Hold'em table

94o is too weak to open profitably even from the button three-handed, with both blinds left to act.

J2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against the big blind; folding the small blind avoids playing a marginal hand OOP.

Q5 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb applies pressure on the blinds with position.

4-7 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act behind. Calling 200 more is not worth it, so I fold.

JTo in the big blind against a 2.5x button open in a 3-handed game is a clear defend, getting 150 to win 400. It plays well postflop and isn't strong enough to want to 3-bet as a value hand.

Top pair with a decent kicker out of position against the preflop raiser: checking lets the button continuation-bet with its wide range, and I plan to check-call. It also keeps the pot controlled against overpairs.

Heads-up in position as preflop raiser on a dry T74 rainbow board; a small c-bet with Q-high backdoor equity takes down the pot often against a BB calling range that mostly missed.

Top pair with a jack kicker on a dry board facing a small c-bet (300 into 550). Calling keeps the button's bluffs in and controls the pot size.

Turned trip tens with a jack kicker, and many of the button's c-bet hands will check back this turn. Leading about 65% pot gets value from overpairs, 7x hands and draws.

Q5 suited has only queen-high with no draw on a paired board; opponent check-called the flop then led big on the paired turn, representing trips or better. Folding is clearly correct.

4-9 offsuit is a weak hand even on the button in a 3-handed game, and calling 100 out of position against two players isn't worth it. I'll fold and wait for a better spot.

AQo is a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I'm raising to 3x for value while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

8-4 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a small-blind raise to 3bb; calling 200 to see a flop with poor playability isn't profitable, so folding is standard.

Q9o is a standard open from the button in 3-handed play. A 2.5x raise puts pressure on both blinds.

T6 suited from the small blind facing a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act is a marginal, out-of-position hand; folding is standard and avoids playing a weak holding OOP.

A8s in the big blind against a 2.5x button open, getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7:1) with a suited ace. Calling is clearly profitable and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

Nut flush draw plus nut ace-high with a backdoor straight draw on K-Q-J; the button's preflop raise range hits this board often, so a small probe bet builds the pot with a strong semi-bluff while out of position.}

Middle pair with a gutshot to a straight and a backdoor flush draw has enough equity against a donk lead, and we only need about 28% to call. Raising would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better ones.

I have the nut straight (A-K-Q-J-T) on the turn. I'll check to let the button bet or to induce action, since the board is wet and I'm out of position, but I'm strong enough to check-raise or bet later.

We hold a K-high straight, which only loses to any ace. Villain checked the turn, so I'll bet about two-thirds pot for value against their kings, two pairs, sets and draws while protecting against spade and pairing runouts.

Ace-high with the nut straight (A-K-Q-J-T) made on the turn: board Kc Qs Js Td plus Ac gives A-K-Q-J-T, the broadway straight. Calling keeps the opponent's bluffs in; raising is also fine, but a call is safe and still collects value on the river.

Board is Kc Qs Js Td 7c, so I have the nut straight (A-K-Q-J-T) and the board itself is a broadway straight that is shared. My Ac plays the ace-high straight, which is the best possible straight. Checking to let the button bet is reasonable since he bet the turn, but raising could also be good; I check to induce a bet or bluff from the aggressor.

I have a king-high straight, and only an ace beats it on this board. The opponent's check-call line suggests weaker made hands like Kx or Qx, or a chopping 9, so I'll take a value bet of about 60% pot.

Ace-high with a broadway straight (A-K-Q-J-T) made: Ac with board Kc Qs Js Td gives A-K-Q-J-T, the nuts. Calling is safe, though raising for value is also strong; I call to keep it simple vs a likely bet range.}

Pocket kings on the button with no action yet; open raise for value to 2.5bb.

T4 offsuit is weak from the small blind facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act behind me; calling 200 more out of position is a losing play, so I fold.

KTo in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open is getting good odds (150 to win 400), and the hand plays well enough to defend by calling. It isn't strong enough to 3-bet for value.

With K-high plus an open-ended straight draw (an A or 9 makes Broadway or the nut-ish straight), checking to the preflop raiser on this paired board is standard, and I plan to continue against a c-bet. The OESD also makes this a reasonable check-raise candidate at times, but a check keeps the pot controlled out of position.

KK is an overpair on a paired J-J-Q board; betting half pot for value and protection against the BB's calling range, which includes many Qx, draws and pocket pairs that will continue.

KT on QJJ gives an open-ended straight draw (an A or 9 completes it) plus a king overcard. The price is good: 275 to win 825, needing about 25% equity, and calling keeps the pot controlled on a paired board.

We hold an open-ended straight draw (any A or 9) plus a king overcard, out of position on a paired board. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets us realize our equity, and we can call a reasonable bet.

Overpair KK on a paired board after villain check-called the flop; turn 2s is a blank. Bet for value against Qx, pocket pairs and straight draws (KT, T9, AT), keeping sizing moderate for pot control given trips are possible.

Open-ended straight draw (any A or 9 makes the nut-ish straight) plus some showdown value against air. The pot odds are slightly short, but implied odds with deep stacks justify a call.

King-high missed my gutshot and has little showdown value against a double barrel. A lead would rarely fold out the Qx and Jx hands that make up much of villain's range, so I'll check and plan to give up to a bet.

KK is an overpair on a J-J-Q-2-7 board; opponent check-called twice and checked again, which is consistent with Qx, mid pocket pairs, or busted spade/straight draws. A ~40% pot bet extracts value from Qx and pairs while keeping it cheap enough to fold to a check-raise from trips/full houses.

King-high only beats a narrow set of missed draws; many of villain's bluffs are ace-high and still beat us. After a triple barrel on a paired board, his range is too value-heavy for a call, even at 22% pot odds.

A5s is a strong hand in 3-handed play on the button, so I raise to 3bb to build the pot with position and fold out weaker hands.

QQ is well ahead of a 3-handed button opening range. 3-betting to 12bb out of position builds the pot and denies the big blind a cheap look at the flop.

T7 offsuit in the big blind facing a 3-bet to 1200 with the original raiser still to act is an easy fold; the hand has poor equity and playability against a 3-betting range.

A5s on the button has good equity and position against a small blind 3-bet, and calling 900 more is a fair price (pot odds about 640 to 900 into 2500). Calling keeps dominated hands in, so I prefer it to a 4-bet bluff.}

QQ on a dry paired 8-2-8 board is well ahead of the button's calling range, so a small c-bet of about a third of the pot gets value from underpairs and Ax and protects against overcards. It keeps the pot manageable with SPR around 3.5.)

Ace-high with a backdoor wheel draw on an 8-2-8 board. Seat 1 3-bet preflop and bet the flop, so they likely hold a strong range, but calling 800 into a 3300 pot gives about 4:1 odds. Ace-high may have showdown value, and I have position, so folding is too tight and raising is too risky.

QQ is ahead of most of the button's flatting range (underpairs, AK/AQ floats), so a two-thirds pot value bet charges overcards and sets up a river shove. Checking would give free cards to overcards.

Seat_1 3-bet preflop and bet both the flop and turn, so their range is mostly strong overpairs. I have ace-high with about 7 outs, roughly 15% equity, which doesn't justify the 28% price to call 2700 into a 6800 pot.