Hold'em table

With a pocket pair on the button in a three-handed pot, raising for value and initiative is preferable to limping. A 3BB raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

JTo is a marginal hand, but facing a 3x button open with a decent price (250 to call into a 450 pot) and a big blind still to act behind, calling is reasonable. Folding gives up too much equity and a 3-bet bluff is not warranted.

I'm getting 3.5-to-1 on a 200-chip call into a 700-chip pot, and K9 offsuit has enough equity against two opponents to continue.

Open-ended straight draw to Broadway (K needed) with a pair of tens on a Q-T-A flop in a 3-way pot; I'm first to act and a bet builds the pot while protecting against overcards and drawing hands.

I hold K-high with only a gutshot to a straight, facing a 600 bet into a 1500 pot, which is about 28.6% pot odds needed. That is too little equity against a likely strong ace or queen holding, so folding is the disciplined play.

With 7♣7♦ on A-Q-T, I have only two clean set outs and no heart draw. Facing a sizable flop bet, continuing is unlikely to be profitable.

K5o on the button in a 3-handed pot is a reasonable steal; the blinds are folded to and I have position, so a 3x raise applies pressure. Calling would leave me with a weak, dominated hand out of position of nothing, while raising can win the pot outright.}

K4 offsuit is a weak hand to play out of position against a button raise, and calling 250 to win a 450 pot is not profitable enough with this holding.

J5 suited has enough equity against a button open to defend the big blind, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

J-high has little showdown value and only a backdoor heart draw on this low, disconnected flop. Check and preserve the option to continue based on the opponent’s action.

Board is 7h 3s 2c, dry and low. Big blind checked, and I'm on the button with king-high and a backdoor straight draw. A small bet of about half pot should get folds from weak hands and take down the pot often, and king-high has some showdown value if called.

J-high has little equity against the preflop raiser’s flop bet, with only a backdoor flush draw and unreliable overcard outs. Fold rather than pay to continue out of position.

Jack-queen suited on the button is a strong playable hand against two blinds, so I raise to isolate and build the pot with initiative.

T4 suited is too weak to continue from the small blind against a 3x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

J9o in the big blind getting 450 to 200 (about 2.25:1) against a button min-raise-ish open of 3bb from a wide range; the call is cheap and the hand has playable equity, while a 3-bet bluff is unnecessary.

Top two pair (Jh 9d on Jd 9s 7h) is very strong but the board is wet with straight and flush draws. I'm out of position against the button's preflop raise, so I'll bet about 70% of the pot to build the pot and charge draws.}

Top pair of jacks with a queen kicker and a backdoor straight draw is strong enough to continue, and calling 450 into a 1100 pot is a good price against seat_2's flop raise.

Top pair with a jack and a second pair on a connected board (J-9-7-6) is a strong hand. I bet for value and to charge draws, since the button called the flop and could hold straight or flush draws.

Top pair with a queen kicker is strong enough to continue against a turn raise, and calling 900 into a 2450 pot gives good odds without committing my whole stack.

Board is Jd 9s 7h 6d 5h and I hold Jh 9d for two pair, jacks and nines. Straights are possible (8-x, 10-8, 4-8), but I've bet flop and turn and the button called both, so a value bet of about half the pot should get paid by worse jacks, nines and draws.

Holding only a pair of jacks on a paired-free, straight-heavy river, I'm beating only bluffs against a three-street aggressor's 1800 raise, which needs roughly 35% equity I don't have, so folding is correct.

Q8 suited is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game; raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative while keeping the sizing modest.

4-6 offsuit from the small blind facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act is a weak hand that plays poorly out of position, so I fold.

Facing a button raise to 250 with only 150 to call, the 400-chip pot gives a good price for K5 offsuit in the big blind against a wide steal range. Calling is better than folding.

Holding King-high with no pair on a Q-6-2 flop, I have little showdown value, and checking keeps the pot small while I can see whether seat_1 bets.

Bet 200 into the 550-chip pot for value and protection with top pair, while charging heart draws and weaker pairs. This modest sizing keeps worse hands in the pot.

Calling 200 into a 750 pot needs about 21% equity, and with King-high plus a backdoor heart draw I have a reasonable share of the pot against a continuation-betting range.

I hold King-high with no pair on a Q-6-2-9 turn, and I can check for free, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a player who has been aggressive.

Bet 350 for thin value and protection: weaker queens and heart draws can continue, while the sizing keeps the pot manageable with my modest kicker.

I have King-high with no pair, no flush draw, and no straight draw that can complete with one card. Facing a turn raise of 350 into a 1300 pot, I need about 21% equity to call, which this hand doesn't have against a player who has bet both the flop and turn.

8-4 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two opponents, so folding on the button is the disciplined choice rather than paying 100 to see a flop.

Holding 6-5 suited, I have a playable hand with good straight and flush potential, and completing the 50-chip small blind to 100 is cheap in a three-way pot.

With a weak suited hand and no additional amount to call, take the free flop rather than inflate the pot.

On a 2-6-3 rainbow flop with 6-5 of clubs I have a backdoor straight draw and the only checked-to pot, so a small continuation-style bet of 200 can take it down from seat_1 who checked preflop and the button folded.

The small pair has some showdown value, and the gutshot to a straight plus backdoor diamond draw give enough equity to continue against this sizing. Raising would risk building a pot with a marginal made hand.

I have a pair of sixes with a gutshot to a straight (needs a 4), which is a medium-strength hand, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids bloating it out of position against a player who has shown strength on the flop.

I have only a weak pair on an ace turn after calling the flop bet. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into a range that can continue with better pairs or heart draws.

I have a pair of sixes on an ace-high board with no showdown strength to bet for value, and seat_1 has shown strength by calling the flop raise, so checking keeps the pot small and gets to showdown.

I have a weak pair with some showdown value, and the opponent's checks leave plenty of missed draws and weaker hands in their range. Checking avoids risking a bluff into hands that may call.

Seven-deuce-level junk like 2s8d is a clear fold from the button facing a 100-chip call, since it has poor playability and little equity against two blinds.

Q6 offsuit is playable heads-up, but not strong enough to build a larger pot out of position. Complete the small blind cheaply and retain the option to continue based on the flop.

5-3 offsuit is a weak hand, so I take the free flop from the big blind rather than raising against the small blind's limp.

A small bet can get value from unpaired hands and charge club or straight draws while protecting our middle pair. If called, I can keep the pot manageable on later streets.

I have a open-ended straight draw (5-3 on 7-2-6 needs a 4 for a wheel-ish 3-4-5-6-7 straight) plus overcard-free but live outs; the price is 100 into 300, so calling is clearly profitable.

I have a weak pair of sixes on a turn that improves the caller’s likely range; checking keeps the pot small and gets a free card.

I have a gutshot straight draw (5-3 on a 7-6-2-K board needs a 4) and the SB checked the turn, which signals weakness. A small bluff bet can win the pot now, and I still have draw equity if called.

A third pair with a weak kicker is unlikely to be ahead after the opponent calls the flop and bets the turn. The price is not compelling against their likely king or stronger value hands.