Hold'em table

On the button with 8-7 offsuit, calling the 100-chip big blind is a cheap, playable price in a 3-handed pot with position after the flop.

K6o is weak out of position, but completing for 50 into a 250 pot is cheap enough to see a flop rather than fold a king.

I have J4o in the big blind facing two limpers; checking is free and allows me to see the flop.

Paired queens give everyone the same pair; king-high kicker has little value to bet into two opponents, so I check and see the turn.

We hold Jack-high on a paired board with no draw out of position, making a standard check the optimal play.

I hold 8-7 with no pair and no real draw on a Q-Q-3 board, so I'll check to see the turn for free rather than bet into two opponents.

I have queens and sixes with a king kicker on a dry paired board, so a small turn bet extracts value from worse pairs and ace-high while keeping the pot manageable if I am raised.

I have J-high with no draw on a paired board facing a bet with a player still behind.

I have only an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs on the river, about 17% equity, against a 150 call into a 450 pot that needs about 25%, and a turn raise likely means a strong queen. Folding is correct.

J6 suited is playable as a button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 2.5bb to steal the blinds rather than flat a weak offsuit-dominated hand.

K6o is too weak to call or 3-bet from the small blind against a button open, especially being out of position with the big blind still left to act.

Calling 150 to see a flop from the big blind is cheap, and getting about 2.7:1 pot odds makes A-8 offsuit a reasonable defend against a button open.

I have ace-high with no pair on a J-T-6 board and can check for free, which keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a weak hand.

I have two pair on a dry flop and the opponent checked, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value.

Ace-high with little else on a J-T-6 board, but calling 350 into a 900 pot gives about 28% pot odds, and the button's flop bet could be a wide continuation bet, so calling is a reasonable price to see the turn.

We hold only ace-high with a weak straight draw against a player who has bet the flop, so checking for free keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it without a made hand.

I have two pair on the turn and the opponent checked, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value before the river.

I have only ace-high on a board with no ace and face an 800-chip turn raise from a seat that has been aggressive, so my equity is likely below the pot odds needed to call.

On the button 3-handed, Q9o is strong enough to open for a standard min-raise.

Holding 4s2s out of position against a button raise in a three-way pot, this is one of the weakest hands and does not justify calling 150 more.

T3 suited is too weak to continue against a button open; calling 100 more has poor equity and little playability, so folding is best.

K9 offsuit on the button is a reasonable steal in a 3-handed game, and raising to 250 applies pressure on both blinds while keeping the risk modest.

75o is too weak to continue versus a button open from the small blind; folding preserves chips.

Getting attractive pot odds of 150 to win 400 against a wide button open in 3-handed play, J9o has sufficient equity to defend out of the big blind.

I have no made hand or draw on a paired low board out of position, making a standard check the best option.

I hold king-high on a 4-4-2 board with no pair or strong draw, and seat_3 checked, so checking back keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a weak hand.

I have Jack-high with no draw on a paired board; checking to see a free river is standard.

I have only King-high with no made pair on a paired 4-4-2-6 board, and the opponent checked the turn, so checking to see the river for free is the sensible line.

We have Jack-high with minimal showdown value, but opponent's checking range on both streets often contains weak pairs or Ace-high that will call a river stab. Checking allows us to see showdown without risking more chips.

I hold king-high with no made pair on a paired board, and seat_3 checked the river, so checking is the cheapest way to see showdown without bloating the pot with a weak bluff.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button into two live blinds, so folding avoids a dominated spot.

K3o is too weak to profitably open or complete from the small blind out of position.

95o is too weak to open raise or play from the button, even three-handed.

K3 suited is a playable hand heads-up against the big blind, and completing the small blind for 50 chips is a cheap way to see a flop.

JTo offsuit is playable but not strong enough to raise a completed blind heads-up; checking realizes equity and sees a free flop.

Top pair with a weak kicker in a three-way pot is a modest hand, so I'll check to control the pot and see whether seat_2 shows strength.

I have middle pair with a jack kicker on a king-high flop and the opponent checked. A half-pot bet gets value from worse pairs and draws while keeping the pot manageable.

Top pair of kings with a weak kicker plus a backdoor heart draw; calling 100 into a 300 pot is a good price against a single bet.

I have a pair of kings with an ace on the board, which is a medium-strength hand, and checking is free with no bet to call. I'd rather control the pot than bloat it with a raise.

I have only a pair of tens on an ace-king board after the opponent called the flop and checked the turn. Checking back preserves showdown value without bloating the pot with a weak made hand.

I hold two pair, aces and kings, on a paired board, which is likely best or close to it. Betting for value on the river while seat_2 has shown weakness on the turn.

Board aces mean my tens are only a weak two pair, and the river bet is mostly value from kings, aces, and better pairs with few credible bluffs. Calling 250 does not meet the required equity, so I fold.