from Tx, overpairs and draws, and charges the draws to continue.

Ace-high has no meaningful draw or pair on this paired board, and the turn probe faces a substantial bet after the opponent called the flop. Folding preserves chips against likely made hands.

AJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 3bb builds the pot with a range advantage and applies pressure to the blinds.

54o is too weak to continue from the small blind against a 3x button open with the big blind still to act. Folding is standard.

QTs is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and I'm getting good pot odds to see a flop. Calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving my stack.

Top two pair is strong on this flop; betting around two-thirds pot charges draws and gets value from worse queens and tens.

Call the modest flop lead with two overcards and a gutshot to the king, retaining position and realizing equity.

I have the nut straight with A-J on this K-Q-T-5 board. I bet for substantial value against made pairs, two pair, sets, and drawing hands after the turn check.

T6o is below a standard button opening range with two players left to act, so folding avoids a marginal, dominated spot.

Pocket nines are strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value and to put pressure on a random hand. This sizing takes control of the pot while keeping worse hands in.

Defend the big blind heads-up against the small blind's modest raise with an ace and playable suitedness unavailable; A8 offsuit has sufficient equity and position postflop.

I have two pair (nines and Jacks) on a paired board, I'll bet for value to build the pot and protect against draws.

I have a decent ace on this paired board and should continue versus a single small continuation bet. Calling keeps weaker aces and bluffs in while avoiding needless escalation.

The turn queen and club flush completion are bad for my two pair, and checking keeps the pot smaller while realizing showdown value versus the caller's likely range.

The turn queen is a credible card for my flop-calling range and the opponent's check leaves many unpaired overcards and weak holdings vulnerable. A moderate bet pressures those hands while representing a queen or jack.

Raising from the button with a suited queen to apply pressure and take the dead money; Q9s plays well in position.

T7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind.

KTo in the big blind facing a 3bb button open in 3-handed play is a comfortable defend: I'm getting 200 to win 650, and the hand has good equity against a wide button range. Calling keeps weaker hands in, whereas a 3-bet would mostly fold them out.

Top pair with a weak kicker out of position against the button's raising range: checking controls the pot and lets the raiser keep bluffing into us. I plan to call a reasonable c-bet.

I have position and a weak hand with backdoor potential, so I make a continuation bet to take down the pot if my opponent missed this flop.

Top pair with a ten kicker on K87 facing a small c-bet from the button is too strong to fold and does well as a bluff-catcher. Calling keeps the button's bluffs in, while raising would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better kings and draws.

Top pair with a weak kicker plus a gutshot to the nine plays well as a check-call out of position. This keeps the button's bluffs in and avoids bloating the pot against better kings.

Top pair with a decent kicker. The turn check was a timeout fallback, so it tells us little about villain's hand. A small value bet can still get calls from Jx, 8x, and weaker kings while keeping our losses small if villain has a straight or better.

We have only Q-high with no pair or draw completed on this board. The opponent's river bet after checking the turn suggests a made hand, so folding is the correct play to save chips.