Hold'em table

3-7 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands, and I'm on the button facing the big blind's bet with two players still to act behind me, so folding is the standard play.

K-Q suited is strong heads-up, so I raise for value rather than complete from the small blind.

JTo is well within the standard BvB defense range getting 2:1 immediate pot odds with guaranteed position postflop.

A small continuation bet applies pressure on this paired flop while keeping the pot manageable with two overcards and a backdoor flush draw.

I have top pair on a dry paired board facing a small continuation bet in position, making calling the standard and optimal play.

The turn changes little, and a second bet is unlikely to fold out many hands that called the flop. Checking keeps the pot manageable with king-high and leaves room to reassess on the river.

We have top pair with a mediocre kicker on a paired board; checking back keeps the pot controlled and allows us to realize showdown value or induce bluffs on the river.

K-Q has showdown value on the triple-five board, but a bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking avoids putting more chips in against an ace, jack, or pocket pair.

I have Fives full of Jacks on a paired, paired board. Most hands that call a bet either beat me (higher pocket pairs) or tie (any Jack), so checking back maximizes showdown value with zero risk.

J7 suited is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

A5o plays poorly out of position facing a button open with the big blind left to act, making folding standard.

Getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7:1) against a button min-open-ish range, 5-4 offsuit has enough equity and playability heads-up to call, and a 3-bet bluff isn't needed.

I have 5h4c on a Qd Ac Jc board, which is just a weak gutshot-less hand with no showdown value. The board is very favorable to the preflop raiser, so I'll check and give up cheaply rather than bluff.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but this coordinated flop favors many hands that called preflop. Checking keeps the pot manageable and preserves the chance to improve.

I hold 5h4c on a Qd Ac Jc 9h board. That is a gutshot straight draw to an 8-high straight at best, and the board is dangerous. The button checked back the flop, so their range is capped but includes many hands that beat mine. I'm checking to see a cheap river.

My jack is a weak pair on a coordinated board. Checking in position keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess on the river.

I have 5h 4c with a pair of fours on a board of Q A J 9 4. The opponent checked back the flop and turn, so they probably hold a weak or medium hand. My pair is likely too weak to bet for value and would only get called by better hands. Checking is best.

With a weak pair of jacks, a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking takes the available showdown value without risking more chips.

Opening with pocket eights from the button is standard value raising in 3-handed play.

T6 offsuit is weak out of position in the small blind against a button raise, with the big blind still to act behind. Calling 200 more without position is a losing play.

32 offsuit has very poor equity and playability against a button raise; defending for another 150 chips is not worthwhile.

On the button in a 3-handed game with 43s, I'm getting 2.5-to-1 on a call of 100 and the hand has decent playability. Raising is not needed with a marginal hand, so I'll call and see a flop.

A2 offsuit is worth completing for 50 chips against a button limp, but it is too weak to build a larger pot out of position.

I check my option in the big blind with Q7o to see a free flop multiway.

Top pair is likely ahead in this limped pot. A two-thirds-pot bet gets value from kings and charges drawing hands.

I hold Queen-high with no draw on an Ace-King high flop facing a bet with another player left to act behind me, making this an easy fold.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot (A-2-3-4-5 needs a 2 and 5), and the pot offers 500 into 200 (about 29% equity needed). The bet is small enough to call and see a turn, and I'm in position. Calling is better than a raise bluff.

Top pair is likely ahead of many hands that called the flop. A modest bet gets value from kings and draws while protecting against free river cards.

I hold 4d3d on Kd 3c As 4c, which is two pair (fours and threes) with a wheel straight draw needing a 2 or 5. Calling 350 into a 1050 pot is a good price, and raising risks losing to a better hand like an ace or a king, so I just call.

I have aces and fours with a king kicker. A modest river bet can get value from kings and other weaker made hands while limiting losses to stronger holdings.

I have 4d3d on Kd 3c As 4c 4s, which is a full house (fours full of threes). Only a 4x hand like A4 or K4 beats me, and seat_2's line makes those unlikely, so I raise for value.

The river raise is small relative to the pot. My ace can beat bluffs and some thinner value raises, making a call worthwhile.

On the button in a three-handed game, 7-6 offsuit is playable as a small open raise, especially with position after the flop.

43o is too weak to continue with from the small blind facing a button open.

Getting 3:1 on a call of 125 into a 375 pot against a wide button range. 9-5 offsuit has enough equity to defend heads-up despite being out of position.

I have bottom pair of nines with a weak kicker on a Kh-Tc-9d board, and I'm first to act out of position against the button's preflop raise. A small bet of 300 into the 500 pot protects against draws and could get worse hands to fold, while keeping the pot small if I'm raised.

I have only a gutshot straight draw, and calling 300 into the 800-chip pot does not offer enough immediate odds.

T2o is well outside any standard button opening range, making this a routine fold.

Q4 offsuit heads-up in the small blind, getting 3-to-1 to complete against a big blind. Calling is reasonable, and a raise with this hand is marginal.

Pocket sevens are strong against a small-blind completing range, so I raise for value and initiative.

Q4 offsuit is weak, and I'd be out of position calling 300 more into a 400 raise from the big blind with no position and a dominated hand; folding is the disciplined choice.