Hold'em table

In 3-handed play, 98o is a standard open from the button, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds.

Ace-queen offsuit is strong enough to continue against a button raise from the small blind, but calling keeps the pot manageable and preserves the option to play postflop.

T7 suited is a playable hand facing a min-raise with two players in; calling 150 to see a flop is cheap and keeps the pot manageable.

We hold a flush draw plus an open-ended straight draw (Q-J-T with two-card completions), so a semi-bluff bet of 400 builds the pot and can win it now or add equity if called.

Third pair of tens with a weak kicker plus a backdoor; calling 400 into a 1150 pot is cheap-ish while drawing to improvements and protecting top pair value without committing big for kicker risk.

An open-ended straight draw plus a backdoor flush draw, in position, getting about 3.9:1 on the call. Implied odds make calling better than raising into two players.

I have no made pair and only a backdoor-ish straight draw with ace-high, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids bloating it against two opponents who have shown strength.

I hold top pair with a weak kicker on a wet board; checking behind keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against two opponents who showed flop strength.

We have a pair of nines, an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. Both opponents checked to us, so a two-thirds-pot semi-bluff can win the pot now and still has strong equity when called.

I have ace-high with only two straight outs (K or 8) on the turn, about 4% to improve, against a 1300 bet into a 3250 pot that needs roughly 29% equity to call. Folding is correct.

I hold top pair (tens) with a weak kicker; seat_1's turn stab after two checks is often a bluff, and calling 1300 into a 3250 pot keeps me from overcommitting while still realizing equity.

I hold a ten-high flush on an ace-high diamond board; a raise only gets called by better, so I check and plan to call a modest river bet.

A pair of nines has some showdown value against missed draws. A bluff is unlikely to fold out the Jx or Tx hands that called the turn, and the river diamond only helps the caller's range.

Calling the big blind from the button with suited connectors gives position and a cheap look at the flop in a three-way pot.

3c4h is the worst spot: out of position in the small blind against two callers. Folding and waiting for a better hand maximizes chips.

92 suited is weak, but checking gives a free flop in the big blind against a button limp. I'll play it in position-neutral fashion postflop.

On trip tens I only have 9-high. Checking keeps the pot small, and I can still pick it up later if the button checks behind.

I hold 7-4 offsuit with no pair against a board of three tens, and seat_1 checked to me, so a bluff raise has poor equity. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building one I cannot win.

Small semi-bluff with a diamond flush draw. It can fold out higher kickers that beat my 9 and builds the pot when I hit.

I hold 7-4 offsuit with no pair on a paired T-T-J board, facing a turn raise to 150 that likely means a strong made hand, so folding is the disciplined choice.

Q7s on the button is a good stealing spot; a small raise builds pressure and can take the blinds preflop.

A4o in the small blind against a wide 3-handed button open is a good 3-bet bluff candidate: the ace is a blocker, and it plays poorly as a call out of position with the big blind still to act. I'll size to 11bb.

Facing a 1000-chip call into a 1500 pot with a weak suited 7-10 out of position against a raise and a 3-bet, I need about 40% equity to continue, which this hand does not reach in a multiway pot.

Q7s is far too weak to call an 11bb 3-bet out of position; folding and preserving chips is clearly best.

In 3-handed play on the button, 97s is a standard open-raise. A 2.5bb raise steals the blinds often and plays well postflop in position.

Facing a 200-chip call into a 400-chip pot with 9-Q offsuit, the pot odds of about 33% are roughly covered against a wide button raise range in a three-way pot, so calling is reasonable over folding.

8h5h is a weak hand facing a raise and a call out of position; folding is clearly best.

Top pair with a queen kicker is strong against one aggressive preflop raiser, so betting about two-thirds of the pot gets value and charges draws.

With 9-high and only a backdoor straight draw facing a sizable donk bet, we lack the equity to call at 28.6% pot odds, and position does not make up for it.

Ace-jack offsuit is strong enough to open-raise from the button in a three-handed game, and a raise to 300 builds the pot and takes initiative from the blinds.

KJo is too weak to call 3bb out of position against a button raise; folding preserves chips.

I'm getting 200 to win 650 (about 23.5% equity needed) in the big blind against a 3-handed button open, which should be a wide range. Q4o realizes enough equity to defend by calling.

Q-high with a gutshot (needs a 5... actually only backdoor) on a board that favors the button's range; checking to the preflop raiser is standard with this weak holding.

I have only ace-high with no pair on a 3-7-8 board, so checking keeps the pot small and preserves a free turn card.

The button checked back the flop, which caps their range and makes it fairly weak, so a smallish stab with queen high can fold out a lot of air. The bet also keeps some equity through the queen outs.

I have only a gutshot straight draw with 4 outs, about 9% equity, and I need roughly 22% to call the 400 into a 1050 pot, so folding is correct.

A7o is a clear raise in a SB vs BB blind battle; raising to 3bb applies pressure and takes the initiative.

Calling 200 into a 400 pot needs about 33% equity, and T6 suited is a reasonable price to continue against a small blind raise from a wide range.

A7o with no club and no draw on a connected T93 two-tone board that hits the big blind's calling range well, and I'm out of position. Checking keeps the pot small and lets my ace-high get to showdown cheaply.

I have top pair with a 6 kicker on a T-3-9 board and the preflop raiser checked to me, so a two-thirds pot bet builds the pot while my hand is likely best.

A7 offhand on T93 two-tone has only ace-high, no draw and no backdoor flush, against a bet of 400 into 600. We need about 29% equity to call and are well short of that against a big-blind calling range.