Hold'em table

Opening on the button with ATo to 2.5bb, a standard value open in 3-handed play.

53 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open, especially out of position with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves the stack for better spots.

K6o out of position against a button raise is dominated by stronger kings and plays poorly postflop; despite decent pot odds, the realization discount makes this a standard fold.

Button open with suited connectors 87s; a 3x raise builds the pot and applies pressure on the blinds.

2d3h is the worst starting hand and seat_2 raised to 3x; calling 250 more with no equity or position is a clear fold.

AQo is a strong value hand against a button opening range 3-handed; 3-betting to 11bb to take initiative and build the pot.

87s has enough suited-connector equity and position to call an 800 3-bet rather than fold or inflate the pot with a 4-bet.

We flop top pair with a strong kicker as the preflop 3-bettor on an Ace-high board that favors our range, so we c-bet around one-third pot for value.

I have 87 with no pair and no draw on an A-K-6 board, facing a flop bet from the preflop 3-bettor. Calling or raising would be burning chips with complete air.

King-two offsuit is dominated in kicker situations and plays poorly multiway; folding the weakest button hand costs nothing meaningful.

Opening with pocket fours blind versus blind to take initiative and build a pot with a made pair.

Q2o is too weak to continue against a 3bb small-blind raise; it is often dominated and plays poorly postflop, so folding is the highest-EV option.

53s is too weak to reliably open even from the button in 3-max, making fold the standard play.

Button folded and I have AKo in the small blind, so I raise to 3bb for value and to build the pot heads-up against the big blind.

A5s has solid equity against a wide small-blind raise range, and calling 200 into a 400 pot gives me 2:1 odds with position postflop. Calling keeps the range wide and realizes equity well.

Top pair, top kicker on a dry flop heads-up. A two-thirds pot bet gets value from worse kings, aces, and floats.

I'm in position against a standard SB c-bet into a caller, and 400 into 1000 is a cheap float with ace-high plus a backdoor spade draw; the SB raising range is wide enough that calling once is near break-even or better, and I can take the pot away on later streets.

Top pair with the best kicker on a coordinated turn; a half-pot-plus value bet charges worse pairs and draws while keeping the pot manageable.

Seat 2 has fired three streets against two players after raising preflop, which strongly represents KX or better. Ace-high with no draws doesn't justify calling 900 into 2300.

K4o is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind; folding avoids dominated spots and wasted chips.

A8s heads-up against only the big blind is a strong spot; a standard 3x raise builds the pot with a hand that has an equity edge and can win pre-flop folds.

KQo is ahead of a standard blind-versus-blind opening range and plays exceptionally well in position postflop, so calling to close the action is highly profitable.

I flopped top pair (eights) with ace kicker after raising preflop, and the big blind checked to me. Betting ~2/3 pot extracts value from weaker pairs and charges any draws on this fairly dry board.

I completely missed this 8-4-9 board with king-queen offsuit and have insufficient equity against a two-thirds pot bet.

Nine-three offsuit on the button is dominated in nearly every scenario; limping into a 3-way pot with the worst end of the spectrum has no edge. Folding and preserving 100bb for a better spot is clearly optimal.

KJs is a premium hand blind versus blind; raising to 3bb builds the pot with a significant equity advantage.

K6o is dominated too often by a small-blind raise and has poor playability, so folding the extra 200 is the higher-EV line.