Hold'em table

K3 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5 big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J2 suited is a weak hand out of position in the small blind facing a button open and a big blind still to act. Calling 200 more is not worth it, so I fold.

Holding AQo in the big blind against a button open 3-handed, 3-betting to 10bb for value and to take initiative out of position is standard.

K3 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large preflop reraise, even with position.

6-3 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands. Even on the button, calling 100 out of position against two players in a 3-handed pot has negative expected value, so I fold.

Holding AcJc in the small blind after the button folds, raising to 3bb is a standard value raise blind-vs-blind.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind open, and calling keeps the pot manageable while playing in position postflop.

On a coordinated T-8-2 board out of position against the big blind, checking our AcJc with two overcards and backdoor equity is standard for pot control and range protection.

Ace-high has some showdown value on this dry flop, but little reason to build a pot. Checking in position lets me see a turn for free.

After the flop checked through, firing a delayed c-bet with overcards puts pressure on the big blind's weak check-back range and folds out their equity.

Ace-high with a gutshot has too little equity to call this turn bet without a read that the opponent is bluffing often.

J8o is slightly too weak to open from the button in a standard 3-handed opening range.

A6 suited is strong heads-up against the big blind’s wide range, so I raise for value and initiative.

JTs is a good hand in the big blind. Calling 200 more to win a 400 pot is a fair price against a small-blind raise, and I'll have position on the small blind postflop with the button folded.</br>

Ace-high has some showdown value, and this low flop favors the big blind’s defending range. Checking avoids building the pot out of position with a weak hand.

Seat 1 checked the dry 3-8-4 flop, so I bet about two-thirds pot with an open-ended straight draw (T-J on a 3-8-4 board is only a backdoor draw, but I hold two overcards and a backdoor flush) to take the pot now or build equity. Fold equity is high against a checking range that missed. A small bet keeps the risk low. ... Bet 400 into 600. ...

Ace-high has some showdown value against a big blind stab, with backdoor flush and straight potential. Calling keeps the pot manageable.

The turn favors the big blind’s range, so I’ll check rather than lead. The nut flush draw and gutshot give me strong equity if they bet.

Jc Tc on 3d 8c 4s 7s gives me a gutshot to a straight (9 makes 7-8-9-T-J) plus backdoor club draw, and the opponent checked twice showing weakness. A half-pot bet takes the pot often and keeps equity when called.}

The nut flush draw and a gutshot give me enough equity to call 700 into a 2,100-chip pot. Raising risks facing a large reraise from a stronger hand.

I have the nut flush. A 2100-chip value bet targets calls from straights, lower flushes, and strong pairs.

Pair of tens with a jack kicker beats bluffs; the check-check-bet line looks polarized, and the price is 2100 to win 7000.

AJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise builds the pot while keeping the sizing controlled.

J5 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, so folding is best.

Holding 83 offsuit out of position against a button raise is an easy fold despite getting reasonable pot odds.

2-5 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands, and I would be out of position postflop against two opponents in a 3-way pot, so I fold rather than pay 100 to call.

In a blind-versus-blind situation, A8o is well ahead of a random hand and standardly opened with a raise to 3 big blinds.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind 3x raise, especially with position postflop.

I hold the range advantage as the preflop aggressor on a dry K-high board, making a small continuation bet of 1/3 pot effective.

With bottom pair and an ace kicker, I can call the small flop bet. I may be ahead of a bluff and need modest equity against the price offered.

I hold Ace-high with a gutshot to a wheel straight; checking out of position to control the pot and see a river card.

My pair of fours has showdown value, and the ace gives me a draw to a wheel. Checking in position keeps the pot manageable against a king while letting me see the river.

We hold an Ace making a five-high straight on a 2-3-4-5-K board, but any 6 makes a higher straight. Worse hands are unlikely to call a bet, so checking to realize our showdown value is standard.

My ace makes a wheel. A small value bet may get called by a king, while limiting losses when an opponent has a six.

I hold an ace which completes a five-high straight on the 2-3-4-5-K board. While a six makes a higher straight, getting roughly 4-to-1 pot odds justifies calling against chopped pots with another ace or value bets/bluffs.

K2o is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play. Folding is the standard disciplined play.

The button has folded, and completing for 50 chips is inexpensive against a wide big-blind range. I prefer a limp to raising with this weak offsuit hand.

Q-J offsuit is a strong hand heads-up against a limping small blind, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take the initiative.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a big-blind raise.