Hold'em table

K2 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position and when dominated. Folding is a reasonable, low-variance choice, though a raise could also be defended.

9-7 offsuit from the small blind is a weak hand facing the big blind; folding avoids a dominated spot with no fold equity.

A-T offsuit is a strong heads-up small-blind hand, so I’m raising for value rather than limping.

QTo in the big blind is getting 2:1 on a call against a small blind raise to 3bb, with the button already folded. It is playable heads-up with position, so I call rather than 3-bet or fold.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this flop offers little incentive to build the pot out of position against the big blind's calling range.

I have a gutshot straight draw to the ten-high... actually Q-T with J on board gives a backdoor-ish draw plus overcard queen; the small blind checked, showing weakness, so a modest bet of about two-thirds pot takes the pot or builds equity.</br>

Ace-high has little to continue with against this flop bet, especially out of position on a two-spade board.

Q8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise uses position to pressure the blinds.

Pocket threes have good implied value against a 2.5x button open. Calling 200 more is cheap, and a 3-bet from the small blind with the BB still to act is not clearly better.

6h8h is a weak suited connector facing a raise; calling the extra 150 is cheap and keeps speculative potential, folding or 3-betting is worse.

Pocket threes on an A-K-9 flop against two opponents is a weak showdown hand with little protection value. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn cheaply, since a bet would only get called by better hands.

I have only a gutshot-ish weak holding on a dangerous A-K-9 board; with to_call 0 I take the free card rather than fold.

This ace-king flop connects with both callers' ranges, and Q8 has little immediate equity. I’ll take the free turn card rather than bluff into two players.

Pocket threes on a K-9-A-5 board is a weak showdown-value hand in a three-way pot. Everyone checked the flop, so I'll check and try to see the river cheaply rather than build a pot I'm unlikely to win.

I hold 6h8h with no draw on a K-9-A-5 board; checking is free and I can fold to pressure.

With queen-high and no meaningful draw, a bluff into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable. I’ll take the free river card.

Board K-9-A-5-5 with 33 gives me a pair of threes plus the board pair, which beats any unpaired hand but loses to a Kx, Ax, 9x, or a pocket pair above 3. Everyone checked twice, so ranges are capped and weak, and a small value bet of about half the pot should get called by worse such as small pairs and 5x-less hands that fold or call. The raise sizing is modest to limit losses if I'm behind.

6h8h missed the board entirely (K-high board with a pair of fives); no draw got there. Calling 400 into a 1150 pot with air is -EV, so I fold.

Queen-high has little showdown value, and a river bluff-raise is unlikely to be profitable against this bet.

A5o with an ace on the button in 3-handed play is a strong enough hand to raise for value and position against two blinds, so I raise to 3bb.

T5o out of position against a 3x raise is too weak; folding is cheapest and most profitable.

T8 suited plays well enough against a button opening range to defend the big blind for 200 chips, especially with the small blind's dead money in the pot.

With an open-ended straight draw and no made hand, I can check to the preflop raiser and decide how to proceed if they bet.

Heads-up on a dry 2-7-9 flop after the big blind checked; I hold ace-high with a backdoor wheel draw. A small bet of about half the pot takes the pot often and denies equity to hands like overcards.

An open-ended straight draw gives me eight immediate outs, and the price is good enough to continue without inflating the pot out of position.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand. Checking lets me see the opponent’s turn action before committing more chips.

Opponent checked the turn after calling the flop, which signals weakness. I hold ace-high with a backdoor wheel draw on a paired board, so a roughly half-pot bet can take the pot or get a fold from hands like 8x or 6x.5x.Checking back is a fine alternative, but betting makes use of position.}

I have an open-ended straight draw, and the opponent can still be betting weaker hands. Calling keeps the pot manageable while leaving room to win more if I hit on the river.

My straight draw missed and ten-high has little showdown value. The ace is a plausible scare card for the button's nine-pair and overpair hands, making a river bluff worthwhile.

I hold a pair of aces with a 5 kicker, giving two pair (aces and twos). Seat 3 check-called the flop and turn, then bet 2000 into a pot of 2750, which looks like a value bet. Calling needs only about 30% equity to break even (2000 to win 4750), and my hand beats many bluffs and weaker aces, so I call rather than raise.}

With the button folded, T5 suited is playable heads-up. A modest raise puts pressure on the big blind while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

J5 offsuit is a weak hand; calling 150 to win a pot of 350 out of position against a small-blind raiser is not profitable, so folding is the best choice.

A2 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A modest raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

8-5 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act. Calling 200 more is not worth it, so I fold.

K7 offsuit is dominated by a 2.5x opening range; calling 150 more with a weak king out of position has poor equity. Folding preserves chips for better spots.