Hold'em table

97o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a small raise to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

J-5 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

Calling 150 into a 400 pot needs about 27% equity, and J2 offsuit heads-up against a button open should be near that, so the call is a small positive-EV defend.

I missed the flop with Js-2d and have no made hand or strong draw, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it out of position.

Middle pair with a gutshot on a board that favors the preflop raiser; a small c-bet gets value and protection from overcards while denying equity.

Js 2d is only high card with no pair, no flush draw, and no straight draw on 7h 4h Td, so facing a 200 bet into a 750 pot it is a clear fold.

K9 offsuit is a reasonable button open with the blinds still to act. A modest raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Seven-four offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button open, so folding the small blind is the disciplined choice.

Getting about 27% pot odds in the big blind against a wide button open, so T5o is a marginal but acceptable defend. Calling keeps the pot small and lets me realize equity.

Out of position with T-high on a paired board that favors the preflop raiser, so I'm checking to the button and will usually fold to a bet. Leading as a bluff gets little fold equity here.

I have trips with a strong king kicker and should value-bet after the big blind checks. A modest sizing can get calls from weaker pairs and draws while keeping their range wide.

The small c-bet gives 250 to win 1050, so I need about 24% equity. Ten-high with backdoor potential has enough equity against a wide button range on this dry paired board to continue, and folding here would fold too often.

Ten-high with no real draw on this paired board, so I'll check and give up unless something changes.

I have trips with a strong king kicker, so I’m betting for value while charging hands with an eight or heart draw. A sizable but non-all-in bet also builds the pot against weaker made hands.

With only ten-high, no pair and no real draw, and facing a second barrel on the turn, calling has too little equity for the price. A bluff raise against a button that has been betting consistently is too risky, so I fold.

Ace-four offsuit is a playable button hand in a three-way pot, and calling 100 to see a cheap flop is better than folding. Raising with this holding is not clearly profitable.

K8o in the small blind facing a button limp is a reasonable isolation raise, since limps are often capped and weak and we can take the pot down preflop. Calling would leave us out of position in a multiway pot with a dominated hand.

T♦8♣ is a weak offsuit hand facing a sizeable raise over a limp, with the button still to act. The call price does not justify continuing out of position.

Ace-four offsuit is a playable hand, and calling 350 into a 650 pot gives good enough odds heads-up against seat_1's wide small-blind raise range.

Second pair with a backdoor flush draw on an A-K board that strongly favors my preflop raising range; a small c-bet charges the button's weaker pairs and draws, and it denies equity to hands with overcards to my pair.

I need about 21% equity to continue for 350 into a 1350 pot, and Ad gives me top pair-level ace and blocks some of seat_1's strong aces and kings. This is a marginal call that is close to break-even.

Second pair with a weak kicker on an ace-high, draw-heavy turn against a range that called both preflop and on the flop; I'm often behind, so I'll check for pot control and showdown value.

I have a pair of aces with a weak kicker on a board with straight and flush possibilities, and seat_1 has already checked, so checking keeps the pot controlled.

Second pair with a weak kicker has showdown value but is a thin bet at best against a range that called the flop. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets their busted draws bluff.

Ace-high on a paired-free board facing a river check gives little value to bet, and checking keeps the pot small while I can still win at showdown if seat_1 checks behind.

K9o on the button 3-handed is a standard open; raise to 2.5bb to steal blinds and play in position.

KQ offsuit is strong enough to 3-bet against a button open in a three-handed game. Raising to 10 big blinds applies pressure and avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot.

7-5 offsuit is a weak hand facing a 3-bet to 1000 with 900 to call, so folding preserves chips better than paying a large price with poor equity.

K9o is dominated by most of a small blind 3-bet range, and calling 750 more out of position-adjusted equity terms is unprofitable. Folding is the disciplined play.

As-Qc is a strong hand to open from the button three-handed. A 2.5x raise builds the pot while keeping weaker hands in the blinds in play.

Ace-four suited is a playable hand getting a cheap price from the small blind against a button raise, so calling the 200 to complete is better than folding or bloating the pot out of position.

Getting 150 to win 600 (5:1), so I need only about 20% equity. 42 suited is a fine multiway defend from the big blind, with flush and wheel potential behind deep stacks.

I have only ace-high with no pair on a K-7-6 board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card.

4c2c with only a weak backdoor draw on K76 in a 3-way pot, and the preflop raiser is still to act. Checking keeps the pot small and takes a free card.

Bet 400 into the 750-chip pot as a semi-bluff: the checks give us an opportunity to take it down, and the nut-flush draw provides strong equity when called.

I have ace-high with a weak backdoor, but calling 400 into a 1150 pot is a reasonable price against a continuation bet that could include bluffs or weaker kings.

4c2c has no pair and no draw on Kc7s6s, facing a bet and a call. The pot odds don't justify continuing, so I fold.

I hold A-high with no made hand on a K-7-6-J board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it without showdown value.

With only ace-high, a turn bet is unlikely to fold out a king after the flop call. I’ll take the free river and preserve my equity from the four tens and possible pair outs.

I hold only ace-high with no pair, and seat 2 has shown strength on the flop, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a possible made hand.

With only ace-high on a connected board, a river bet is unlikely to get better hands to fold and risks value-owning myself. Checking keeps the pot controlled and can win against missed draws or weaker hands.

King-Jack offsuit is a strong button hand with good playability against two blinds, so raising for value and to take the initiative is preferred over calling.

Pocket jacks are well ahead of a wide button opening range in 3-handed play. A 3-bet from the small blind out of position builds value and denies the big blind a cheap look at the flop.

4h3d is far too weak to continue against the small blind's substantial 3-bet, especially with the button still in the hand.

Facing a 3-bet with King-Jack offsuit, the 900-chip call is priced well enough against a wide 3-betting range, and I keep some playability postflop.

JJ with no spade on a monotone ace-high board hits the button's flatting range hard and has poor equity against any bet. Checking out of position controls the pot and keeps bluffs in the button's range.

I have only a king-high flush draw against a preflop raiser who checked, so I'd rather take a free card and keep the pot manageable than semi-bluff into a possible ace.

JJ with no spade on a four-spade board with an ace and king is beaten by any spade, ace, or king. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see their action cheaply.

Top pair with a Jack kicker is decent but vulnerable to Ax hands, and the preflop raiser's checks give little reason to build a big pot, so checking keeps the pot controlled.

JJ on a four-spade board with an ace and king has showdown value against the button's checked-back range but gets called only by better hands. Checking to realize equity at showdown is best.

Pair of kings with a jack kicker is medium strength on a board with an ace, and seat_1 has checked every street, so betting risks running into a better ace while checking keeps a showdown for the pot.