Hold'em table

K5 offsuit is playable as a button open in a three-handed game, and a small raise can win the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

AJo is strong enough to 3-bet a button open in a 3-handed game; raising to 800 applies pressure on the big blind and takes initiative against a wide button range.

Facing a 3-bet to 800 with 5-4 offsuit, which has weak equity against a 3-bet range and is out of position, calling 700 to win a 1150 pot needs roughly 38% equity, so folding is the better play.

K5 offsuit is too weak to continue against the small blind's three-bet.

T2o is the weakest offsuit holding and plays poorly even on the button; folding avoids investing chips without a credible postflop path.

Completing the small blind for 50 chips with K-8 offsuit is a cheap way to see a flop heads-up against the big blind, so calling is better than folding or raising out of position.

With 8-6 offsuit, I can see a flop for free in position against the small blind. Raising would build a pot with a marginal hand.

Top pair of kings with an eight kicker is strong in a three-way pot, so I'm betting for value and to build the pot before the other players act.

With no pair, draw, or meaningful backdoor potential on this king-high flop, calling the bet out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

Two-four offsuit is one of the weakest hands, and calling 100 to see a flop out of position with it is not profitable enough, so I fold.

Ace-king suited is a premium hand, so I raise for value against the big blind rather than complete from the small blind.

K3o is weak but the pot odds are close to break-even against a possible small-blind steal, and I have position postflop after the button folded. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating with a dominated offsuit hand.

With ace-king and no diamond on a coordinated monotone flop, I’ll check out of position rather than build the pot without a made hand or flush draw.

I have K-high with only a backdoor flush draw; checking behind to see a free turn and avoid bloating the pot.

The jack connects well with the big blind’s calling range. With only ace-high and a gutshot, I’ll check rather than build the pot out of position.

My hand has little equity; opponent checked turn, so I check to realize my equity and avoid building a pot with king-high.

Ace-king has some showdown value against missed draws. Betting is unlikely to fold out enough pairs on this board.

I have king-high with no pair, and opponent has shown passivity but could have a piece; checking behind is the best way to realize any showdown value without risking chips.

Pocket eights are strong on the button three-handed, so I open for value while keeping the pot manageable.

2-9 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a dominated, low-equity hand out of position.

Calling 150 to see a flop heads-up with J8 offsuit is priced well against the button's wide open range, and the pot odds justify it.

I have only a Jack-high with a gutshot to a straight on a 4-9-7 board, and checking is free as the big blind, so I take the free card rather than bloat the pot.

Pocket eights have showdown value on this low, connected flop, but a bet could invite a difficult raise from the big blind. Checking back controls the pot and lets weaker hands continue.

I have only a gutshot straight draw with 8-high on a four-card board, so checking for a free card is better than bloating the pot.

After the turn checks through to me, my pair of eights is often ahead but vulnerable to overcards and straight draws. A 350-chip bet gets value from weaker pairs and draws while providing protection.

Our 8-J is essentially air on a 4-9-7-5 board with only a 6 as a straight draw (about 9% to hit by the river), well short of the roughly 28% equity needed to call 350 into a 900 pot.

K6o on the button in a 3-handed game is worth a raise to steal the blinds and take the initiative with position.

J4 offsuit is a weak hand to call 250 more out of position against a button raise in a three-way pot, so folding is the disciplined choice.

Nine-five suited is a marginal defense against a three-big-blind button raise. Out of position, it is unlikely to realize enough equity to justify the call.

Queen-four offsuit is weak, but calling the 100-chip price on the button in a three-handed pot with cheap multiway play is reasonable and keeps losses small.

Calling 50 offers favorable pot odds with a connected hand, while raising out of position against two opponents is less appealing.

Checking to see a free flop with a speculative hand.

With only a gutshot and a backdoor flush draw against two opponents, checking is preferable to betting out of position.

I have a weak gutshot draw with 7-6 on T-8-K and no made hand, so checking behind after seat_1 checks is best to control the pot and see a free turn.

I hold Q-high with no pair or draw on a Th-8h-Kd flop, and with two opponents still in, checking to control the pot is the lower-risk line.

I have a weak flush draw and no made hand in a three-way pot. Checking avoids investing more out of position without a strong reason to bet.

I have a flush draw plus a gutshot and all opponents checked to me; a small bet can take the pot down immediately or build value with strong equity if called.

Queen-high with no pair or real draw facing a 200 turn bet into a 500 pot needs about 28% equity, which this hand does not have against a raising range. Folding is the disciplined play.

Calling 200 requires substantial equity, but my gutshot and low flush draw have outs that may not be good against a turn bet on a three-heart board.