Hold'em table

Ace-ten offsuit is a strong opening hand on the button three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds builds value while applying pressure to the blinds and preserving positional advantage.

Q2o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

2-6 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise; folding is correct rather than calling with a trash hand out of position.

6c9h is a weak offsuit hand from the button, and calling 100 into only 150 offers poor implied odds with three players. I prefer to fold and conserve chips.

AK suited-ish offsuit broadway hand is strong heads-up value against one remaining opponent; raise to build pot and isolate the big blind.

T5 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a 3.5bb raise, even with position. Its poor connectivity and frequent domination make folding preferable to calling or bluff-raising.

K2 offsuit on the button facing a raise-limp and BB with no fold equity is a marginal spot; I'll fold this weak hand and wait for better opportunities.

With the button folded, completing the small blind costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. J5 offsuit is playable at that price against the big blind's unrestricted range, while limping keeps the pot small out of position.

With a weak offsuit 6-4 in the big blind and no call required, checking is the safest way to see a flop without investing more chips.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has showdown value but cannot comfortably get value from worse on this connected board. Checking keeps the pot small and allows a response to the big blind's action.

With 6-high on a coordinated Q-J-T flop and no fold equity against a checked small blind, checking back is best and keeps the pot small.

Second pair with a weak kicker has showdown value but little incentive to build the pot on this connected board. Checking keeps weaker hands in and avoids exposing us to a raise.

My hand has no pair or draw and the small blind has shown no strength, so I take the free river card rather than bluff into a caller.

Rivered two pair is strong after both earlier streets checked through. A modest value bet can get called by queens and weaker pairs while avoiding an unnecessarily large investment.

I have only 6-high with no pair or draw on the river, so calling a 150 bet into 350 is not profitable.

T5 offsuit is too weak for a default button open at 100bb with both blinds still to act. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor playability and frequent domination.

Heads-up with an ace, raising applies pressure and takes initiative; A2o is strong enough to raise against a random big blind.

K6o offsuit is weak against a raise with only one opponent left to act; not worth continuing for 150 more chips.

Three-handed button with a weak offsuit hand, but a small raise can steal the blinds and we have position if called.

Ace-high with decent equity against a wide 3-handed button open; getting good pot odds to see a flop from the small blind.

Calling costs 200 to contest a final pot of 900, and T7 suited has enough multiway equity and drawing potential to defend at this price. Calling also closes the preflop action without inflating the pot out of position.

I only have a gutshot straight draw with ace-high; checking controls pot size and lets me see a free card against two other players on a coordinated board.

I have an open-ended straight draw and a backdoor diamond draw, but this board strongly connects with the preflop raiser’s range. Checking keeps the pot manageable out of position and lets me assess the button’s action.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board; checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by stronger hands.

I only have ace-high with a backdoor gutshot to the nuts; no reason to bet into two players after a check-around flop on a paired board.

Checking preserves our chance to complete the open-ended straight draw without inflating a multiway pot. The paired board makes some straight outs vulnerable, and a bluff must get through both opponents.

With a marginal two pair on a coordinated, paired board and all opponents checking, I prefer to control the pot and avoid getting raised by better hands.

I hold top pair (kings) with an ace kicker on a paired board after two streets of checks, suggesting opponents likely have weak hands; a modest value bet extracts chips from any calling range while limiting risk.

I have only the board’s pair of kings with a ten kicker, which loses to most plausible value bets. With another player still to act, calling a half-pot river bet is unlikely to be profitable.

Getting over 3:1, my two pair beats enough missed draws and bluffs to call, but raising only gets called by better.

KQ offsuit is a strong button hand; raising to 300 to isolate and take control of the pot in position.

94 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity and playability out of position.

88 is a strong hand in a 3-handed game; 3-betting for value and to take initiative against a likely wide button raise.