Hold'em table

Calling 50 more lets me see a flop with a playable hand at low cost. Raising out of position with 9-7 offsuit would build a pot unnecessarily.

J3 offsuit is weak, so I take the free flop from the big blind rather than inflate the pot out of position.

An open-ended straight draw has strong equity heads-up. Betting 140 chips also gives the big blind a chance to fold immediately.

Jh3s on a 8s Qs 6h flop has only jack-high with no real draw. Calling 140 into a 340 pot would leave me out of position against a bettor, so I fold.

J6 suited is playable from the button in a three-handed game. A modest raise gives me a chance to win the blinds or play the hand in position.

ATo is a decent hand in a 3-handed pot. Facing a button min-ish raise to 250, calling 200 more from the small blind is reasonable, though ATo is dominated often, so a 3-bet is not needed.

QTs plays well in position against a 2.5x raise; calling keeps the pot small and realizes equity postflop.

Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot-ish Ten on a Js 6s 4c board; I am first to act in a 3-way pot. A modest bet of about two-thirds pot takes the initiative and charges hands with overcards or flush draws, while leaving room to fold to a raise.

Queen-high with no draw on a J64 board facing a flop bet from the preflop raiser; folding is clearly best.

Top and bottom pair is strong on this draw-heavy flop. Raising gets value from weaker jacks and draws while making those draws pay to continue.

I hold only ace-high with a weak backdoor on a JsTc-type board, and the button 3-bet my flop raise to 1700. Calling 1200 into a 2950 pot needs about 29% equity, but a re-raise from a button who called nothing preflop usually represents a strong made hand, so ace-high is likely well behind. Folding is the safer play.}

Q8 offsuit is weak and out of position postflop against two players, so folding the button costs nothing. Calling 100 to play a marginal hand is a small negative-EV spot compared to waiting for a better one.

Heads-up with 33 from the SB, limping keeps the pot small and realizes equity cheaply against the BB.

Eight-six suited plays well in position against a small-blind limp. Raising builds the pot and puts pressure on a wide limping range.

Pocket threes are a set-mine hand; calling 300 to see a flop with ~7.5% implied odds is marginal but cheap enough heads-up, and folding gives up too much equity against a wide BB range.

I hold 33 on a K-9-A board with no made hand; checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing more into a likely losing situation.

This flop favors my preflop raising range, so a small continuation bet can fold out weaker hands at a modest cost.

Pocket threes have no equity on K-9-A with no draws; facing a bet heads-up, calling with only three outs is losing play.

Ace-high with a decent kicker on the button is a standard opening raise; taking the initiative pre-flop is preferable to calling and letting the blinds see a cheap flop.

T5 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a 3bb button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

T8s in the big blind facing a 3x button open: the pot offers about 2.25 to 1 and the hand is suited and connected, so calling is profitable against a wide button range. A 3-bet with this hand is marginal, so I just call.

I have a open-ended straight draw (8-T on 2-7-9) and I'm first to act out of position heads-up against a button raiser. A probe bet of about 60% pot builds the pot with a strong draw and can win the hand outright.

Ace-high with a weak kicker on a dry board facing a flop bet after calling a raise preflop; little chance of improvement or being ahead, so folding is cheapest.

A6 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds takes advantage of position without committing too much.

5c Tc is a weak offsuit-ish hand out of position in the small blind facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act behind. Calling 200 more for a marginal hand is not profitable, so I fold.

Heads-up with J5s, getting 150 to call into a 400 pot is cheap and playable in position as the big blind.

Top pair with a weak kicker heads-up; checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against the preflop raiser.

Ace-high has some showdown value and a gutshot to the nut straight, but this board also connects well with the big blind's calling range. I'll take the free card in position.

Top pair jack with a decent kicker on a coordinated board; betting for value and protection against draws since both checked flop.

The small turn bet gives me a reasonable price with a pair and a gutshot to the nut straight. Calling in position also lets me reassess on the river.

I only hold a pair of jacks on a KQJT6 board; checking is safe and I can fold to a river bet.

An ace gives me the nut straight. After the river check, I’m betting for value from a nine-high straight or other hands willing to call.

My pair of jacks only beats a bluff, and seat_2 bet the turn and fired again on the river on a board full of straights and better pairs. Calling 800 to win 2050 with third-pair-ish strength is a losing proposition.

A2s on the button in a 3-handed game is a solid open. Raising to 3bb takes the initiative and uses position against the blinds.

85o is far too weak to call 3bb out of position against a button raise; folding is clearly best.

K7 offsuit is a marginal but reasonable big-blind defense against a button open. Calling costs 200 into a 450-chip pot.

K-high has little immediate value on this ace-high flop, so I’ll check rather than build the pot out of position.

Top pair with an ace on A-Q-8 with two hearts, heads-up in position after the big blind checked. A bet of about 60% pot builds the pot and charges flush draws and queens.

King-high has no immediate draw on this ace-high flop, and calling 400 against the preflop raiser’s bet is unlikely to be profitable.