Hold'em table

2d4c offsuit is one of the weakest hands even from the button in 3-handed play; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind with A9o. A raise to 3bb takes the initiative and builds the pot with a hand that has decent equity and playability.

KTo is ahead of a random button open range in three-handed play, so I raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative rather than flat the big blind.

Qh8h suited but weak offsuit-connector strength facing a raise from the button; not worth calling from the small blind with a marginal hand and two players left to act.

T9 suited has good playability in position-less BB but is too marginal to 3-bet a button open; calling 150 keeps the pot small with a hand that flops well.

I have an open-ended straight draw (J or 8) heads-up against the preflop raiser; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn while retaining the option to raise if I improve or read weakness.

I have the preflop initiative and king-high on a dry board after the big blind checks. A small continuation bet can fold out weaker hands while keeping the pot manageable.

I have only T-high with a backdoor club draw on a Q-high board against a preflop raiser who continued betting; calling 200 into 750 with little equity and no fold equity is unprofitable.

Weak offsuit connector out of position postflop against two players; not worth playing from the button facing a raise-limp scenario with no equity edge.

Heads-up against only the BB, T2o is a standard min-raise steal; folding gives up too much equity for 50 chips, and a small raise pressures the BB to fold marginal hands.

87o is not strong enough to 3-bet, but calling 150 into 350 with position against a likely wide steal is the higher-EV option than folding.

I have only T-high air on a Q-J-x board after my preflop raise got called; firing a c-bet into a caller who likely holds a Q or J risks building a pot I can't win, so I take a free card and give up if faced with pressure.

87o has no pair, no draw, and no showdown value on QJ3, but checking is free after the preflop raiser checked. Betting would be a pure bluff into a range that often has queens, jacks, or overcards, so I take the free card.

I only have ten-high with a dead flush draw (three spades total, river can only add one), so there is no value in betting; checking keeps the pot free and I can fold to any aggression.

I have bottom pair on a queen-jack board and seat 1 has checked twice after raising preflop. Checking realizes my showdown value without bloating the pot against a likely stronger range.

I have only ace-high, but seat_2 called preflop then passively checked flop and turn, a line that often lacks a hand. A modest river bluff of 400 into 500 has good fold equity and risks little relative to the pot.

Bottom pair of sevens does not beat a credible river value range after the ace, and the pot odds do not justify a call.

Button with TJo is a standard opening hand; raising 3x builds the pot with position and applies pressure to the blinds.

Pocket tens is ahead of a button open in three-handed play, so I 3-bet for value and to take the lead before the big blind acts.

AKo is strong enough to four-bet against a preflop raise and 3-bet, applying pressure and building the pot while it's still ahead of most calling ranges.

TJo offsuit is far too weak to call a 25bb 4-bet out of position against two aggressive raises; folding preserves my stack for a better spot.

Pocket tens have enough equity against a three-handed 4-bet range, and calling 1600 into 3700 sets up a low-SPR pot where an overpair plays well. A five-bet jam is too thin for value and unnecessary with this showdown strength.

I have an overpair on a dry flop with a low SPR, so I bet for value and protection against overcards.

AK unpaired offers ~25%+ equity against a range of overpairs and big aces here, and the pot odds (2000 to win 9300) easily justify a call rather than folding or raising blind.

Pocket tens are an overpair, but the opponent's preflop three-bet and flop call skew toward stronger hands. With a low stack-to-pot ratio I check to realize equity rather than bet into a range that mostly continues with better.

I only have ace-king high with no pair or draw on this paired-diamond board; checking controls pot size and preserves showdown value without bluffing into a range that called two big preflop raises.

Pocket tens still have showdown value, but the king is a bad card and a bet mostly gets called by better hands. Checking lets me realize equity against missed 3-bet bluffs.

Pocket fives are ahead of a random button open range in three-handed play, so a standard 3x raise builds the pot and takes initiative before the blinds.

Pocket sevens play well as a call against a 3x button open; I keep the pot small and can evaluate the flop, avoiding bloating the pot with a medium pair out of position.

I flopped only a flush draw with no made hand on an ace-high board that strongly favors the preflop raiser's range, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me take a free card or evaluate a small continuation bet.

Pocket fives have little equity on an ace-high, connected flop that favors the preflop caller, so checking back controls the pot and avoids betting into a range that continues mainly with better hands.

My 77 is only a low pair on a double-ace board; seat_2 raised preflop and likely has an ace or strong hand. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing more with a marginal hand.

Pocket fives only make a weak second pair under the board aces, so a bet is unlikely to be called by worse. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes a free river.

I have fives full of aces on a checked-down river, ahead of trip aces, straights, and two pair. A medium value bet should get calls from worse hands that beat only a few boats.

My two pair (aces and sevens) beats all of seat_2's likely bluffs and worse two pairs; a raise would only get action from Ax trips that beat me, so calling the small river bet is the value-maximizing line.

K2 offsuit on the button facing a call is not strong enough to invest in a 3-way pot; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Heads-up against only the BB, any ace plays well; a min-raise builds fold equity and keeps the pot small with a weak kicker.

93 suited is too weak to continue against a preflop raise, even in position for a small price. Folding avoids dominated spots and preserves chips.