Hold'em table

9-10 offsuit is a weak holding from the button in a 3-handed game. Folding is appropriate to avoid playing a marginal hand out of position postflop against two opponents.

Closing the preflop action with 5s4s for only 50 more into a 150 pot gives good pot odds and implied odds against the big blind.

Pocket sevens are well ahead of the small blind's limp range heads-up. I raise for value and to deny equity.

Facing a 5x raise from the big blind with 54s out of position, I have insufficient equity and poor playability; folding avoids further chip loss.

5c2s is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling 100 chips out of position against the blinds is not profitable; folding avoids unnecessary risk.

2c3c is too weak to defend the small blind without favorable implied odds against the big blind.

J7 suited has playable button equity three-handed and benefits from applying pressure to the blinds. A small open preserves maneuverability while leveraging position.

T6o is a weak hand facing a 2.5x raise from the button. With no information suggesting the raiser is weak, folding preserves chips and avoids a marginal situation out of position post-flop.

Getting 2.67:1 pot odds with a king-high hand against a likely wide button open, so calling is reasonable despite being out of position.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board. Checking to control the pot and see the button's action.

This low connected flop favors the big blind's defending range, while J-high with a gutshot has useful equity to realize for free. Checking back avoids betting into many made pairs and draws.

I have bottom pair and the board is draw-heavy; betting 300 protects my hand and can fold out overcards. If raised, I will fold.

With only jack-high and no meaningful draw on this board, calling the turn probe is too speculative.

Ad2c is a weak hand (wheel draw potential only if A is used as low). From the button facing a big blind raise, folding is optimal to preserve chips against likely stronger holdings and avoid unfavorable equity in a three-way pot.

Button folded, so it's heads-up SB vs BB. Q3s is a reasonable hand to raise for initiative and to fold out BB's weaker hands; I'll make a standard 2.5bb raise.

Defend the big blind getting favorable pot odds versus a small heads-up min-raise with a connected suited-equivalent hand.

I have bottom two pair on a coordinated board and should bet for value while charging draws. A medium sizing builds the pot without overcommitting against stronger made hands.

Q-high with only a backdoor flush draw and one overcard on a low connected board; calling 350 into 850 has poor equity, and playing out of position makes folding the best choice.

J5s on the button closing the action for 100 into 150 is a cheap price with position; calling keeps the pot small and avoids bloating with a weak suited hand.

Complete from the small blind with J-high suited? Actually Jd6c is offsuit and weak, but the price is only 50 into a multiway pot, so calling is acceptable.

K8o is a marginal hand from the big blind. With a pot of 300 and both opponents having called, checking allows me to see the flop while keeping my options open post-flop. This avoids committing more chips with a mediocre hand while preserving my ability to play positionally.

I have a made jack-high flush on the monotone flop and should value-bet against weaker diamonds, pairs, and draws. A moderate sizing builds value while limiting exposure to stronger flushes.

With K-8 offsuit on a flop of 5d-Qd-3d, I have no made hand and minimal equity. Seat 3's flop raise indicates strength, and calling 200 to win a 500 chip pot is negative expected value. Folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

I have middle pair with a backdoor club draw and position, and the 200 bet into 500 gives me reasonable pot odds to continue. Raising risks inflating the pot on a monotone board where many turn cards are bad.

I have a jack-high flush on a three-diamond board and should value bet against lower diamonds, pairs with a diamond, and sticky queens. A moderate sizing keeps weaker hands in while building the pot.

Button pocket jacks are a strong opening hand three-handed. I raise to 2.5bb for value and to build the pot while retaining maneuverability.

8-3o is one of the weakest holdings in poker. Against a 2.5x raise from the button after posting small blind, folding is the mathematically sound play, avoiding a marginal situation with a poor hand.

K5s has enough equity against a button open and I am closing the action with good pot odds, so calling is profitable. Raising out of position with a marginal suited king would risk too much.

I flopped top pair with a backdoor flush draw and want to bet for value and protection against draws.

JJ is a strong bluff-catcher on this dry K-high flop versus a heads-up blind lead. Calling keeps weaker pairs and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessarily bloated pot.

The turn completes a possible diamond flush and my top pair has a weak kicker, so checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by a flush.

JJ has useful showdown value but is vulnerable on the four-diamond board. Checking behind avoids being check-raised and keeps weaker one-pair hands in.

JJ has solid showdown value, but the king-high three-diamond board makes a river value bet unlikely to be called often by worse hands. Checking avoids exposing the hand to a check-raise.