Hold'em table

Pocket jacks are a premium hand on the button, so I open-raise to 3x the big blind to build the pot and take control preflop.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a three-big-blind button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Holding 8s5h offsuit is a weak hand facing a 200-chip raise from the button, and out of position with a small pot, so folding avoids a costly marginal call.

Nine-five suited is playable as a button open in a three-handed game, and raising takes advantage of position and the chance to win the blinds.

AKs is a strong hand in a 3-way pot; raising to 1000 applies pressure on the button's limp-raise and builds the pot with a premium suited broadway hand.

Pocket tens are ahead of a typical button open and small-blind 3-bet range, so I 4-bet for value and to deny position rather than flat out of position.

Nine-five suited is too weak to continue against a three-bet and a large four-bet, especially with the three-bettor still to act.

AKs is strong enough to continue against a 4-bet, and calling 1700 to see a flop is better than folding or bloating the pot out of position with a 5-bet.

I have only ace-high with no pair or flush draw on the 8-Q-3 rainbow-ish flop, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids bloating it against a preflop raiser.

Pocket tens are ahead of much of the strong calling range on Q83 with two hearts, so a small c-bet takes the initiative and charges draws without bloating the pot.

With A-K high and two overcards to the board, calling 1800 into a 5650 pot gives roughly 24% pot odds, which is reasonable against a wide aggressive range. Folding would give up too much equity.

I have only ace-high with no pair on a paired queens board, so I'll check for pot control and see whether seat_1 keeps betting.

Queens and tens is ahead of most non-queen hands, and with under one pot behind I shove for value and to deny flush-draw equity.

I have only ace-king high against a queen-paired board facing a 5500 all-in-sized turn bet; calling needs about 27% equity, and my equity against a range that likely includes queens is well below that.

On the button in a three-handed pot with only 100 to call, calling with 3-6 suited is a cheap speculative continuation with good position, though the hand is weak.

KTo is playable three-handed against a limp, so I raise to 400 to take the initiative and fold out weak hands before the flop.

J4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 4bb raise, especially with the button still in the hand.

Facing a 4bb raise from the small blind with only 3-6 offsuit, I need about 33% equity to call 300 into a 600 pot, and this hand is too weak for a three-way pot.

83 offsuit is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind, so folding preserves chips.

With the button folded, calling 50 more lets me see a flop heads-up at a low cost. 8-5 offsuit is too weak to raise for value.

Seat 3 is the big blind with 3d 9d, a weak hand, and the action is checked to me for free, so checking to see the flop costs nothing and avoids investing chips with poor equity.

With no pair or meaningful draw on this board, I’ll check rather than invest more chips.

I hold 3d9d, a weak no-pair hand on a Q-T-K board, and there is no bet to call, so checking is free and keeps the pot small.

The big blind checked the flop, and my eight-high hand is unlikely to win at showdown. A small turn bet can take down the pot when they have also missed.

I have 9-high with only a gutshot to a straight, about 9% equity to hit by the river. Calling 130 into a 330 pot needs roughly 28% equity, so folding is the correct play.

KJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise builds the pot while retaining positional advantage.

Queen-deuce offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise to 250, so folding avoids losing more chips with little equity.

97 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open after the small blind folds. Folding saves the remaining stack for better spots.

Ace-high on the button is a reasonable steal candidate against a small blind and big blind who both have few chips in, so raising to 250 applies pressure and wins the blinds often enough to justify it.

36 suited is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, with the big blind still to act.

QTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button min-ish raise, especially with the small blind out. Calling keeps the pot manageable with an offsuit hand.

With queen-high and only a backdoor flush draw on a monotone flop, I prefer to check rather than build the pot out of position.

I have ace-high with a four-spade flush draw, but the pot is small and the BB checked, so taking a free card with a check is reasonable.

After the flop checks through, top pair with a spade is strong enough to bet for value and protection against draws.

I hold ace-high with a four-flush draw, about 9 outs on the river, roughly 20% equity against a 350 call into a 900 pot that needs about 28%. The turn raise after a flop check suggests strength, so folding is the better play.