In this case you want to raise to about 7.5-8 big blinds because you have enough chips where you can get away from JJ if Seat 1 or Seat 2 Shoves all-in. Also, you want to isolate your opponent who raised from the button. If you just call you are giving the right price for Seat 1 and Seat 2 to call and you will be out of position after the flop. If an ace, king, or queen hits the flop you are stuck in the hand.

In this case you should recognize that the players are feuding and can have virtually any two cards. Shoving all-in is the best play in this scenario because if they can have any two cards, AQ should be a favorite against their hand ranges.

You can call once in a while and have the best hand or be up against AK or AQ, but a larger majority of the time tight players will have 88 beat, so you have to fold and look for a better spot.

You should almost never fold KK pre-flop and this is no different. There is only one hand out there that beats you and if he has it you have to pay him off for it. KK is such a strong hand in no limit games that it should never be folded before the flop.

With that much money in the pot already you cannot risk checking and seeing the flop. Also, you don’t have a big enough stack to just raise, you have to shove in.

You call with 99 in this spot because if you make a set on the flop you can win a massive pot. If you miss the flop you can just check and fold your hand. You are getting the correct implied odds to call before the flop.

This is one of the rare times you fold a hand that is a favorite over two random hands because even though you will be a favorite in the long run, this scenario implies that the big blind has a monster hand.

The aggressive nature of poker tournaments should tell you that you cannot sit around and wait forever. AJ is at the bottom of your shoving range, but it is still correct to go all-in in this spot.

This is definitely a tricky scenario depending on your table image and what you think players are capable of doing behind you, but shoving all-in will avoid playing a pot out of position if you miss and also it allows you to win the hand without a showdown.

In this case you could make a small raise, but if you do that you will basically tell the table that you have a monster pair. Unless your opponent has JJ or better you will not get called. By shoving you are saying that you have AQ or AK and just want to shove. You will get called most of the time by hands like 99+ or AK when shoving and it is the best scenario.