Hold'em table

Pocket fives on the button in 3-handed play is ahead of most ranges; raising builds pot and takes initiative.

T8 offsuit is a reasonable defend heads-up from the big blind at this price. Calling keeps weaker button raises in and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

I have an eight-out straight draw but no made hand, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot.

Pocket fives have showdown value but this A-Q-J board heavily hits the caller's range; a c-bet would only be called by pairs and strong draws that are ahead, so checking takes a free card to improve.

I have only a gutshot to a Broadway straight and can see the next card for free, so checking preserves chips.

In position after two checks, a turn bet can take the pot now, denies equity to draws and unpaired hands, and credibly represents trips after my preflop raise.

I have only a gutshot to Broadway, with four kings as clean outs at best, far short of the equity needed to call this bet. The paired ace and opponent’s turn aggression make a bluff-raise unattractive.

Ten-three offsuit on the button is far too weak to play; folding is clearly best.

Calling the extra 50 gets a favorable price in the small blind; raising 9-high offsuit would be unnecessarily aggressive.

JT offsuit plays well heads-up in position against a small-blind limp, which is often weak. Raising applies fold pressure and builds a pot where I have positional advantage.

9♣6♥ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling 300 more out of position against a substantial raise is not worthwhile.

A3 suited is a profitable button open in a three-handed game. I raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative while keeping the sizing modest.

K2 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise out of position, especially with the big blind still to act.

8-4 offsuit is a weak hand facing a 2.5x raise heads-up; folding is clearly best.

AQ suited on the button is a premium 3-handed opener; raising to 3x builds pot in position and isolates the blinds.

Q8s is too weak to call a 3bb raise out of position against two players; folding is the profitable play.

J7 offsuit is a reasonable defend against a button open in a three-handed game. Calling gets a playable price while avoiding a bloated pot out of position.

With a modest pair and the preflop raiser in position, checking keeps the pot controlled and lets them act first.

In position with ace-queen overcards and backdoor flush/straight draws on a low dry flop, a half-pot continuation bet can fold much of the big blind's wide calling range and builds value if called with outs to improve.

Top pair with a decent kicker is strong enough to continue against a single flop bet, while raising risks isolating against better hands. Call and reassess on the turn.

With a pair of sevens and a jack kicker, I have some showdown value but little reason to bet into the preflop raiser on an ace turn. I’ll check and keep the pot controlled.

Top pair with queen kicker on the turn after opponent checked twice; a value bet around half pot extracts from lower pairs and draws while protecting against river overcards.

The ace is a strong second-barrel card for the preflop raiser, and my pair of sevens with a jack kicker is weak against his likely value range. I’ll avoid paying a sizable turn bet without a stronger draw or better showdown hand.

With A♣Q♣ heads-up from the small blind, I want to raise for value and take initiative; 300 is a solid open size.

5-7 offsuit is a weak holding facing a 3x small-blind raise; even in position heads-up its equity and playability are too poor to justify calling.

J♣T♠ is a strong, playable hand on the button three-handed, so I’m opening for value and positional advantage.

K5o in the small blind facing a button 2.5bb raise is dominated by better kings and plays poorly out of position, with the big blind still to act behind.

2h5s is dominated and out of position against a 2.5x raise; folding is clearly best.