Hold'em table

T3 suited is too weak even on the button in 3-handed play; calling or raising risks chips with a dominated, low-equity hand.

9-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand; folding the small blind costs only 50 chips, and calling out of position with this hand isn't worth it.

K2 offsuit is weak from the button in a 3-handed pot. It is out of position against the blinds postflop and has poor equity, so folding is the safest play.

Complete the small blind cheaply with J4 offsuit; the pot odds are favorable heads-up, and raising would unnecessarily inflate the pot with a weak hand.

With 7-3 offsuit in the big blind and no raise to call, checking takes a free flop rather than building a pot with a very weak hand.

With bottom pair and a weak kicker, I have some showdown value but little reason to build the pot. Checking keeps weaker hands in and avoids betting into ace-x or club draws.

With 7-high and only backdoor club and straight draws, checking in position takes a free card and avoids bluffing into a limped range that can call with Aces, pairs, or club draws.

I have only a weak pair on a three-club board, so betting offers little value and risks building the pot against a stronger hand.

I have a low club flush draw with nine outs but no made hand; checking takes the free card and realizes equity cheaply instead of risking chips into a possible Ace or higher club draw.

My pair of fours is weak, and the three-club board makes a value bet unsafe. Checking keeps the pot small and can win against missed draws.

I have only ace-high with a weak kicker and little showdown value, while opponent has checked every street showing weakness. A river bet representing the king or a strong ace can win the pot without showdown.

My pair of fours is weak on a three-club board, and the river king improves many hands that could check earlier streets. The 300-chip bet is unlikely to be a profitable call with this holding.

K4o is a reasonable wide button open three-handed. A small raise applies pressure while keeping the sizing controlled.

J7 suited is too weak to call out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, and a 3-bet bluff would need too many folds from both opponents.

Q4s in the big blind is getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7:1) against a button open, with position disadvantage but good price and a suited queen. Calling is fine, and a 3-bet bluff with this hand is not needed.

Queen-high with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot-ish overcard on a K-9-8 board is weak, and I am out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a cheap turn.

Bet 200 into 550 for value and protection with top pair; this size can be called by weaker kings, nines, and draws without overcommitting with a weak kicker.

Queen-high with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot-ish overcard to the board. The button's 200 bet into 550 is a small continuation bet, so the price is good (about 21% equity needed) and I can see the turn.

I have Qh4h on Kh 9d 8s 5h, so a flush draw plus a gutshot to a straight. The button bet small on the flop and I called, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a cheap river. Out of position with only queen-high, a check is the simplest line.

Bet modestly for value and protection with top pair while charging straight and heart draws. A smaller sizing keeps weaker pairs and draws in the pot without overcommitting with a weak kicker.

I have a nut-ish heart flush draw (9 outs, about 20%) and need about 21% equity to call 350 into a 1650 pot. Implied odds and a possible Q-high showdown tip it into a call, and a raise would be unnecessary.

I hold only queen-high on a paired board and have no real showdown value against a range that bet flop and turn. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me call a small bluff if it comes.

I have three kings and should value-bet after the opponent checked, but keep the sizing modest because their calls on earlier streets can include stronger Kx or a full house.

I have only queen-high on a Kh 9d 8s 5h Kc board. Seat 3 bet every street, and calling 500 into a 2150 pot needs about 19% equity. My hand beats only a pure bluff, and a bet this consistent is rarely that, so folding is better.

4d2d is a very weak suited hand even on the button in 3-handed play; calling or raising risks chips with poor equity and playability.

Ace-x suited-less but strong blind-vs-blind hand heads-up against the big blind after the button folded; raising for value and initiative is better than limping or folding.

J9 offsuit has reasonable equity against a small blind opening range, and calling closes the action at a favorable price. I’ll see the flop rather than inflate the pot with a 3-bet.

I hold a wheel straight (A-4 on 5-6-3 gives A-2-3-4-5 needing a 2, so currently a nut-ish draw) plus ace-high and a nut flush draw with Ah? No: I hold 4h with three hearts on board giving a flush draw, plus a gutshot to the straight and an overcard ace. Betting about two-thirds pot as a semi-bluff builds the pot with strong equity out of position.}

I have a flush draw and the call price is reasonable for the chance to improve on the turn or river. Raising risks building a large pot with a draw that may be dominated by a higher heart.

The turn gives me a pair of aces plus a gutshot to a straight (4 with 5-6-3) and a heart flush draw. I'm betting about half the pot for value and equity.

I have a pair of nines and a strong heart draw, so calling offers good pot odds while keeping weaker bets and bluffs in the hand.

I have only ace-high on a four-heart board with no flush or straight. The opponent called two bets, so a bluff is unlikely to work, and checking keeps showdown value against missed draws.

I have only a modest pair of nines, and the opponent’s flop and turn bets suggest enough stronger hands that a river value bet is unlikely to be called by worse. I’ll take the free showdown rather than risk being raised.

5-3 offsuit is one of the weakest hands. Calling from the button out of position in the postflop betting against two players isn't worth it, so I fold.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to raise heads-up from the small blind. A raise to 250 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

T5 offsuit is too weak and disconnected to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, even getting a good price and having position postflop.

As the button in a three-handed game, K9 offsuit is a reasonable open-raise. A 2.5-big-blind sizing applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

8-4 offsuit is very weak against a button raise to 2.5bb; calling 200 from the small blind out of position has poor equity and playability.

Q7 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise to 250. Calling 150 more with the worst of the range is marginal, so I'll fold and save the chips.