Hold'em table

Ace-ten offsuit is strong enough to open on the button, and a 2.5 big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

5-3 offsuit is one of the weakest hands. Calling 200 more out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act behind, is not profitable, so I fold.

K6o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb button raise.

On the button in a 3-handed game, 8d7d is a suited connector with good playability. Calling 100 to win a pot of 250 is a cheap price, and I keep position after the flop.

Holding 32o out of position in the small blind is an easy fold even getting favorable pot odds against a limp.

AQ offsuit is strong against a button limp. Raising to 5 big blinds builds the pot for value and puts pressure on weaker hands.

8d7d is a suited connector with position on the button, and the price is 400 to win a pot of 650, so calling is profitable. With a deep stack and only the big blind left to act behind, a 3-bet bluff is unnecessary.

Top pair with a strong kicker is likely ahead of the button's limp-calling range. Betting 650 gets value from weaker aces and draws while denying a free card.

8d7d on a 6c Kh Ac board is only a backdoor draw with no pair and no straight draw. Calling 650 into a 1700 pot against a bettor who hit an ace-high or king-high board is not profitable, so I fold.

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

With pocket fours out of position against the big blind, completing cheaply keeps the pot manageable while preserving the chance to make a set.

Q2 offsuit is a marginal hand heads-up out of position against a limping small blind. Checking my option to see a free flop is safer than raising with a weak kicker.

An underpair on this coordinated flop has little value to bet out of position. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess after the big blind acts.

I hold a Q-high with a gutshot (Q completes T-J-Q with 9-K... needs K or 9 for a straight) and a backdoor draw, and the SB checked, so a small bet can take the pot or build equity for a small price. The bet is minimal to limit losses.

The small bet gives me a reasonable price to continue with a pair against a wide big-blind range. I can reassess if the turn brings more pressure.

My pocket fours have some showdown value, but this paired, draw-heavy board is a poor spot to build the pot out of position. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me respond to a bet.

Board Ts Js 6h Tc: I hold Qd 2c, which is a weak pair of tens with a queen kicker (plays the board pair plus Q), with a straight draw blocker. Villain checked twice showing weakness on the turn, so a small bet of about 60% pot should take the pot often or get value from worse. Facing a check-check line, betting also denies equity to spade draws. Sizing is modest to limit losses. .

Pocket fours are behind most hands betting both streets on this paired board. Calling 250 with little chance to improve is unlikely to be profitable.

Five-three suited is playable from the button in a three-handed, no-rake game. A modest raise gives me a chance to win the blinds or play in position.

AKo is a premium hand in 3-handed play. Raising to 900 (3-bet) from the small blind against a button open builds the pot and takes away the button's position advantage.

Facing a button open and a sizable small blind three-bet, A5s lacks the equity and position to call profitably, and a cold four-bet bluff is overly risky.

Five-three suited is too weak to continue against this large three-bet, even with position.

K4o on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable steal with a king-high blocker. A 3x raise puts pressure on both blinds, and I can fold to a re-raise.

A8s has good playability and nut flush potential facing a button open in 3-handed play; calling gets decent pot odds.

KQo has enough equity to defend the big blind for 200 chips in this three-way pot. Calling avoids building a large pot out of position with a hand that may be dominated.

Check to control the pot multiway out of position with middle pair top kicker.

With just two overcards in a three-way pot, I’ll check rather than bet into two opponents.

I have a pair of fours on an 8-4-9 board, which is bottom pair with a king kicker. Both opponents checked, so a small bet of about half the pot should take the pot down often and gets value from weaker pairs and draws.

I have middle pair with an ace kicker and backdoor draws facing a standard continuation bet on a dry board, giving me clear pot odds to call.

With only two overcards on a dry flop, I have limited equity against a bet and a call. Calling out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

The Queen on the turn is an overcard to our pair of eights; checking to control the pot size out of position is the standard play.

I hold a weak pair of 4s with a king kicker on an 8-4-9-Q board. Seat 3 checked the turn, showing weakness, so a bet of about half the pot can take the pot now or get a fold from a weaker hand. Checking back would also be reasonable, but betting makes use of my position and fold equity.

Holding third pair out of position facing a second barrel on an overcard turn; folding is the standard play here.

Holding 93 offsuit on the button is too weak to open raise or call, making fold the clearly optimal play.

K-J suited is strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising for value compensates for playing out of position.

K6 offssuit in the big blind is getting 450 to 250 (about 1.8 to 1) against a small-blind raise to 3.5bb, which is likely a wide range. Calling is reasonable and folding gives up too much equity, while a 3-bet with this hand is not attractive.

This low, connected flop favors the big blind's calling range. With two overcards and a backdoor club draw, I prefer to check rather than build the pot out of position.

I have middle pair (sixes) with a king kicker on a low, draw-heavy board. Seat 1 checked as the preflop raiser, which signals weakness, so a bet of about 57% of the pot gets value from worse pairs and draws and denies equity to overcards.

The bet offers a reasonable price with two overcards and a backdoor club draw. I can reassess on the turn if faced with more pressure.

KJ has little equity on this paired, low board. After calling the flop bet, I prefer to check rather than bluff the turn.

I have a pair of sixes with a king kicker on a 3-6-4-3 board, which is likely the best hand. Seat 1 checked twice, so betting about half the pot should get value from worse pairs and draws and fold out overcards.

With only king-high and no meaningful draw, calling 700 against a second bet is unlikely to be profitable.