Hold'em table

KTo on the button 3-handed is a clear open-raise; 2.5x sizing pressures the blinds.

T5 offsuit is weak against a button raise with the big blind still to act; calling 200 from the small blind out of position has poor equity and playability.

4s2s is a weak hand that needs position and initiative to play profitably; facing a 250 raise from the button with only 150 to call, I fold to avoid being dominated postflop out of position.

AJ offsuit on the button in 3-handed play is a strong open; raising builds pot in position and can take the blinds.

I hold Jc4h, a weak offsuit hand that lacks playability. The button raised to 250, and calling 200 more from the small blind with this hand is a clear -EV decision. Folding preserves my stack.

K8s in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open is a clear defend, getting 150 to win 400. Calling keeps the button's wide range in and plays well postflop.

K8s on A-7-9 two-tone out of position against the button's range: I hold a gutshot (needs a 6, with 8-9 in hand), backdoor spades and a K overcard. The ace favors the raiser, so checking to the aggressor is the standard line.

Top pair with Jack kicker on an A-7-9 two-club board; betting for value and to charge flush and straight draws after the big blind checked.

Against a small 40% pot c-bet, we need about 29% equity. K8s brings a backdoor nut flush draw, backdoor straight draws and some pair outs, so it is a reasonable defend to avoid overfolding.

King-high with no club on a three-club ace-high board has almost no equity and blocks nothing useful, so I'll check and give up against significant pressure.

Top pair with Jack kicker on a three-club board; bet half pot for value against weaker Aces and to charge one-club and straight draws, folding to a raise.

K-high with no pair and no draw on a three-club board facing a second barrel; there is too little equity to call.

Ad5c is a weak offsuit hand on the button facing a 100 big blind raise; folding preserves my 10000 stack for better opportunities.

52o is among the weakest hands in the small blind vs the big blind. Calling out of position with poor equity and playability loses chips, so folding is fine here.

ATo on the button in 3-handed is a strong opening hand; a standard 2.5x open builds the pot with position.

Pocket deuces have good set-mining value deep-stacked; calling 200 into 400 with the big blind still to act keeps the pot multiway and cheap.

7s6c is a weak hand to call a raise from the big blind; folding preserves chips against two players who have already shown strength.

Pocket deuces are well behind on an A-9-9 board against a preflop raiser; checking controls the pot and avoids bluffing into a range that often has an ace or nine.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a dry paired board is well ahead of the small blind's calling range, so I'm betting small (a third of the pot) for value and protection. A small size keeps weaker aces and pocket pairs paying.

Pocket twos are only two pair on a paired Ace board, behind any Ace, nine, or higher pair, and out of position facing further bets; the small flop bet does not justify continuing with two outs to improve.

On the button three-handed, 6-5 offsuit has straight potential and position, so a standard open gives a chance to steal the blinds and play in position if called.

I have a suited King-Queen on the button, which is a playable hand. The opponent opened to 2.5bb, and calling keeps my stack intact while letting me see a flop. I'll play straightforwardly and avoid overcommitting without more information.

23o is among the weakest holdings and would be out of position in a multiway pot, so its equity realization would be poor despite the 20% price. A fold is the disciplined play.

I have a backdoor flush draw and gutshot with Kh Qh on a dry flop, and checking lets me control pot size and potentially induce a bluff from the button. Since the opponent opened from the button and I called preflop, keeping the pot small is reasonable while I look for a cheap turn card.

As preflop aggressor in position with a heart flush draw, a half-pot continuation bet can fold better hands and builds the pot if I hit.

I have a backdoor flush draw and open-ended straight draw with Kh Qh on As 4h Jh, giving me good equity. Calling keeps my stack flexible and avoids building a big pot with a hand that isn't strong enough to commit.

Board is disconnected and I have no made hand; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bluff catcher for seat_2.

With bottom pair plus a heart draw I have some showdown and river equity, but opponent's check-call suggests Ace or Jack strength that won't fold to another bet. Checking takes a free river and avoids bloating the pot with a weak pair.

The board is uncoordinated and I have a medium-strength hand; checking allows me to control the pot and avoid building a big bet with marginal equity.

I have a pair of fives for modest showdown value after opponent checked the river; betting would only fold hands I beat and get called by aces, jacks, and better pairs.

I have J-6 offsuit on the button with only a 100 chip call to match the big blind. This is a weak hand that plays poorly postflop, so I'll save the 100 chip call and wait for better spots.

Blind vs blind, T3 suited is a reasonable raising hand from the small blind against a single big blind, so I raise to 3bb rather than limp out of position.

Suited 84 in the big blind heads-up needs only 33% equity for 200 into 400, and I will have position on the small blind postflop, making a defend profitable versus a steal range.

As the preflop raiser on a dry paired-ace board that strongly favors my range, I'm making a small c-bet with a backdoor flush draw and a wheel gutshot. The bet folds out underpairs and missed hands cheaply.

With 8-high and only a runner-runner spade draw on a paired Ace board, I have very little equity against a preflop raiser betting here, so calling 200 is not justified.