Hold'em table

KTo is a strong button open in 3-handed play, well ahead of the blinds' ranges, so raising for value and initiative.

I have a weak hand (Tc5d) and am out of position facing a raise. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, suited 42 has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

Out of position with a flush draw plus wheel gutshot on an ace-high board that favors the button's range, so check and look to check-raise or realize equity rather than lead into the raiser.

In position as preflop raiser on an A-Q board I credibly represent strong aces, and K-T has a gutshot to the nut straight, so a half-pot semi-bluff can fold better hands while building value if I improve.

Flush draw plus wheel gutshot gives about 12 outs, so a check-raise semi-bluff combines solid equity with fold equity against a continuation bet. Raising to 1000 builds the pot for when I hit.

With KcTh on AsQd3s I have only a four-out gutshot to Broadway against a flop check-raise, needing about 27% equity to call 700 but having roughly 17% to the river, so folding is best.

I have a strong hand with Ace-high and a suited Jack, so I want to build the pot and isolate the small blind's weak limp.

J4o is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still to act; out of position, calling is unprofitable.

K8 suited has good equity against a wide button open and I am getting a good price closing the action in the big blind.

King-high with no pair and only backdoor draws out of position on an Ace-high board versus the preflop raiser; checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids bluffing into a range with many Aces.

Checked because I have a backdoor flush draw with J♠ and the board is A♠ 7♣ 9♣, so I want to keep the pot small and see a turn without risking more chips. My J♠ is unlikely to be ahead of an Ace, so a cheap look is best.

Opponent checked back the flop as preflop raiser, reducing their strong Ace and flush frequency. The third club on the turn favors my big-blind calling range, so a bluff bet can fold pairs and non-flush hands.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot straight draw, giving me decent equity against a turn bet on a dry board. Calling keeps the pot manageable and preserves my stack for future hands.

I have only king-high and lose at showdown to any pair or ace, but my turn bet on the three-club board and river continuation credibly represent a flush or straight, with my 8 blocking some straights. A sizable river bluff gives the best chance to fold better hands.

I have a weak pair of sevens with a backdoor flush draw, but the board is scary and my opponent's river bet is large relative to the pot. Calling is a showdown-oriented play; I don't want to bluff-raise and get blown off by a better hand.

A5o is a clear open on the button three-handed with only the blinds left to act. Raising to 2.5bb puts pressure on them, and the ace blocker plus wheel potential play well against a defense.

2-5 offsuit is a very weak hand facing a button raise to 250; calling 200 from the small blind out of position has poor equity and reverse implied odds.

With 3h8d on the button, I face a 250 raise from the button and only 150 to call after the small blind folded. This is a weak hand with poor post-flop playability, so folding is the correct decision to preserve chips.

Ace-Ten on the button in 3-handed play is a strong opener well ahead of blind ranges, so raise for value and initiative.

I have a pocket pair of deuces. Calling 250 to see a flop is reasonable; I can play the hand post-flop and decide whether to continue based on the board.

Getting 3.5:1 in the big blind with a suited-less connector in a multiway pot, so calling 200 to win 900 is profitable given the implied odds.

I have a pocket pair of twos, which is vulnerable on a 9-9-A flop. Since the pot is unopened on the flop, checking allows me to control the pot size and avoid building a big bet with a weak hand.

76o has no pair and no draw on A99, and the button raiser is still to act behind. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me fold cheaply if anyone bets.

I have aces and nines with a ten kicker on a checked-to flop, strong enough to bet for value and protection in a three-way pot.

I hold a weak 2c2h with a dangerous board of 9h9dAs. Seat 1's flop raise to 450 signals strength, and calling would commit chips with poor equity and high reverse implied odds.

76 offhand has no pair and no draw on A99, and we face a 1/3-pot c-bet from the preflop raiser. Folding is cleanest; a bluff-raise has poor fold equity on an ace-high board.

I have a speculative 5h6s suited connector in position. Calling 100 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and my remaining stack depth.

KQs is well ahead of a button limping range, so I'm isolation-raising from the small blind to build the pot and avoid playing out of position multiway.

2-3 offsuit is one of the weakest hands and faces a 5x raise from the small blind after a button limp; calling 400 more out of effective middle position postflop has poor equity and playability.

I have a speculative 5-6 suited hand and the pot odds justify calling the 400 chip raise to see a flop. I will play cautiously and fold if the board doesn't improve my hand.

KhQh has the nut-adjacent flush draw plus a gutshot to broadway, so it plays as a strong semi-bluff c-bet as the preflop raiser on an ace-high board. Betting about 2/3 pot builds the pot and can take it down right away.

My 5h 6s has no pair or draw on As 4h Jh, and seat_3's flop raise to 700 likely represents a strong hand. Calling 700 into a 1800 pot with 9500 behind is a negative EV gamble against a range that includes sets and top pairs.

In 3-handed play, J6o on the button sits at the edge of a standard opening range, and an open to 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds. I'm opening rather than limping or folding.

T3 suited is too weak to call a button raise out of position with the big blind still behind; folding preserves stack versus a dominated, hard-to-realize hand.

Seat 3 raised to 250 with the button. My 4s-8s is weak and unsuited relative to that aggression; folding avoids a difficult postflop spot with a marginal hand.