Hold'em table

Pocket aces are a premium hand; raise to 300 to build the pot and take initiative while keeping weaker hands in range.

J6 offsuit from the small blind facing a button raise to 300 with a big blind still to act is weak and would be out of position, so folding is best.

Nine-four offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb button raise, particularly out of position. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity realization.

4-9 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against two opponents on the button, so folding is the disciplined play rather than paying 100 to see a flop.

KTs is a strong small-blind opening hand after the button folds. Raising to 3 big blinds generates fold equity and builds a pot with a hand that plays well when called.

Q4 suited is a reasonable big-blind defend against a likely wide small-blind open, especially with position postflop. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a hand that plays poorly as a 3-bet.

Second pair with a strong kicker has showdown value but gains little from building a large pot out of position. Checking protects our checking range and keeps weaker hands in.

A small bet gets value and protection from weaker pairs and draws while keeping the pot manageable with my weak kicker.

Second pair with a strong kicker and a backdoor heart draw is a comfortable call against a one-third-pot bet. Calling retains weaker hands and bluffs while avoiding an unnecessary raise against stronger hands.

Checking keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the opponent's range while protecting my checking range with two pair. I can respond for value if they bet, while respecting the straights and stronger two-pair hands this turn enables.

The king is an unfavorable turn for my weak top pair and improves many hands in the preflop raiser’s range. Checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids betting into stronger made hands or check-raises.

Two pair is strong enough to value-bet after the turn checked through. A 650-chip bet can get called by weaker kings and some queens, while missed club draws are unlikely to pay any sizing.

Top pair is not strong enough to raise, but the modest river bet and the checked-through turn leave room for missed draws and bluffs. I’ll call and use my showdown value at these pot odds.

Pocket fours are a profitable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while preserving positional advantage when called.

3♣5♦ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling 200 from the small blind would leave me out of position with the big blind still to act.

A5s in the big blind getting good odds (150 to win 400) against a button min-ish raise; calling keeps the hand playable with position disadvantage but has suited ace equity.

Top two pair (aces and queens) on a paired board is very strong. A modest bet of about half the pot builds the pot against a button range that likely contains many weaker aces and pocket pairs, while keeping worse hands in.

Pocket fours have little showdown value against this flop lead and only two outs to improve against an ace or queen. With no useful draw or blockers, folding is preferable to calling or bluff-raising.

A♠6♠ is a strong hand to open from the button three-handed. A raise to 300 applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

K3 offsuit is weak out of position from the small blind against a button raise to 3bb with the big blind still to act. Folding is the simplest choice.

K6 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a 3-big-blind open without evidence of an unusually wide opening range. Playing out of position with a frequently dominated king makes folding preferable.

K9s on the button in a 3-handed game is a solid hand, so a standard 3bb raise gets value and takes the initiative against two blinds.

K3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3bb button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a dominated, out-of-position situation.

A♠7♥ is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise in a three-handed game. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

A-high has little value betting on this connected two-club flop, and checking keeps the pot small while preserving the option to respond to the button's action.

I have middle pair with a king kicker on a Tc 9d 2c flop and I'm in position against the big blind, who checked. A bet of about 60% of the pot gets value from weaker pairs and draws and denies equity to overcards.

A-high has little showdown value on this connected, two-club flop, and I have no meaningful draw. Folding avoids continuing against the button’s bet with poor equity.

A9 suited is a strong button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while building a pot with position and good equity.

K8 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act and poor postflop position.

J5 offsuit is weak against a button open. Calling 150 to win 400 is tempting on price, but the hand plays poorly out of position, so I fold.