Hold'em table

Calling the 100 big blind with KcTh on the button is a standard play; I want to see a flop and avoid building a big pot out of position with a marginal hand.

Calling only 50 into 250 gives excellent pot odds with T5o, whose raw equity against two wide limping ranges exceeds the price despite being out of position.

42s is weak but gets a free flop in the big blind. Raising into two limpers has little fold equity, so checking is the better play.

With ten-high, no pair and no real draw on an ace-queen board in a three-way limped pot, bluffing is unlikely to succeed; checking keeps the pot small for free.

Flush draw plus wheel gutshot gives strong equity in a limped 3-way pot. A small bet of 2/3 pot can take it down now and builds the pot when I hit, though checking would also be reasonable.

Top pair on a wet board with backdoor flush potential; calling keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a vulnerable kicker.

Ten-high with no pair and no meaningful draw on an ace-queen board facing a bet and a call; calling 200 has no equity to justify it.

We have a made spade flush (A-Q-4-3-2) plus a straight-flush draw, so a moderate bet gets value from Ax and Qx hands while keeping the pot controlled. On a paired board, higher spades and full houses can beat us.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a ten-high kicker; calling keeps me in the hand cheaply without overcommitting on a scary board where seat_3 is showing significant strength.

The paired-trips board means any ace, three, queen or pocket pair beats my flush, and the button called two streets with plenty of those. Checking for showdown value beats betting into a range where only worse flushes would pay me.

The board is paired with three queens and a backdoor straight possibility, and my K-T high card is weak against likely queen or ace holdings. Checking allows me to realize equity cheaply and potentially induce a bluff from seat_3.

AJo is a strong hand on the button in 3-handed play, well ahead of blind ranges. Raising to 2.5bb applies pressure and builds a pot in position.

J4 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with a weak, dominated hand loses money.

I hold Ks8s, a weak hand that does not play well out of position. Seat 2 opened to 250 and seat 3 folded, so I face a 150-to-call decision with no other callers; folding preserves my 9900 stack for better spots.

A5o is a solid button open in 3-handed play, with blocker value and wheel playability, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative.

I hold 2s5d, a weak offsuit hand. Facing a raise to 250 with only 200 to call, the pot odds and hand strength do not justify continuing preflop.

3-8 offsuit is very weak facing a button raise to 2.5bb; calling out of position would be unprofitable.

I have a strong Ace with a Ten kicker and the button position, so calling the 100 big blind to see a flop is the most profitable play.

Pocket deuces are a cheap set-mining hand three-handed; calling 50 into 250 keeps the pot manageable out of position rather than bloating it with a vulnerable low pair.

76o in the big blind facing two limpers; a free flop is fine and raising out of position offers little fold equity against two players.

With pocket deuces on a paired Ace-high flop in a three-way limped pot, I have weak two pair that loses to any Ace, nine, or higher pocket pair. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into two opponents.

76 offsuit has no showdown value and almost no equity on A99. In a limped three-way pot the limp ranges hit aces often, and a player still acts behind, so I'll check and keep the pot small.

Board is paired with an overcard, giving me a weak top pair. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bluff catcher against two opponents.

With 22 on a 999A board I have the lowest full house; betting would fold hands I beat and get called or raised by any Ace, higher pair, or 9, so checking preserves showdown value.

I only have seven-high on a paired, trips-heavy board, and I have almost no showdown value. Bluffing into two players who are likely holding an ace or a nine is unprofitable, so I'll take the free card.

The board is paired with three nines and an Ace, and my T-high with an Ace kicker is weak and vulnerable to overcards or a full house. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

Our 9s full of 2s beats bare trip 9s but loses to any Ace, 8, 9, or higher pocket pair. Betting would likely fold worse trips and get called by better full houses, so check to reach a cheap showdown.

The board plays for me, since 999-A-8 beats my 7-6, so I can at best chop. Bluffing into two players who would call with any ten-or-higher kicker, an ace or an eight is unlikely to work.

Board is paired 9s with an Ace kicker; my Th high is likely behind, and checking lets me realize equity without risking chips on a bluff-heavy river. I'll take the showdown and split or lose depending on their holdings.

On the button three-handed, 6-5 offsuit has connector playability and position; a small open pressures the blinds and is profitable as a wide button steal.

KQs in the small blind facing a button open in 3-handed play is a strong hand against a wide range. A 3-bet to 10bb takes the initiative and avoids playing out of position with the big blind still to act behind.

I hold 2h3s, a very weak hand that is unlikely to improve enough to justify calling a 900 chip raise. Folding preserves my 9900 chip stack for better opportunities.

56 offsuit is too weak to continue facing a 3-bet to 1000; calling 750 lacks sufficient equity and playability despite position.

Three-handed on the button, J6o is a borderline hand but playable as a small open. With only the blinds left to act, a 2.5bb raise can pick up the pot often.

I have suited connectors and the pot odds justify continuing. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating the pot with a marginal hand out of position.

Already invested as big blind, calling 150 into 600 gives good pot odds with a suited hand that has implied odds deep-stacked against two opponents.

The pot is 750 with a paired board (Ah, Ad) and I hold 3s Ts, giving me a weak hand with backdoor flush potential. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bet with a marginal holding.

With 8-high and only a backdoor spade draw on a paired Ace board, checking for free is best; bluffing into two opponents who called a preflop raise is unlikely to succeed.

I was the preflop raiser on a dry, paired A-A-2 board that favours my range, and both players checked to me. A small c-bet of a third of the pot should take this down often with J-high, which has little showdown value anyway.)

I have a gutshot straight draw to a king with Ts on a 2s-Ah-Ad board, giving me equity against the button's continuation bet. Calling 250 into a 1000 pot keeps my stack intact while I see a cheap turn card.

With 8-high and only a runner-runner spade draw on a paired Ace board, facing a bet and a call I have far less than the required equity to call 250.

Board is paired with two 2s and two Aces, so I'm cautious with my weak 3-10. Seat 3 bet the flop and I called, but seat 2 folded. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big bet with a marginal hand.

Seat_1 called the flop on a paired board, so they likely have an ace, a deuce, or a pocket pair that will rarely fold. My jack kicker has some showdown value, so I'll check back and take a free river.

Board is paired with two 2s and two Aces, giving me only a weak Ten-high. Seat 3 led the flop and called a raise, so they likely have a strong hand; checking is the safest play to avoid bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

Our J kicker on a double-paired board has little showdown value against a flop-calling range. The river heart and two checks suggest weakness, so a bet of about 64% pot can fold out underpairs and K/Q-high hands.

I have a weak ten-high straight on a paired board with possible full houses, so I'm calling to see a showdown without risking more chips.