Hold'em table

A5 offsuit is a standard button open three-handed, with an ace blocker and position against both blinds. Raising to 2.5 big blinds offers a good balance of fold equity and risk.

QK suited is a playable hand, and calling the 200-chip raise from the small blind keeps the pot manageable without committing extra chips out of position.

A3 offsuit is weak but getting good pot odds to call a small raise from the big blind with multiway action.

I have only a king-high and queen-high with no made hand or strong draw on a Th7c8h board, and checking is free, so I keep the pot small.

Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw and no made hand; checking is free and I have no strong reason to bet into two opponents with weak holdings.

This connected, two-heart flop favors the callers' ranges, making an ace-high bluff unattractive against two opponents. Checking preserves chips and realizes a free turn with an overcard and backdoor nut-flush potential.

I hold Q-K high with only a backdoor straight chance on a T-7-8-J board, and checking is free and avoids building a pot out of position against two opponents.

Ace-high with no pair or draw, board is dry; checking to control pot and see river cheaply.

Ace-high has limited showdown value and no meaningful draw on this coordinated board. Bluffing into two opponents without a nine blocker is unattractive, so I take the free river.

Queens with a king kicker is likely best against two players who have only checked, so a half-pot value bet can get called by worse pairs or busted draws.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a scary connected board; the small river bet still isn't worth calling with zero showdown value.

Ace-high is a weak bluff-catcher on this connected board, and holding the ace of hearts blocks some missed flush-draw bluffs. With no straight blocker or evidence of excessive bluffing, neither calling nor bluff-raising is attractive.

King-jack offsuit is a strong button holding with position over two blinds, so I raise to isolate and build the pot.

J9 offsuit from the small blind facing a 3bb raise isn't worth defending; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Six-three offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb button raise out of position. Its poor equity realization and lack of useful blockers make calling or bluff-raising unattractive.

AT offsuit is a solid button opening hand; raising to 300 to build pot and take initiative against the blinds.

J7 suited is too weak to profitably defend the small blind against a 3bb button raise with the big blind still to act. Poor position and domination risk outweigh its suited potential.

Getting 2.75:1 pot odds against a wide button raise, and T2o has roughly 35-40% equity against that range, so calling is a reasonable defense.

I have a low pair of twos with a weak kicker and no bet to call, so checking keeps the pot small and gives me a free showdown look.

I have ace-high with a gutshot/overcard equity on a dry board; a standard c-bet into a checked pot pressures seat_2's likely weak hand.

I have a pair of twos plus an open-ended straight draw (T-9 with J on board), so calling 400 into a 1050 pot is reasonable against a button c-bet range.

I hold a pair of twos, which is weak, and there is no bet to call, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a hand that is unlikely to win at showdown.

Villain has checked both flop-call and turn, showing weakness; I have no made hand but a credible double-barrel bluff can take down a decent pot given their passive line.

I hold bottom pair with a weak kicker and only a gutshot, so I need about 26% equity to call 800 into a 2250 pot, and I don't have that against a turn raise from a player who has been betting every street.

82 offsuit is too weak to open profitably against two players without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and playability.

Calling 50 chips into a 150-chip pot gives good pot odds against a wide big blind range, and folding the small blind for only 50 chips is slightly worse than seeing a cheap flop with Q2 offsuit.

J3 offsuit has little value, no raise needed when I can see the flop for free.

I hold a pair of deuces with a queen kicker, which is weak on this board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against stronger ranges.

Weak hand with no pair or draw on a dry board; no value in betting and no need to bluff heads-up with position already checked.

I hold only a pair of twos on a four-flush-free, straight-light board, so a check keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against two opponents who have already checked.

No pair or draw, board is dry, no reason to bet; checking to showdown for free.

I hold two pair (sevens and twos with a queen kicker) on the river, and both opponents have checked passively, so a pot-sized-ish value bet should get called by weaker pairs and draws.

I have no pair, no draw, and no showdown value on this board; folding to the river bet is correct.

On the button with 5-4 offsuit, calling the 100-chip completion is a cheap way to see a flop in position against a small blind and big blind.

KJ suited is a strong hand; raising builds the pot and isolates the limper while I have position-ish equity advantage.

Calling 250 with pocket deuces is reasonable at this depth, with position on the raiser and potential extra money from the button. The main value comes from flopping a set; raising would unnecessarily inflate the pot.

Facing 250 to call into an 800 pot gives about 3.2 to 1, which is enough to continue with 5-4 offsuit on the button against two opponents.

As preflop raiser on a dry paired board, a small c-bet can take down the pot often even with just overcards and a backdoor heart draw.

My flopped full house is strong enough to build a large pot while stacks are deep. This raise can get value from overpairs, trips, and diamond draws without making the price prohibitively large.

I have top set of fives, a very strong made hand, so I raise for value against seat_1's 1200 bet and seat_3's aggression while keeping the pot building.

I have no pair and only a weak backdoor heart draw; facing a massive flop raising war I should not continue with king-high.

My flopped full house is well ahead of most trips and draws in the button's range. Shoving gets maximum value from strong 5x hands before a scare card can slow the action, while charging their redraws.

I hold a set of fives on a 5-5-2 board, which is far ahead of most shoves I can expect here. Calling for my last 6050 chips is clearly right.

Weak offsuit low cards (5s2s is actually suited but very low), facing a raise from button with no equity edge; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot, making T6 offsuit worth a cheap entry against the big blind's unrestricted range. Limping avoids building a large pot out of position with a weak hand.

I am in the big blind with 4-9 offsuit, a weak hand, and no bet to call, so checking sees the flop for free without putting more chips at risk.

Bottom two pair is strong against the big blind’s wide checking range but vulnerable on this connected, two-club board. Betting three-quarters pot gets value from pairs and draws while charging them to improve.

My 4-9 has no pair and only a two-card straight possibility, so facing a 150 raise on a J-T-6 board it's not worth continuing.