Hold'em table

J8 offsuit is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position postflop against two opponents, so I fold rather than pay 100 to see a flop.

Q2 offsuit is weak but has enough heads-up equity to complete the small blind at this price. Keeping the pot small is preferable to raising out of position.

I hold AK offsuit in the big blind against an SB limp; raising to 400 isolates with a premium hand and builds the pot with a huge equity advantage.

Q2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a large preflop raise, so preserving chips is better than calling.

Ace-king offsuit is a strong button hand, so I raise for value and to take the initiative in position.

Folding 7c 5d from the small blind facing an open raise, as it is a weak offsuit connector out of position.

QJo in the big blind getting 450 into 200 (about 2.25 to 1) against a button open of 3bb in a 3-handed game is a clear call, and it has good playability. A 3-bet with it would be too loose.

Heads-up in position against me, I have a gutshot straight draw plus overcard Q and a backdoor flush draw on K-8-6, so a small bet is good value as a semi-bluff.

Top pair with the best kicker is strong against a small flop lead. Raising gets value from weaker kings and draws while charging spade draws.

Open-ended draw plus overcard (Q-J on K-8-6 with two spades, gutter to 9-T) has decent equity; I lead-raised and got raised, calling 850 into 2200 pot is priced fine.

I have only Q-high with a gutshot straight draw (Q-J-K needs a T for a straight) and a backdoor spade draw. The opponent raised the flop, so the range is strong and I'd rather check and see the river cheaply than bluff. Checking is the safest option.

Top pair with top kicker is strong enough to value-bet after the flop raise was called. This size also charges spade draws while limiting exposure against a six.

Queen-high with a gutshot (needs a 10 for the straight) and only 4 outs to a pair-plus... facing a 1700 bet into 3050 needs about 36% equity, and seat_2 showed strong aggression on the flop and turn. Fold.

95s is too weak to profitably open from the button even in a 3-handed game.

2c8c is a weak hand. Calling 50 more to see a flop out of position against a random big blind hand has slightly negative expected value, so I'll fold and save chips. Pot odds are 3:1, though, which is close; still, the hand plays poorly out of position.

5-4 offsuit is a weak hand; from the button, calling 100 into a 150 pot would be close, but the hand plays poorly out of position against two opponents, so I'm folding.

Completing costs only 50 into a pot of 150. Although 4-3 offsuit is weak, its straight potential makes seeing a flop at this price preferable to folding.

I have K2o in the big blind facing an SB limp; checking to see a free flop with position is standard.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this flop, so I’ll check rather than build the pot.

I have bottom pair with a good kicker in position in a limped pot, so checking behind controls the pot and lets me see a free turn.

I have no made hand or useful draw, so checking avoids investing more chips.

Check back to take a free river card with bottom pair and an open-ended straight draw.

With four to a straight on the board, my 4-high has little showdown value. A minimum bet risks 100 chips to try to fold out hands that would otherwise beat me.

The board has a four-card straight (T-J-Q-K) and we hold neither an Ace nor a 9, giving us just two pair which acts as a pure bluffcatcher with bad blockers. Facing a bet, opponent has plenty of straights in their limped range.

K7 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds applies pressure while preserving position postflop.

Folding 96o from the small blind facing an open raise from the button.

A3o in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open, getting 400 to 150 (about 2.7:1) heads-up with position against me. The ace is decent, so calling is reasonable, and a 3-bet with a weak kicker is unattractive.

Top pair with a good kicker plus a pair of 3s makes two pair (Ah Ad? no: Ah pairs with Ad, 3c pairs with 3s), so I have top two pair on a draw-heavy board. I'm betting about 3/4 pot for value and to charge diamond draws.

King-high with no diamond and only remote backdoor draws is too weak to continue against this flop bet.

A8o is a standard opening hand on the button in 3-handed play, so I open-raise to 2.25 big blinds for value and position.

K3s is weak out of position in the small blind. It faces a button raise with the big blind still to act behind, so the price of 175 more isn't worth it. Folding is the disciplined choice.

K7 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small button raise, especially with the small blind's chips already in the pot.

With trips and a strong kicker, I can check to let the preflop raiser continuation-bet or bluff, then look to build the pot for value.

C-betting one-third pot on a paired board where we hold range advantage to deny equity from overcards and fold out weaker hands.

Trip sevens with a king kicker are strong enough to build the pot. This sizing can get value from tens and other made hands without forcing an oversized commitment.

After c-betting Ace-high with a gutshot on a paired rainbow board, facing a check-raise from the big blind leaves us with insufficient equity and unfavorable reverse implied odds to continue.