Hold'em table

Pocket sevens on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand, so raising to 3bb for value and position is standard.

JTo is strong enough to defend against a button open at this price, though calling keeps the pot manageable with the big blind still to act.

K9 offsuit is a playable hand, and calling 200 more to see a flop in a three-way pot is cheap relative to the 700 chip pot, so I'll continue without bloating the pot further.

With a pair of tens and a gutshot to Broadway, I have some equity but no strong made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets the preflop raiser act.

I have K-high with no pair on a Q-T-A board, and seat_2 checked, so checking to see the turn for free is the cheapest option.

Pocket sevens on a Q-T-A board with two opponents is a weak showdown-value hand that is dominated by many holdings and gets no value from a bet. Checking back keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn.

With a modest pair of tens and only a gutshot to Broadway, betting into two opponents on an ace-high board is unlikely to gain value. I’ll take the free card and keep the pot small.

I have King-high with no pair on a Q-T-A-2 board, and there is no bet to call, so checking is free and keeps the hand cheap.

Both opponents checked twice on a board of Qs Th Ah 2s, so their ranges look weak. My pocket sevens are probably ahead of many of their holdings, so a bet of about half the pot (500 into 900) takes the pot now or gets value from worse pairs and draws.

The turn bet is substantial, and my pair of tens is weak on an ace-high board. The gutshot has only four clean outs, so calling does not offer enough value against likely value hands.

Our king-high with a gutshot straight draw has too little equity to justify calling 500 into a 1400 pot against a turn bet from the button, so folding is the correct play.

K5 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A minimum raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable with a marginal hand.

K4 offsuit is a weak holding out of position against a button raise to 200, so folding the small blind loses only 50 chips and avoids a costly, dominated call.

Getting 350 into 100 (3.5:1) from the big blind against a button min-raise; J5s has decent suited playability and position is a drawback, but the price is good enough to call rather than fold or bloat the pot.

Jh5h on a 7-3-2 rainbow board is just jack-high with a backdoor heart draw. I'm out of position against the button's preflop raise, so I'll check and see what he does rather than bet a weak hand.

A small flop bet applies pressure on the big blind’s wide check range, and my king-high hand retains some backdoor improvement potential. The modest size risks little relative to the pot.

Jh5h on a 7h-3s-2c flop has a backdoor flush draw and two overcards to the 5, with a gutshot-ish 4 needed for a straight. Facing a small 150 bet into 600 (pot odds 4:1 to call), a call is cheap and the button's c-bet range is wide.

I have jack-high with a backdoor-flush-less 5h, so I have almost no showdown value on a 7-3-2-T board. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into a button who raised preflop and bet the flop.

With only king-high and no meaningful draw, a turn bluff is unlikely to fold many hands that called the flop. I’ll take the free river and preserve showdown value against missed overcards.

Board 7h 3s 2c Ts 3h; I have Jh 5h, which is jack-high and almost never wins at showdown. Villain checked the turn, which signals weakness, so a small bluff bet of 400 into 750 can fold out worse hands and hands like a small pair.

K-high has little showdown value on this paired board, and the river bet represents enough made hands that calling is unlikely to be profitable.

Queen-jack suited on the button is a strong playable hand against two blinds, so I raise to isolate and build the pot with initiative.

T4 suited is weak out of position against a button open, with the big blind still to act behind me. Calling 250 more is not profitable, so I fold.

J9 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise at these pot odds. Calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

Top two pair is strong on this connected flop, and betting builds the pot while charging straight draws and weaker pairs. A moderate 450-chip bet keeps worse Jx and 9x hands in the mix.

I have top pair (jacks) with a queen kicker and an open-ended straight draw, so calling the 450 raise in a 1100 pot is profitable and keeps me in against a possibly wide range.

My top two pair is ahead of many single-pair hands, but the connected board has straight draws. A substantial value bet charges those draws while keeping worse hands in the pot.

I have a pair of jacks with a queen kicker, and calling 1000 into a 3550 pot needs about 28% equity, which this hand should have against a wide turn bet. Raising would risk my stack against a line that is likely strong.

The river completes several plausible straight draws, especially hands containing an 8, and the opponent called both prior bets. Check to avoid value-owning against a straight while retaining showdown value against weaker pairs.

Holding a pair of jacks on a paired-less board, checking keeps the pot controlled and takes the showdown, since the opponent's river check suggests they may not have a stronger made hand.

Q8s on the button in a 3-handed game is a profitable steal, since the blinds are likely to fold often and I have position and a suited queen when called.

6-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise, especially from the small blind with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids paying 250 chips with poor playability and equity.

Facing a 200-chip call heads-up from the big blind with 450 in the pot, about 31% pot odds, and K5 offsuit has enough equity against a button's wide raising range to continue.

I have King-high with a three-heart flush draw, which is not strong enough to bet for value, and checking keeps the pot small while I see the turn.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a Q-6-2 flop, in position against a big blind who checked. Betting about 60% of the pot gets value from worse queens and middling pairs and denies equity to heart draws.}

I hold a King-high flush draw with three hearts including my 5h, and calling 400 into a 1050 pot gives about 27.6% pot odds, which a roughly 35% draw clears.

I hold only King-high with no pair or strong draw, so I'll take the free card rather than bloat a pot where seat_1 has shown aggression.

Top pair with a decent kicker on Qh 6h 2s 9c; the opponent checked the turn, so a value bet of about half the pot builds the pot and charges flush draws and weaker queens.

King-high with no pair facing a 700 turn bet into a 2150 pot needs about 25% equity, which this hand does not have, so folding is the disciplined play.

8♠4♣ is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability, so I’m folding rather than entering from the button.

Heads-up against seat_1 with 6c5c, the small blind costs only 50 more to see a flop, and suited connectors play well postflop, so calling is better than folding or a raise that risks more chips.

5d3d is a weak hand, so I take the free flop from the big blind rather than bloating the pot out of position against a limper.

I have a pair of sixes plus a gutshot-style straight draw on a three-way flop, so checking keeps the pot small and controls risk while I see whether the field bets.

I have a pair of threes plus a gutshot/open-ended draw (5-3 with 2-6 on board gives a 4 for a straight). Seat 3 checked, so a small bet with a strong hand and draw is good value and denies equity.

Top pair of sixes plus a backdoor straight draw is strong enough to continue, and calling 150 into a 350 pot gets good pot odds.

With a pair of sixes and a gutshot draw on an ace-high turn, checking keeps the pot small and lets me take a free card.

I have a gutshot straight draw to the wheel (5-3 with 2-3-6-A on board makes a 4 for the straight) plus a backdoor flush chance. Villain checked twice, so a small bet can win the pot now or still leave me draws if called.Actually a bet of 300 into a 500 pot is a reasonable semi-bluff.}

I hold only a pair of sixes with a single straight out (a 4), about 9% to hit on the river, against a 300-chip turn bet needing roughly 27% equity. Folding is the better choice.

Seven-deuce offsuit is one of the weakest hands, and calling 100 to see a flop out of position is not worth it.

Button folded, so I'm heads-up against the big blind with Q6o. Completing costs 50 to win a 150 pot, about 3-to-1, and Qx is a decent holding heads-up. A raise would bloat the pot out of position with a marginal hand.

With weak offsuit 5-3 and no pressure to call, take the free flop rather than inflate the pot.

Middle pair (sixes) on a dry 7-2-6 flop, heads-up and first to act out of position. A small bet of half the pot... actually 100 into 200 is a small value/protection bet that gets calls from worse and denies equity to overcards.</br>

I have only a gutshot to a 4, giving four likely outs, and the call price is too high for this draw without meaningful implied odds.