Hold'em table

K2s on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising 2.5x applies pressure on the blinds with a hand that has decent playability and fold equity.

Seven-nine offsuit is a weak hand to call a button raise out of position with the big blind still to act, so folding avoids a marginal, dominated spot.

Calling with 5d8d suited connectors from the big blind against a button raise. Getting 150 to call into a 400 pot, good implied odds with deep stacks.

I have a flush draw with 5d8d on a Td9s4d flop but no made hand and I'm out of position, so checking to see the opponent's action.

I raised preflop from the button and BB checked to me on a dry 4-9-T board; a small c-bet with K-high and backdoor spade draw takes it down often and keeps range pressure, while being cheap if called.

We have a flush draw with 9 outs, getting over 3:1 pot odds, making a call profitable. Raising is possible but we are out of position and our draw is not strong enough to semi-bluff raise.

We have a weak flush draw with 5d8d on a board with an overcard Ad. Betting as a bluff could be too optimistic since the turn A favors the preflop raiser's range. Checking to see a free river or to evaluate opponent's action is preferable.

King-high has no showdown value; the Ad turn is a strong scare card for the preflop raiser's range (AK/AQ/flushes), so a second barrel folds out the Tx/9x/pair hands that called the flop.

We have a flush draw with 9 outs, getting about 2.5:1 pot odds, but implied odds justify a call given remaining stacks.

We have an 8-high flush on a board with three diamonds and a possible straight. Out of position, checking controls the pot and may induce a bet from worse hands or bluffs, while avoiding a difficult decision if raised.

King-high has no showdown value, but villain called two sizable barrels on a three-diamond board with an ace and the river completes several straights; their range is too strong and sticky for a third barrel to fold enough, so I give up rather than burn more chips.

Seven-five offsuit is a weak hand to play three-way out of position, and the 100-chip call needs about 29% equity, which this hand is unlikely to reach against two blinds.

8d Qd suited has decent equity and playability; getting 3:1 pot odds to close the action heads-up against BB, calling is profitable.

Button folded, SB limped; I have 6c4h in the big blind with the option to check. Weak offsuit hand, but free flop in position vs a limper, so check rather than raise or fold.

I have middle pair with a good kicker on a very coordinated board while out of position. Checking controls the pot and lets me see the turn before committing more chips.

Open-ended straight draw (5 or T) in position after SB check-called limp and checked; semi-bluff bet ~2/3 pot takes down the small pot often and keeps equity when called.

Having second pair with a weak kicker on a connected board with flush and straight draws, and out of position, I choose to fold to the bet to avoid difficult later streets.

J9o is a reasonable button open in 3-handed play; raising applies pressure to the blinds and gives me position postflop if called.

J6 offsuit in the small blind facing a button raise with a big blind still to act is a clear fold; it's dominated and plays poorly out of position.

I'm getting a discounted price from the big blind to call 150 into a 400 pot, which is enough to continue against a button raise with this speculative hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw with 9-6 on 8-7-K, but I act first out of position, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see whether seat 3 bets.

We have a gutshot straight draw and position; a continuation bet on this dry King-high board can win the pot immediately, and we can improve on the turn.

I have an open-ended straight draw (9-8-7-6 needs a 5 or T), and calling 250 into an 800 pot gives roughly the odds needed to continue profitably with about 8 outs.

I hold an open-ended straight draw (9-6 with 8-7 on board) but no made hand, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn card for free.

I hold a pair of nines with a weak kicker, and the opponent's turn check-back suggests limited strength, but a river bet risks a call from a better hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see whether seat_3 bets.

We have second pair with a decent kicker on a board with straight draws and a king. Seat_2 has checked three times, suggesting weakness, but they could hold a weak king. Checking behind realizes our showdown value without risking a check-raise or value-owning ourselves.

8d6c offsuit from the button in a 3-handed game is a marginal hand; while button opens can be wide, 86o with a one-gap and no suit is below a reasonable opening range against two unknown opponents. Folding is slightly better than raising or limping.

Jack-nine offsuit is a marginal hand, but completing the small blind for 50 more is cheap and keeps me in against the big blind with a playable post-flop hand.

54s is a speculative hand that plays well postflop in position; checking allows us to see a free flop and potentially win a big pot if we hit, while raising risks building a pot out of position with a weak hand.

Jack-high with no pair or real draw on a 5-2-3 board, and checking is free, so I take the free card rather than bluff into a player who has already checked.

I have top pair with an open-ended straight draw on a wet board. Betting for value and protection against the small blind who has shown weakness.

I have J-high with no pair or real draw on a 5-2-3 flop, and facing a 150 bet I need more equity than this hand has, so folding is the disciplined play.

Ten-five offsuit is a weak hand to play out of position against two blinds, so folding the 100-chip call is the disciplined choice.

K3o is a weak hand, out of position against the big blind, and calling or raising would likely lose chips. Folding preserves my stack.

2c 3d offsuit is an extremely weak hand with poor playability postflop. Folding now avoids risking chips with a hand that has little equity.

Button folded, so I'm heads-up in the small blind vs the big blind with A3o, a clear raise in a blind-vs-blind spot; raising to 3bb takes initiative and often wins the pot outright.

I getting 2-to-1 pot odds to call 200 into a 400 pot with the big blind, and 5-3 suited is a marginal but reasonable defend against a wide small-blind raise.

Preflop raiser on a KQJ board that favors my range; semi-bluff small with a gutshot to Broadway plus ace overcard to take down the pot or build it cheaply when I hit.

I have a spade flush draw with 5s 3s and the Qs on board, and calling 200 into an 800 pot gives roughly 5:1 pot odds, well above what the draw needs to realize its equity.

Ace-high with a gutshot to Broadway on a paired, very connected board; opponent called flop so their range is strong-ish. Check to realize equity with the free card and keep the pot controlled.

I hold 5-3 of spades with no pair on a K-Q-J-J board, so I have no value to bet and checking is free, which keeps the pot small.

Board is KKJJ and my ace plays as the kicker, beating any hand without a K, J, T, A, or two spades; betting only gets called by better hands or chops, so I check to realize showdown value and avoid bloating the pot.

I hold 5-3 with no pair against a board of K-K-J-J-Q, so I have no showdown value. Checking is free and keeps the pot at 1000 without risking more chips on a bluff.