Hold'em table

Ks2s is too weak to play even on the button in a 3-handed reset stack game; I prefer to wait for a stronger hand to invest chips.

Button folded, so it's SB vs BB heads-up with 97o; a standard 3x open from the small blind is +EV as a steal and to take initiative in position-less but blind-vs-blind spot, rather than limping and giving BB a free flop.

Calling 200 from the big blind with 5d8d gets good pot odds against a small-blind raise, and suited low connectors have playability postflop.

I have middle pair with 9c on a 4-9-T two-tone board; a small continuation bet as preflop raiser denies equity to overcards and draws while keeping the pot manageable. Being out of position, a modest c-bet of ~58% pot is reasonable.

I have 8-5 with no pair on a 4-9-T board, only a weak backdoor draw, so calling 350 into a 950 pot is not justified against a flop bet.

7-5 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a marginal hand; folding avoids playing a weak holding out of position relative to blinds that may defend.

Completing the small blind for 50 more is a cheap price to see a flop heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, with Q-8 offsuit playable in a 3-handed pot.

I have a very weak hand (6c 4h) and can see a free flop with position. Raising would be a bluff with little equity, so checking is optimal.

I have a pair of eights with no bet to call, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free next card.

We have an open-ended straight draw with no showdown value. Opponent checked, showing weakness. A bet of 150 (75% pot) as a semi-bluff can take down the pot or build it for our draw, and we can fold to a raise.

I have top pair of eights with an open-ended straight draw (6s or Ts), so calling 150 into a 350 pot has good pot odds. Raising risks more chips against a bet that could be strong.

With a pair of eights on a board that has a 9, 7, and King, I have a medium-strength hand with little value to build; checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a possible made hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw (6-4) with no pair on a coordinated board. Checking behind gives me a free river card without risking a check-raise.

I hold a pair of eights with a queen kicker on a board that can make straights and flushes, and the opponent has shown no river aggression, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a weak made hand.

I have an 8-high straight using my 6-4, but any 10 gives a higher straight. Since villain has checked twice and the pot is small, checking behind secures showdown value and avoids getting raised by a better straight.

Jack-nine offsuit is a playable button hand in a three-handed pot, and calling the 100-chip big blind keeps the pot manageable while I see a flop.

J6o is a very weak hand, especially out of position against two opponents. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

9s6c offsuit is a weak hand; button limped and SB folded, so I take the free flop from the big blind rather than raising a marginal hand out of position.

I have an open-ended straight draw (9-6 on 8-7-K) out of position in a limped pot; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card or check-raise if the button bets small.

I have only a gutshot straight draw to the 10 with 9-J on an 8-7-K board, and checking is free, so I'll take the free card rather than bluff into a player who checked.

Open-ended straight draw heads-up after the button limped and checked back the flop, showing weakness. A small semi-bluff bet takes down the pot often and keeps eight outs if called.

I have a flush draw plus a gutshot straight draw with about 13 outs, which is roughly break-even against the 150 call at these pot odds, and the implied odds from a made hand paying off make calling reasonable.

Second pair with weak kicker on a river that completes several straight draws (65, JT, T6) in a button limper's turn-calling range; checking controls the pot and avoids being raised off a marginal hand.

We hold a pair of nines with no straight or flush draw left on this board, and the opponent's turn raise makes a river bet unattractive, so checking keeps the pot small.

86o is too weak to open under the gun in a 3-handed game. Folding avoids losing chips with a hand that will miss most flops.

Button folded; J9o in the small blind heads-up vs the big blind is a standard open-raise to 3bb to take initiative and often pick up the blinds.

Holding 5s4s in a three-way pot with 200 to call from the big blind, calling is a reasonable price to see a flop with suited connectors, rather than folding a cheap hand.

I raised preflop from the SB and the BB called; on a low, connected 5-2-3 board I have no made hand but a small continuation bet as the preflop aggressor can fold out overcard hands that missed, and keeps the price cheap if called.

I have a pair of fives plus a double-ended straight draw (a 6 or an ace completes a straight), so calling 200 into an 800 pot is a profitable continue against a single flop bet.

Jack-high with no draw on a board that just completed flushes and straights; opponent's flop-calling range is full of draws and pairs that improved, so barreling has poor fold equity. Check and give up to aggression.

I hold a made straight (2-3-4-5-6) and the opponent checked the turn, so a value bet builds the pot while they may still call with weaker holdings or draws.

I have J9 offsuit with no pair, no flush draw on a 5-2-3-6 three-diamond board; opponent bet 600 into 1000 after calling my c-bet, and I have essentially no equity, so folding is clearly correct.

T5 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable steal; open to 2.5bb with position and fold equity against both blinds.

Facing a button open to 250 with 200 to call, the pot odds are good enough to see a flop cheaply with K-3 offsuit from the small blind, though the hand is marginal.

KJo is a decent hand in a 3-handed game, and I'm getting 4:1 pot odds to see a flop. Raising would bloat the pot out of position against two opponents.

I hold top pair with a king on a paired 8-8-K board, but checking keeps the pot controlled while I see how the other two players act.

I have top pair with a good kicker on a paired board with a flush draw. Betting for value and protection against draws and worse kings.

Td5d has nothing on Ks8s8c with no flush draw (two spades, my diamonds irrelevant) and no straight draw; facing a 500 bet into 750 with a player still behind, folding is clearly correct.

Top pair with a king kicker is strong enough to call 500 into a 1250 pot, since calling needs roughly 29% equity and a raise would risk too much against a possible pair of eights.

I hold a pair of kings on a paired board, which is a medium-strength hand, and checking keeps the pot controlled while I see whether seat_1's flop aggression continues.

We have top pair with a good kicker on a draw-heavy board. Betting for value and protection against flush draws and weaker kings, while keeping the pot manageable.

I hold two pair, kings and eights, which is strong against a single-aggressor range that includes many bluffs. Calling 1000 into a 2750 pot is a clear price, and raising risks running into a bigger hand.

I hold a pair of kings, which is a decent but not dominant hand on this paired-eight board with a Jack on the river. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets seat_1 decide whether to bet into me.

We have two pair (Kings and Jacks) but the river completed a flush draw and the board is paired with eights, so seat_3 could easily have trips or a flush. Checking behind avoids value-owning ourselves and lets us get to showdown with a decent hand.

23 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands, and calling 100 chips to see a three-way flop has poor expected value.

Ad3c is too weak to play out of position against the big blind, folding avoids losing more chips over the long run.