Hold'em table

A7o is ahead of typical blind-versus-blind defense ranges, so raising to 300 chips builds the pot and exerts pressure.

A8o has enough equity and position against a wide small-blind open after the button folded, and the price to continue is only two big blinds.

As the preflop aggressor, a small one-third pot continuation bet on a paired King board puts pressure on the big blind's range while maintaining high equity with Ace-high.

I have the nut flush draw plus the ace kicker on a paired board, and the price to continue is only 200 into 800. Calling in position keeps their bluffs in and realizes my equity without bloating the pot.

We have Ace-high with a gutshot straight draw on a paired board after our flop c-bet was called; checking controls the pot and allows us to realize equity.

Ace-high has thin showdown value after seat_2 checked the turn, and betting risks getting called or raised by better hands. Checking controls the pot and realizes that value.

Ace-high has decent showdown value against missed floats after villain checked back the turn, so checking to realize showdown is preferred over turning it into a bluff.

I have ace-high with the board kings and no made flush, so my hand has showdown value but little that worse hands will call. Checking realizes that value without betting into a range that mostly continues with better.

J4o is too weak to open even from the button in a 3-handed game. Folding is standard.

J4 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position even heads-up; folding the small blind is the disciplined play.

86o is too weak to open from the button into two live opponents; folding avoids building a pot with a dominated hand.

Heads-up against the big blind, completing for 50 into a 150 pot gives ~3:1 odds, which is profitable even with a weak 95o. Folding is too tight and raising overplays this hand.

Holding J5o in the big blind after the small blind limped, taking a free flop is the best play.

Bottom pair with a 9 kicker heads up; checking keeps the pot small and sees a free turn rather than bloating the pot out of position.

I have bottom pair on a very wet board; checking back keeps the pot manageable and allows me to realize equity in position.

I only hold a pair of fives on a board with three clubs and an open-ended straight present, so betting would mostly fold out hands I beat while better hands call or raise. Taking a free river card in this small checked pot is the best line.

I have a weak pair with showdown value on a coordinated four-straight, three-club board, so checking behind to control the pot is the safest play.

I only hold a weak pair of fives with some showdown value, and a bluff would mostly fold out the hands I beat while getting called by better pairs. Checking keeps the small pot cheap and lets me reassess if seat_2 suddenly bets.

I have a weak pair of fives on a coordinated board; checking behind realizes our showdown value without risking a check-raise.

KQs is a premium hand in 3-handed play, and raising from the button builds the pot and pressures both blinds rather than just calling.

K2o is far too weak to defend out of the small blind against a 3bb button open.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to call a 3bb button open; folding avoids a dominated, poorly playable hand out of position.

Opening with a pocket pair on the button in 3-handed play is standard to take initiative and build the pot.

T6o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

In a 3-handed game the button's 2.5x raise is wide, and QTo has enough equity against that range at a price of 150 into 400 to see a flop, even out of position. Folding is too tight here and 3-betting this hand OOP is weak.

With an underpair on a Q-9-2 two-tone board, checking back allows us to control the pot size and realize equity for free.

I hold top pair (queens) with a live spade flush draw, and the preflop raiser checked back the flop, indicating medium strength. Betting ~3/4 pot charges draws and extracts value from weaker pairs.

Holding underpair 33 with no meaningful draw on a Q-9-4-2 board facing a turn lead of 400 into 550 is an easy fold.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two live blinds, so folding avoids a negative-EV spot.

7-3 offsuit is one of the worst hands even heads-up, and I'm out of position with the big blind still to act. Folding and saving the 50 chips is the best EV play.