Hold'em table

Ace-five offsuit on the button is a playable speculative hand in three-handed play, and calling the 100-chip big blind keeps the pot manageable without committing much more.

KQs is strong enough to raise for value against a button limp. A 5bb sizing accounts for being out of position and pressures the big blind to fold, reducing the chance of a multiway pot.

A3 offsuit facing a 5x raise with a call already behind is weak; folding avoids investing more into a likely stronger range.

A5 offsuit on the button facing a 500 raise from the small blind is a reasonable call to see a cheap flop in position, while raising risks bloating the pot with a weak hand.

This connected, two-heart flop connects well with the limp-caller’s range, making a continuation bet less attractive out of position. Checking preserves chips with two overcards and backdoor straight and club-flush potential.

I hold only ace-high with no pair or real draw on a T-7-8 board, and seat_2 has already checked, so checking takes the free showdown and avoids building a pot with a weak hand.

KQ picked up an open-ended straight draw with additional pair potential. A delayed semi-bluff pressures ace-high and weak pairs after the flop checked through, while retaining equity when called.

Ace-high with no pair on a T-7-8-J board facing a 750 turn bet is well short of the roughly 29% equity needed to call profitably, so folding is correct.

KJo is a strong opening hand on the button three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while leveraging position if called.

J9o offsuit facing a raise from the button with a BB still to act; not worth continuing out of position for 200 more.

Heads-up after the small blind folded, I'm getting about 2.7-to-1 on a 150-chip call from the big blind. With 6-3 offsuit, that's close to the break-even equity against a button's wide raising range, so calling is reasonable.

I have 6-3 with no pair and no real draw on a K-J-2 board, and checking is free, so I take the free showdown rather than bluff into a pot where seat_2 raised preflop.

Top two pair is a strong value bet against weaker kings, jacks, and straight draws. Betting 350 into 550 builds the pot while charging draws to continue.

I hold 6-3 with no pair and no real draw against a 350 flop bet, so I need about 28% equity to call and have essentially none.

Ace-ten offsuit on the button is a solid raising hand in a 3-handed game; raise to 300 to build the pot and take initiative.

Calling the 250 to complete the button's raise to 300 is a reasonable price for suited 7-J with some playability in a three-handed pot. Raising here would risk too much with a weak hand.

T2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb raise and a call, even with the improved pot odds. It realizes equity poorly multiway and is not a good squeeze candidate.

I have top pair with jacks on a 2-9-J board, a strong hand to bet for value heads-up against the preflop raiser. A 400 bet builds the pot while leaving room for the opponent to continue with worse hands.

I have only ace-high with no pair and just a backdoor flush draw; facing a flop bet from a player who called preflop, my equity is too thin to continue.

Eight-deuce offsuit is one of the weakest hands, and calling 100 chips to see a three-way flop is not worth it from the button.

Completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot, making Q2 offsuit a reasonable blind-versus-blind limp. This keeps the pot small with a weak hand that will play out of position.

I'm the big blind with a weak hand (J-3 offsuit); checking is free and I avoid building a pot out of position with a marginal holding.

Bottom pair has modest showdown value but is too weak to build a pot out of position. Checking keeps the pot small and allows a response based on the opponent's bet size.

No made hand or draw with 3c Js on a 2h4s7d board; checking behind is free and keeps the pot small.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting this connected turn is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids exposing a weak hand to a raise.

I have no pair, just a backdoor gutshot draw and a weak kicker; checking is the best option with no bets to call.

Our weak two pair has showdown value against unpaired hands, but betting is unlikely to get called by worse or fold out better. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves that showdown value.

I have no pair (J-high) on a paired board with no bet to face, so checking is the only sensible option.

54 offsuit is too weak for a standard button open at 100bb with no evidence the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor high-card strength and limited equity realization.

KJ suited is strong enough to raise from the small blind against a single big blind, especially with the button already folded.

Pocket deuces are a small pair that plays well multiway, and the 200-chip price to call from the big blind is cheap, so calling keeps the hand cheap and gives me a set-mining chance.

Paired, dry board favors the preflop raiser; a small continuation bet with overcards and a backdoor flush draw should get folds from most missed hands.

I flopped a set of 2s, which is very strong on this board, so I'm raising for value while keeping a pot-building size against a possible pair or draw.

I have no pair and no draw on a paired board, facing a raise from a player who flatted preflop then raised flop; folding is correct with pure air.

5-2 offsuit is a weak hand; not worth calling from the button facing a raise-free pot with two players to act behind.

T6 offsuit is weak, but I only need 50 more chips to see a flop heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, so calling is cheap.

Nine-four offsuit is too weak to raise routinely against a small-blind limp. Checking lets me see a free flop and play in position without inflating the pot.

I have a pair of tens with a middle-strength kicker on a three-card board, and with no bet to call, checking keeps the pot small and gets a free showdown look.

With nine-high and only backdoor draws on a connected, two-club board, this is a weak bluff candidate. Checking takes a free card in position without building the pot.

Two pair, tens and sixes with a jack kicker, is strong on this wet board, so I'm betting for value while the pot is small.

Nine-high with only a gutshot is too weak to call a three-quarter-pot turn bet. The draw has too little equity for the price, and some straight-completing rivers also complete a flush.