Hold'em table

54s on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; suited connectors play well in position and a 2.5x raise applies pressure to the blinds.

Q5o is a weak hand out of position against a button raise; calling would likely lead to losing more chips postflop, and raising as a bluff is too risky without equity.

T6 suited is a weak three-gap hand out of position against a button raise; despite the small price, its dominated ten and poor realization make defending negative EV.

T7o is weak but on the button I have fold equity; raising to 250 risks less than the pot to steal blinds.

Suited ace in the small blind against a wide button open in 3-handed play is ahead of range; 3-betting takes initiative and avoids playing out of position for just a call.

K6 suited facing a 3-bet from the small blind with the original raiser still to act is an easy fold out of position; the hand plays poorly against a 3-bet range and I'd be sandwiched.

Getting 2:1 pot odds with a suited one-gapper in position against a likely strong but possibly wide 3-bet range; calling to see a flop and leverage position.

As the preflop 3-bettor with middle pair and ace kicker on J-8-3, a small flop bet denies equity to overcards and gets value while keeping the pot manageable.

We have an inside straight draw (need a 9) on a dry board with position. Pot odds are 4:1, but the direct odds are not enough; however, the deep stacks and the strength of villain's 3-bet range could provide good implied odds if we hit. Folding is too weak and raising risks too much against a likely strong range.

With two pair Jacks and eights with an Ace kicker in a 3-bet pot, I have medium showdown value out of position. Checking controls the pot against trips and higher pocket pairs while allowing opponent's overcard floats to bluff or check behind.

We have a gutshot straight draw with 7c Ts on a paired board and no showdown value. Seat 3 checked the turn, so checking behind gives us a free river to hit our draw without risking more chips.

I have two pair Jacks and Eights with an Ace kicker for showdown value, but a Jack, higher pocket pair, flush, or full house beats me. Checking preserves showdown and avoids paying off better hands that would call a river bet.

We have 7-high with no pair and no draw. The opponent checked the river after betting flop and checking turn, which could be a trap with a flush or trips. Checking avoids risking more chips in a hand we are almost certainly losing.

J6 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is well within a profitable opening range, and raising leverages position and fold equity against the blinds.

K2o in the small blind facing a button open is a clear fold; it's dominated and plays poorly out of position with the big blind still to act behind.

4d7o is a weak offsuit hand and out of position against a button raise; folding preserves stack.

Qc6c suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb applies pressure on the blinds and keeps initiative with a playable suited hand.

A9s is a strong hand to 3-bet from the small blind against a button open in 3-handed, aiming to take initiative and deny equity.

Q7 offsuit in the big blind is far behind a button open followed by a small blind 3-bet to 750; calling 650 would play a dominated hand out of position.

Q6 suited is a weak button open that plays poorly against a 3-bet out of position; calling 500 more to see a flop with a dominated hand is unprofitable, so folding is the standard play.

Jh7h suited on the button, raising to steal blinds with position and draw potential.

T9 suited has good playability and equity versus a wide button open; calling 200 into 400 offers the right price despite being out of position.

Q8o closing the action in the BB getting 4:1 on a call is a standard defend; too weak to squeeze, too good to fold at this price.

Top pair with a ten kicker on a rainbow 9-high flop is strong three-way; betting protects against overcards and draws while getting value from 8x and straight draws.

Middle pair with a queen kicker on a dry flop has enough equity against a small-blind donk bet to call at these pot odds, but raising is too thin with the preflop raiser still to act behind.

I have an open-ended straight draw plus backdoor flush draw, getting close to direct odds with position. Calling keeps the pot manageable and allows me to evaluate the turn.

Top two pair on a very draw-heavy 8-9-T board; bet large for value and to charge Jack/Queen straight draws and pair-plus-draw hands before the river.

Middle pair with a gutshot faces a large turn barrel on a very coordinated board with a third player still behind; my equity (~20%) is below the ~30% pot odds required, so folding is correct.

We have a made straight (7-J) with a flush redraw, but the board is coordinated and seat_3's large turn bet after leading flop and turn represents strength, possibly a higher straight (QJ) or a set. Calling controls the pot and keeps their bluffs in, while raising might only get action from better hands. We have position and can evaluate the river.

Top two pair on a blank river is strong for value against worse pairs and overpairs that called the turn. A moderate bet gets calls from those hands while allowing a fold if raised by a straight or set.

We have a 7-J straight, but it loses to any Q. With pot odds of ~3.16:1, calling is profitable if seat_3 is bluffing or value-betting a worse hand often enough. Raising would only get called by better hands.

8-4 offsuit is a very weak hand even on the button in 3-handed play; calling or raising 100 chips preflop has negative expected value versus the blinds.

Button folded, so it's SB vs BB heads-up; K8o is a standard raise from the small blind against a single opponent with 100bb stacks.

67s is a strong defend from the big blind against a small blind raise, especially with position and 2:1 pot odds. Calling allows me to realize equity and potentially win a big pot if I hit the flop.

Open-ended straight draw (any A or 9) with a king overcard on a coordinated board; a small continuation bet as a semi-bluff keeps initiative and can fold out weaker holdings while keeping the pot manageable.

Our hand has only backdoor draws with 6-high, little equity, and calling or raising is likely -EV against an unknown opponent who bet into a connected flop.