Hold'em table

A6o on the button in a 3-handed game is strong enough to raise for value and to take initiative. A standard 3x raise puts pressure on the blinds and builds the pot with position.

We have a suited ace, which is playable in a short-handed game. Calling gives us a chance to hit the flop and the pot odds justify the call.

I hold Kh 4h, a weak offsuit hand with no pair and poor equity. Facing a raise to 300 and a call, the pot odds and my hand strength make folding the correct play.

I have top pair with the nut flush draw, so I lead for value and protection against heart draws and overcards.

I flopped top two pair and want to build the pot while charging flush and straight draws. A raise to 1200 is a strong value bet that also denies proper odds to draws.

Suited connectors play well in position, and a button raise puts pressure on the blinds while allowing me to take control of the pot.

Seat 2 raised to 250 and I only need to call 200 more. With Jd Kc I have decent playability but not a strong enough hand to 3-bet for value, so calling keeps the pot controlled.

99 is strong enough to squeeze against a button open and small-blind flat; raising takes initiative and charges overcards while still allowing a fold to a 4-bet.

Calling keeps me in the hand with a playable J-K suited-ish hand at a reasonable price, avoiding a large preflop raise that would commit me with marginal equity.

I have a backdoor straight draw with Jd Kc on a 6h 8c Ah flop, but no pair. Since I can check and see a free card, I'll do so to preserve my stack and keep the opponent's range wide.

With 99 on an ace-high flop, checking controls the pot and avoids bloating against an opponent whose calling range contains many Ax hands. I can reassess on the turn.

Board is 6h 8c Ah 7c with Kd Jc — backdoor flush draw and gutshot, but I'm out of position and pot is 2250. Checking keeps the hand cheap and lets me see the river before committing more chips.

The board is paired with an Ace on the river, and my hand is just K-high with a backdoor flush draw that missed. Both opponents checked to me, so I have no showdown value edge to protect and no strong draw to charge; checking keeps my remaining 9000 chips and avoids bluffing into a likely better hand.

My 99 has showdown value but is beaten by any ace, and the opponent's check-calling range on this board likely has me beat or will fold worse if I bet. Checking controls the pot and gets to showdown cheaply.

Calling the 100 big blind with Td3d is reasonable given the deep 100bb stacks and the chance to see a flop in position; I'll avoid a small raise that may look weak and instead keep the pot controlled.

QJs is a strong 3-handed hand and the button only limped, so I raise to isolate and take initiative.

9-3 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise, especially out of position with another player still to act. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

I hold Td3d, a weak offsuit hand with no playability. The action folded to me after a 3-bet from the small blind, so continuing would be a significant mistake.

Calling with J8o on the button to see a flop with position and decent implied odds.

Calling 50 more to see a flop with good pot odds (5:1) and a playable multiway hand like J9o.

I am in the big blind with a weak hand (Qs2c) and no one has raised, so checking is the most cost-effective play to see a flop cheaply.

We have no pair, no draw, and the board is all diamonds. Checking is the best option to see a free card.

I have a weak hand (Qs2c) with no made hand on a Kd-5d-4d board, so checking is the safest play to avoid building a bigger pot with a losing hand.

Semi-bluffing with a flush draw and position after both opponents checked, aiming to take down the pot or build it for my draw.

I have no pair, no diamond draw, and only J-high on a three-diamond board facing a flop raise, so continuing has poor equity. Folding preserves my stack for a better spot.

I hold Q-2 offsuit on a 5d-4d-Kd flop with no draw, facing a 200 chip raise into a 500 pot. The equity is too weak to continue, so folding minimizes losses.

Calling the 50 chip small blind with AdJd keeps me in the pot cheaply and avoids folding a hand that can play well postflop. I will reassess on the flop based on the board texture.

Button folded and the small blind limped; checking keeps the pot small with a speculative T9o and lets me see a flop in position.

Checking keeps the pot small with a weak J-high hand on a paired board where I likely don't have much equity. It also avoids building a bigger pot for a potential set or two-pair hand from the other player.

I have position and a gutshot plus overcards on a paired board; a small bet can take the pot down or set up a cheap turn.

Calling 100 to see a flop with a pair of sixes and a backdoor flush draw is reasonable; the pot is 300 and I'm getting good odds. I'll play cautiously and reassess on the turn.

The board is paired with 6s and 8d, and my hand is Ad-Jd, which is weak and vulnerable to overcards and sets. Seat 1 bet 100 on the flop and seat 3 called, so checking back keeps the pot small and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I have a T-high straight on the turn after checking the flop, and the board is draw-heavy. Betting 300 into 400 extracts value from pairs and draws while protecting my hand.

Calling 300 to see the river with a straight draw on a paired board is reasonable; I have 9 outs and a backdoor flush draw, and my stack depth allows a potential river bluff or value bet if I improve.

The board is paired with two 8s and two 6s, and my hand is Ad Jd, which is unlikely to have improved. Since the opponent checked the river and I have no value to protect, checking is the safest play to realize any bluff equity without risking more chips.

My T9 makes a straight with the 6-7-8 board, but the paired board (66, 88) means full houses and quads are possible, and seat_3 has called every raise. Checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised off a strong-but-vulnerable hand.

I'm on the button with Kc2c, a marginal hand. The pot is 150 and I only need to call 100, so I'll see a flop rather than fold or risk more with a raise.

A6o is marginal but the small blind is only 50 into a 250 pot, so completing is cheap; raising would risk bloating a pot out of position with a weak ace.

Td Jd is a strong suited hand and the limpers likely have weak ranges, so I raise to build the pot and take initiative.

2c Kc is a weak hand, and facing a 300 total raise from seat_2 on the button, folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

Getting 2.5:1 pot odds with an ace-high hand against a likely wide big-blind isolation raise; calling closes the action and keeps the pot manageable while I evaluate the flop.

I flopped top pair with an ace on a draw-heavy board and should bet for value and protection against flush draws. A bet of 400 into 700 keeps worse aces and queens in while charging draws.