Hold'em table

K2 suited is a standard button open in 3-handed play; a 2.5x raise to steal the blinds.

AJs is strong enough to three-bet a button open from the small blind. Raising to 11 big blinds applies pressure and discourages the big blind from entering cheaply.

A9 suited has a useful ace blocker and enough playability to 4-bet versus the small blind squeeze. Raising applies pressure to both opponents and can often take down the dead money preflop.

K2s is far too weak against a 3-bet and a cold 4-bet, and SB is still left to act behind, so folding is clearly correct.

A cold four-bet to 25 big blinds represents a strong range. AJs is difficult to play profitably out of position against it.

Six-five suited is a playable button open with position after the flop. A 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

A suited ace is worth continuing with from the small blind against a small button open, especially with the big blind still behind and favorable implied odds.

Getting 150 to win 600 (4:1) with a suited connector-ish hand in a 3-way pot with deep stacks; calling from the big blind is profitable.

With only ace-high and minimal immediate equity in a three-way raised pot, checking preserves flexibility and avoids bloating the pot.

Six-high with a weak gutshot/backdoor draw on a K-J board, with the preflop raiser still to act behind; checking is the clear play.

With six-high and only backdoor draws in a three-way pot, I’ll take the free turn card rather than bluff into two opponents.

I have the ace-high heart draw and can apply pressure after both opponents checked. A half-to-two-thirds pot semi-bluff gives fold equity while retaining strong flush outs when called.

Bottom pair with a weak kicker on a K-J board faces a sizable turn lead, and another player is still to act behind me. My equity is too thin for a call to be profitable.

I have an open-ended straight draw and position. The price is steep on immediate odds, but potential river value and the chance this is a turn stab make a call reasonable.

The river pairs the king, making the caller's likely Jx holdings into two pair, so a bluff has poor fold equity. Check and retain the chance to win against missed draws.

Six-high has little showdown value. After the turn bettor checks the paired-king river, a bluff can fold out weaker pairs and missed draws.

I have only ace-high on a paired king board and no credible value hand to call the river bet.

5h6d offsuit is a weak button holding under this setup, so folding avoids entering a marginal multiway pot.

Blind vs blind, T4s is a reasonable raise or limp from the small blind; raising to 3bb applies pressure and takes initiative.

Ace-king suited is a strong hand against a small-blind open. Three-betting for value also gives me the chance to play the pot in position.

T4s is too weak to call a 3-bet out of position from the small blind with 700 to call into 1300; folding keeps losses minimal.

A6o on the button in 3-handed play is a clear opening hand; a standard 2.5x raise puts pressure on the blinds.

KQo is strong against a button opening range. A three-bet pressures the opener and avoids inviting the big blind into the pot.

K4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a large 10.5bb squeeze with the button still involved.

A6o facing a large SB 3-bet to 10.5bb is dominated too often and plays poorly out of position against the range. Folding is better than calling 8bb with a weak kicker.

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to open from the button three-handed.

J8 offsuit is worth defending for the additional half blind heads-up, while keeping the pot small out of position.

A4o is well ahead of a small-blind limping range. Raising to 4bb for value and isolation, with position, is better than checking.

J8 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a big-blind isolation raise, especially out of position.

AT offsuit is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play. I raise to apply pressure and build value while retaining positional advantage.

K9o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still behind, is dominated often and out of position; folding is standard.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Out of position with ace-high and limited draws on a coordinated flop, I prefer to check rather than build the pot.

A small continuation bet applies pressure to missed overcards and weaker holdings while risking little on this coordinated board. Our ace-high retains useful showdown and backdoor value.

The small flop bet gives me a good price to continue with an ace overcard and backdoor straight and flush possibilities. Raising would risk too much with this hand.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but betting into the preflop raiser on this paired turn is unlikely to get enough better hands to fold. I’ll check and reassess if they bet.

A9 has showdown value on this paired board, but a river bet is unlikely to get called often by worse hands. Checking avoids building a pot against a jack or stronger hand.

Opponent's river check after the turn checks often indicates a marginal one-pair hand or missed draw. A modest bet can fold out some sevens and other weak showdown holdings while risking relatively little.

The river bet is small relative to the pot, and my pair of nines with an ace kicker can beat bluffs and some weaker value bets. Calling is preferable to raising because many stronger hands can continue.