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In a six-max game online, it's folded around to a very aggressive player in the cut-off. He raises to $8 and you decide you're going to three-bet him light.

You’ve torn yourself away from the six-max and are playing in a live game at your local casino. The play is loose-passive with many fish, and the stacks are deep. In this hand Players 2, 4, 6 and the button limp, the small blind completes and you raise to $20. Players 4 and 6 as well as the button and small blind call. The flop comes Q♣ J♠ T♣. The small blind checks and you bet $80. Folded to the button, who makes it $160 with $300 behind. Folded to you.

You're playing in a live full-ring game. In this hand, a decent-but-loose player limps from UTG and it's folded to you on the button. You raise to $10 and only the limper calls. The flop comes 5♦ 6♠ 9♣. UTG checks and you bet $15. He calls and the turn comes 3♦. He checks and you check. The river comes 8♥. He checks and you bet $25. He raises to $80.

You're playing in a six-max game online. In this hand, it's folded to you in the cut-off and you raise to $8. The button and small blind fold, and the big blind calls. Your read on the big blind is that he is a very aggressive and competent player. The flop comes 8♠ 5♦ 7♠. The big blind tanks and then checks.

You're playing in the mid stages of an online tournament. In this hand it's folded around to you on the button and you raise to $900. The small blind folds and the big blind calls. The flop comes A♦ 8♠ 2♣ and your opponent checks.

Playing in a six-max game online, in this hand it’s folded around to the cut-off. He raises to $8. You choose to flat-call on the button because there is a super spewy player in the small blind. He ends up calling, and the big blind folds. The flop comes 7♥ 2♠ 2♣. The fish checks and the cut-off c-bets $20. You think you have the best hand.

You're playing in an aggressive six-max game online. In this hand it’s folded to you on the button with 5♠ 6♠.You raise it to $7 and the small blind folds. The big blind calls. The big blind is an ABC TAG; not great but definitely not bad. He is slightly on the passive side but not so much that it’s a fault in his game. You take a flop heads-up of A♠ 7♥ 8♠. He checks and you bet $12. He flat-calls on the turn, which comes 2♣. Your opponent checks and you second-barrel $25. Your opponent tanks and then calls. The river comes out 3♦ and your opponent bets out $45.