Hold'em table

King-six offsuit is a weak holding to play out of position against two blinds with 100 chips to call, so folding preserves chips.

3h8d is a weak offsuit hand. Calling 50 more to see a flop out of position is marginal at best, so I fold and wait for a better spot.

K9 suited on the button in a 3-handed pot has decent equity and position, so calling 100 is reasonable without bloating the pot out of position against two ranges.

Complete from the small blind with favorable pot odds and a hand that can realize equity in a multiway pot.

I am in the big blind with no bet to call, so checking sees the flop for free with a weak 2-5 offsuit hand.

Bet small with middle pair plus a diamond backdoor/flush draw blocker structure, seeking value from overcards and denying equity cheaply in a three-way limped pot.

I have bottom pair of fives against a single flop bet of 150 into a 300 pot, so calling 150 to win about 600 needs only about 25% equity, which a pair of fives can reasonably get against a possibly weaker range.

Top pair with a decent kicker and a backdoor flush draw. Calling 150 into a 600 pot is cheap, and it keeps weaker hands and bluffs in against the bettor while I act last.

With bottom pair and a ten-high diamond draw in a multiway pot, checking controls the pot and preserves equity rather than betting into likely stronger ace or king holdings.

I have a pair of fives on a board with an ace and king, so I have a weak made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a player who raised the flop.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on the button, and both opponents checked the turn, which shows weakness. A bet of about half the pot gets value from worse Kx and Ax-less hands and denies equity to draws.

Bottom pair with a ten-high diamond draw is too weak facing a sizable turn bet into two opponents, especially with another player still behind.

A pair of fives on an Ace-King board is weak against a turn bet that likely represents overpairs or better, and calling 400 into a 1150 pot needs roughly 26% equity I don't have.

Ad9d is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 2.5bb applies pressure while retaining positional advantage.

Deuce-king offsuit is a weak hand to call 200 out of position against a button raise, and the pot odds don't justify the continue.

A3s in the big blind facing a 2.5x button raise: getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7:1) with a suited ace and position disadvantage, calling is clearly profitable versus a wide button range; a 3-bet bluff is unnecessary.}

Top pair with an ace on A-8-7 two-tone, out of position against a button raiser. Betting about 3/4 pot for value and protection against flush and straight draws.}

We have top pair with a reasonable kicker in position against a single flop lead. Calling keeps weaker aces and draws in while avoiding needless inflation against stronger made hands.

Top pair with an ace on an 8-A-7-8 board is strong. The button called my flop bet, so I will bet about 60% of the pot for value and to deny equity to draws and weaker aces.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against the opponent's turn sizing, while raising would mostly be called by better aces and trips. Calling keeps weaker aces and draws in.

I hold A-8-8 with a full house? No: board 8h Ah 7d 8c Jd with As gives me aces full of eights, a very strong hand. I bet about half pot for value, since the opponent's calls on flop and turn suggest they hold a hand that can call again.

We have top pair with a reasonable kicker against a relatively small river bet. This line can include weaker aces and missed draws, so calling is preferable to folding.

Pocket eights are a strong starting hand in a 3-handed pot, so I raise from the button to build the pot and take initiative while the small blind and big blind are both still in.

J7 offsuit from the small blind facing a 3x button raise with the big blind still to act is a weak hand that plays poorly out of position, so folding is best.

Defend the big blind with suited ace-seven against the button's small open; it has adequate equity and playability heads-up.

Checking keeps the preflop raiser's range wide and controls the pot with a medium-strength top pair on a paired, two-diamond board.

I have an underpair (88) to the board pair of fours with an ace on board, and seat_3 checked, so I take the free showdown rather than bet into a possible higher pair or set.

Betting top pair for value and protection after the flop checked through. A moderate sizing can be called by weaker aces, eights, and pocket pairs.

I have a set of eights on the turn, which is a strong hand, but villain's turn bet could come from an Ace or a 4, so calling keeps the pot manageable while I stay in the hand.

Top pair is likely best after the checked flop and turn call. A moderate river value bet can be called by weaker aces and some eights while limiting losses to trips.

I hold 888 with 44 on the board, a full house, which is very likely best against a river bettor who has been aggressive. Raising for value extracts more from worse hands than calling.

My ace is a credible bluff-catcher on this paired board, and the river raise can include missed diamond draws or overaggressive thin-value hands. The pot odds justify calling against that polarized range.

Pocket jacks are a strong hand in 3-handed play on the button, so I raise to 3bb for value and to build the pot while denying equity to the blinds.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open with the big blind still behind.

Facing a 300 button raise with 200 to call from the big blind, I'm getting about 2.25:1 pot odds heads-up against a wide range, so calling is reasonable with K4o rather than re-raising out of position.

I have king-high with no pair on a Q-8-5 board and am first to act with no bet to call, so checking keeps the pot controlled and realizes my equity for free.

Pocket jacks are an overpair on a Q-8-5 board with a flush draw possible. Betting about 70% of the pot gets value from queens and draws and denies equity to overcards.

I have King-high with no pair or real draw against a button flop bet of 450 into a 650 pot, so I need roughly 30% equity to call and my hand is well short of that.

T2 offsuit is too weak to profitably enter from the button against two blinds at this stack depth.

With 8-9 suited in a three-handed pot, completing the small blind for 50 is a cheap way to see the flop with a playable hand.

A3s in the big blind heads-up against a limping small blind is a good hand with an ace and suited potential, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take the initiative.

Calling 200 into a 400 pot with 8-9 suited gives roughly the equity needed to continue against a wide big blind raise, and folding would give up a playable hand.

I have 8-high with no pair or draw on a K-A-4 flop, and seat_2 likely holds a strong ace or king, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids a bluff that would likely get called.

Top pair with the nut flush draw and an ace kicker is strong. Seat_1 checked, so I bet about two-thirds of the pot for value and to charge the draws, and I have plenty of equity if called.

I have 8-9 with no pair and no real draw on K-A-4, facing a 400 bet into a 1000 pot. I need roughly 29% equity to call, and I don't have that against a range that includes kings and aces.