Hold'em table

Holding 9c 6s on the button in 3-handed play is too weak to open profitably. Folding is standard.

With the button folded, T♣6♣ is a reasonable hand to complete from the small blind at a favorable price. I’ll keep the pot small rather than raise into the big blind.

K7o is too weak to raise for value against a completed small blind, and there is no bet to call. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes equity heads-up.

I have no pair and no heart on a monotone flop, so betting would risk chips with very little equity. I’ll take the free card and preserve the option to improve.

Middle pair with a king kicker on an ace-high three-heart board is too vulnerable to build the pot after the small blind checks. Checking keeps the pot small and realizes showdown value.

With only ten-high and no heart, betting has little value and risks being called by an ace or a heart. I’ll take the free river after the flop checked through.

I have two pair (sevens and threes) on a wet board with three hearts and an ace, so I bet about three-quarters pot for value and to charge draws rather than give a free card.

I have only ten-high with no heart and no meaningful draw on a monotone board. Facing a turn bet, calling is unlikely to have sufficient equity.

Q3 offsuit is marginal, but the button has positional advantage and can open fairly wide in a three-handed game. A small raise puts pressure on the blinds while limiting the cost if challenged.

Holding 42o in the big blind facing a raise from the button, this hand has very poor equity and playability out of position.

84 offsuit is too weak to call or raise from the button against two live blinds, so folding preserves chips.

Folding T5o from the small blind as it plays poorly out of position and is too weak to complete or raise profitably.

Nine-four suited is too weak to open profitably even from the button in a 3-handed game.

A5 offsuit is strong enough to raise blind-versus-blind after the button folds. Raising to 300 builds the pot while applying pressure to the big blind.

2-4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a preflop raise; folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated hand.

9♦6♦ is a playable suited hand on the button, so I’ll open-raise while using position. A modest 2.5× big blind raise pressures the blinds without overcommitting.

64 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, so folding is the clear choice.

Getting 2.7 to 1 immediate pot odds closing preflop action against a button open, pocket deuces is a standard call to set-mine.

We hold an underpair on a wet, coordinated board out of position. Checking is standard to evaluate action.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has useful showdown value, but this connected flop can hit the big blind’s calling range. I’ll take the free card rather than build a pot or face a check-raise.

I have a weak pocket pair on a coordinated board, so checking to see a river or evaluate opponent's action is standard.

I have a pair of nines plus a flush draw and a gutshot, so a modest turn bet can build value and deny equity to overcards while keeping the pot manageable.

Holding an underpair to a connected and coordinated board with almost no redraws or showdown value makes calling unprofitable.

A8s is a strong suited ace from the button in a three-handed game, so I open-raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative and fold out weaker hands.

65 offsuit is too weak to call or 3-bet from the small blind against a button open.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button raise, and the pot odds favor calling rather than folding. I’ll avoid inflating the pot with a 3-bet.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and no meaningful backdoor flush draw, so checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

I have top pair with the ace kicker on a dry board after the big blind checked. A small value bet of 200 builds the pot while keeping worse pairs and draws in.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight nominal outs, and the bet is small enough to continue given the chance to win more on later streets.

I have a decent but vulnerable top pair with a modest kicker. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see the river without building it against stronger Jacks or made hands.

I have third pair with an ace kicker on a board with two overcards, so this is a marginal showdown hand. With the option to check in position, I take the free card rather than inflate the pot.

I have two pair and can get a small river call from weaker Jx or Tx. A modest bet keeps the price manageable on this highly connected board.

Bottom pair with the ace is not strong on this straight-heavy board, but the river bet is only about one-third pot and I only need roughly 19% equity. At that price, calling is better than folding or raising.