Hold'em table

With Q7o on the button and no prior action, I'm folding to avoid investing chips in a speculative hand out of position postflop.

Calling the 50-chip completion gets about 3-to-1 pot odds in a three-way pot where the button has folded, which is a cheap speculative continue with 3-9 offsuit.

K6 offsuit is a marginal hand and I can see the flop for free against the small blind's limp.

My 3c 9s has no pair on a 4-4-T board, so I'll take the free check rather than bet into two opponents with a weak hand.

K-high has some showdown value, and the paired board gives little reason to risk a bluff after the small blind checked. Check and realize the chance to improve.

I hold 3c 9s on a 4-4-T-Q board with no pair or draw of substance, so checking is the cheapest way to see the river without investing more chips.

With only king-high and no meaningful draw, betting into the preflop caller risks value-owning myself against pairs. I’ll take the free river and preserve showdown value.

I hold two pair (nines and fours) on the river, but the opponent has checked twice, so a check keeps the pot small and avoids facing a larger raise.

With only king-high on a connected board, a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands. Check and preserve the chance to win at showdown against missed draws or lower-high hands.

Pocket fives are a playable pair in 3-handed play, and raising from the button builds the pot and can take the blinds down while I keep position.

7♣2♣ is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Calling 200 with Ad7s is a standard play; I can see a flop cheaply and potentially realize equity postflop without overcommitting preflop.

I have a backdoor flush draw and overcard with 7s-6h-6c on board, but no made hand yet; checking keeps the pot small and preserves optionality against the button's preflop raise.

With a pair of fives on a Q-7-6 board, I have a weak made hand with little showdown value against the caller, so I'll check to keep the pot small and see the turn cheaply.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a wet board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a dominated hand.

Checking is free and my pair of fives is weak on this board, so betting for value or bluffing isn't clearly profitable.

Board is paired with Qc and Jc, and my 7s gives me a pair of 7s, but I'm likely behind a straight or better. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

I hold a pair of fives on a board that has no five, so the hand is weak and likely behind; checking is free and keeps the pot small.

On the button in a three-handed pot, T5 offsuit is playable as a wide open. A small raise applies pressure while keeping the risk modest.

I hold 4h2h, a weak offsuit hand that is unlikely to improve enough to justify calling a 200 chip raise. Folding preserves my stack against a likely strong range from the button.

Calling 150 into a 400 pot gives about 2.7:1 odds, which is enough to continue with 7s2s from the big blind against a button raise, since it has decent equity against a wide range.

Middle pair of sevens on a 3-9-7 board is a modest hand, so I'll take the free card and see whether seat_3 bets.

I have a low flush draw on a monotone board, so checking takes a free card without risking a raise or building the pot with a marginal draw.

I hold two pair (nines and sevens) on a paired board, which is strong enough to bet for value after both players checked the flop. A bet of 300 builds the pot while keeping a reasonable size against a range that may have checked back.

I have only a weak, potentially dominated flush draw with one card to come, and the call price is too high for its equity.

8d 4c is a weak offsuit hand with no playability. Facing a raise to 100 with only 50 in the pot, folding minimizes losses with no equity edge.

Holding 2c 6d from the small blind, this is one of the weakest hands and I'd be out of position in a multiway pot, so folding the 50 chips is the disciplined play.

Suited connectors on the button with the blinds still to act is a strong steal spot in 3-handed play, so I raise to 250 rather than limp.

K♥6♥ has enough suited playability to defend from the small blind at these pot odds, while calling avoids inflating the pot out of position with a marginal hand.

7h5c is a weak hand that does not play well postflop, and I am out of position facing a raise and a call. Folding preserves my stack against two opponents who have already shown strength.

I have a king-high flush draw, but checking out of position keeps the pot manageable and lets the preflop raiser act first.

Two pair, nines and eights, is strong on this board, and seat_3 checked, so betting about two-thirds pot builds the pot and charges draws.

Kh6h has a strong flush draw with up to nine clean hearts, giving enough equity to continue at these pot odds. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise.

Check with the king-high flush draw to realize equity and keep the pot manageable. A lead risks building the pot against the button’s flop bet-and-call range.

Two pair, nines and eights, is strong on this board, and the opponent's turn check gives me a chance to build the pot for value at about two-thirds of the pot.

I have a strong king-high flush draw with nine likely outs, plus some chance a king is good. The direct pot odds are short, but the deep stacks offer useful implied odds if I complete the flush.

My king-high kicker has some showdown value on the paired board, but the opponent’s preflop raise and two-street aggression make a river bluff or thin value bet unattractive. I’ll take the free showdown.

I have a full house, nines full of eights, which is near the top of the range on this board. Betting about 60% of the pot gets value from calls that are behind.

I have only a king kicker with no completed draw, and the sizable river bet after two barrels is unlikely to be profitable to bluff-catch against. The king of hearts also removes some missed-heart bluffs from the opponent’s range.

T8 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

With 4c 9h on the button facing a raise to 250, the pot odds don't justify continuing with such weak disconnected cards. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

I'm in the big blind with 4h7h, getting about 27% pot odds to call 150 into a 400 pot against a button raise, which justifies calling with this suited hand.

I hold 4h 7h, a weak hand with only a backdoor flush draw, and checking is free since there is no bet to call, so I take the free showdown option.

A small continuation bet uses the preflop raiser's range advantage and may fold out weaker hands. I have a gutshot to a straight, so I retain some equity when called.

I have a flush draw with 4h 7h and the Jh, plus some straight potential. Calling 180 into a 730 pot gives about 20% pot odds, which a flush draw with nine outs beats.

I hold 4-7 of hearts with no pair on a Jack-6-Queen-Queen board, so I have little showdown value. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it without a strong hand.

The turn queen favors my preflop raiser range, and a modest bet can pressure hands that called the flop with marginal pairs. I also have a few river outs if called.

I have 4-7 with no pair and only one heart on board, so I have almost no showdown value against a turn raise that likely represents queens or jacks. Calling 350 into a 1260 pot needs far more equity than I have.