Hold'em table

Queen-Jack suited is a strong holding on the button in 3-handed play, making a standard 2.5x raise optimal.

32 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open; folding saves the remaining stack.

6♠2♣ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling 150 against the button's raise would leave me out of position with poor postflop prospects.

K7o is too weak to open from the button into two live blinds; folding avoids a dominated, low-playability hand.

With the button folded, Q6 offsuit is reasonable to complete the small blind at favorable pot odds. I’ll keep the pot small rather than raise into the big blind.

Holding 65s in the big blind facing a small blind completion, checking to see a free flop in position is a standard, solid play.

With only queen-high and little immediate equity on an ace-paired board, checking keeps the pot small and preserves my chance to improve.

We flopped two pair (Aces and Fives) with a low kicker; checking behind keeps the pot small and allows opponent to bluff turn.

I have some showdown value with a queen kicker, but betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough to justify building the pot. I’ll take the free card and evaluate the river.

I have showdown value with two pair, Aces and Fives, but little value to extract from worse hands by betting. Checking behind controls the pot.

With Q-high on a checked-through paired board, I retain some showdown value against lower high cards. A river bet is unlikely to get better hands to fold often enough to justify risking chips.

I have two pair (Aces and Fives) with decent showdown value in a limped pot, so checking back avoids getting called only by better hands.

J-high offsuit is marginal but playable from the button three-handed, where position and fold equity make an open raise preferable to limping.

Folding 52s out of position facing a button open raise.

KTo is a standard big-blind defend against a 2.5bb button open; calling 150 into a 400 pot keeps the hand playable without bloating the pot out of position.

King-high with no pair or draw on an ace-high flop; checking is free and avoids betting into the preflop raiser.

A small bet can get value from weaker pairs and draws while protecting my middle pair from overcards. The opponent checked, so I can apply pressure without building a large pot.

King-high with only a backdoor diamond draw on an ace-high board has too little equity to continue against the c-bet.

T4s is too weak to open from the button even in a 3-handed game.

Button folded, so I open Kh3h from the small blind to 3bb for fold equity and suited-king playability rather than completing out of position.

87 suited is a reasonable big-blind defend, and calling 200 gets a good price while preserving position postflop.

I have a heart flush draw on an ace-high flop heads-up, so a half-pot semi-bluff applies pressure and can win immediately while retaining strong equity when called.

Calling is profitable with a strong flush draw: the 300-chip call offers favorable pot odds, and keeping the pot smaller preserves value if I complete.

I have only a heart flush draw out of position on an ace-high board after the big blind called the flop. Checking realizes the free river card and avoids bloating the pot against a likely made hand.

I have a pair plus a strong heart flush draw, and the turn check gives me a chance to take the pot or build it when I improve. A 600-chip bet applies pressure without risking too much if called.

I have the second-nut flush draw with Kh3h on a two-heart board, and deep stacks give enough implied odds to continue despite slightly unfavorable direct pot odds. Calling keeps the bluff option alive if I miss and lets me win a big pot when I hit.

King-high with a missed heart draw has little showdown value, but checking is free and keeps the option to fold if seat_3 bets the river.

I have a modest pair of sevens, and the turn call suggests my opponent can often show a stronger pair. Checking avoids value-owning myself while preserving showdown against missed draws and weaker hands.

Pocket tens is a premium hand on the button, so I open to 3x rather than flat the big blind and give both blinds a cheap flop.

Fold the weak offsuit 2-3; calling 250 out of position against a 3x raise is not worthwhile, especially with the big blind still to act.

Holding 95o out of position facing a 3x open is a standard fold.

K♦7♦ is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game; a small raise applies pressure while keeping weaker hands in the pot.

J4o is far too weak to defend out of position from the small blind against a button open.

T7o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, poorly playable spot.