Hold'em table

Button open with suited connectors; a small raise applies pressure and can take the pot down or continue in position.

K2 offsuit is weak facing a raise; not worth calling out of position.

I have Jd8d on the button with seat_1 having raised to 250. The pot odds don't justify calling with this weak suited hand, and I'd rather preserve my stack for better spots.

Ac9c is a decent suited ace on the button; raise to build the pot and take initiative against two blinds.

I hold 2h Ts, a weak offsuit hand. Facing a 300 raise from the button, calling 250 more is too expensive for such marginal equity, so folding preserves my stack.

J9o is too weak to continue out of position against a 3x button open; it is dominated often and does not realize equity well enough to call.

I have 9h Jd on the button with no prior investment. The blinds are already in, and my hand is too weak to call 100 or raise profitably preflop, so folding minimizes expected loss.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to call or raise out of position against the big blind after the button folds.

K8o is playable from the button in three-handed poker, so I open to 2.5bb to take the initiative and fold out weaker hands.

2d4d offsuit is weak, facing a raise with two players left to act; not worth calling out of position.

Seat 2 folded, leaving a heads-up pot. My 3-3 is a playable hand, and calling 150 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and the opponent's modest 250 raise.

I have a pocket pair of threes and the board is dry with no obvious draws, so I want to control pot size and see a free card. Checking keeps my options open to either improve or bluff later if the opponent shows weakness.

Preflop raiser in position on a dry Q94 flop after the big blind checks. A small c-bet pressures missed hands and keeps the initiative with king-high.

I have a set of threes on a dry flop, which is a strong hand. Calling 200 keeps the pot manageable and avoids overcommitting before seeing how the turn develops.

I have a set of threes on a 9-4-Q-K board, which is a strong but vulnerable hand. Since the opponent checked the flop and I called their raise, checking behind on the turn preserves my hand's value while keeping the opponent's bluffs in the pot.

I have top pair on the turn after the opponent checked, so a half-pot bet gets value from worse pairs and draws while denying a free card.

I have a set of threes on a board with two overcards, which is a strong but vulnerable hand. Calling keeps my range wide and avoids bloating the pot with a second pair on the board.

Board is paired with a King and a 9, and my pocket threes are unlikely to be ahead; opponent has shown aggression on both later streets, so I will control the pot and avoid building a bigger bet with a weak hand.

I have top pair with a weak kicker after seat_3 called flop and turn. Checking back avoids a thin value bet that mostly gets called by better kings, queens with strong kickers, and two pair.

K7 suited from the button is a solid steal/raise hand in 3-handed play; raising builds pot with initiative.

I have Ad8d, a playable hand in position. Calling 200 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and my remaining stack depth.

QJo is playable in the big blind getting 4:1 against a small button open and a small-blind call, so I take the price rather than fold or inflate the pot out of position.

I have a backdoor flush draw and overcard with Ad, but the board is paired with a possible queen. Checking keeps my options open and avoids building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

Top pair with a jack kicker on a wet flop; a small bet gets value from weaker pairs and draws while I am still ahead of many continuing hands.

No pair, no flush draw on a three-club board facing a raise; not worth continuing with king-high.

Seat_1 raised to 250 on the flop with a coordinated Tc-4c-Qc board. My 8d-Ad is a weak showdown value hand that likely loses to most of their continuing range, so I call to keep the pot small and avoid building a big pot with a marginal holding.

I have a weak Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw and no pair on the board; checking preserves my stack and keeps the pot small on the turn.

I have top pair with a jack kicker and the small blind checked the turn after calling my flop bet. A half-pot value bet builds the pot while keeping worse pairs and draws in.

Calling 750 into a 2000 pot with Ad8d on a Tc-4c-Qc-9h board keeps me in the hand at a reasonable price. I have a backdoor flush draw and overcard equity, and the opponent's turn raise could be a bluff or a value bet that I can realize equity against.

Board is paired Broadway with a flush draw that missed; my 8d Ad is weak and vulnerable to overcards and clubs. Seat 1 showed aggression on flop and turn, so I will check to control risk and avoid a river raise.

I have top two pair on the river and the opponent has check-called twice, so a modest value bet can get called by worse pairs and two pair while limiting damage against straights and flushes.

Seat 1 has shown significant strength with raises on every street, and the board contains a flush draw and straight possibilities. My Ace-high is unlikely to be best, but calling is reasonable given the pot odds and the possibility they are bluffing with a missed draw.

With As7c on the button and no callers, folding avoids a costly bluff into the blinds who already have money in the pot.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind with a pocket pair. A small raise builds the pot and takes the initiative rather than just completing.

Heads-up now with a suited ace; a 3-bet applies pressure and builds the pot with a hand that plays well multiway-reduced.

Pocket fours are too strong to fold for 600 more into 1200, and a 4-bet would bloat the pot out of position. I call to set-mine and realize equity against a wide three-bet.

Pocket fours are an underpair on a king-jack flop against a preflop three-bettor, so I check and realize equity rather than bet into a range that dominates me.

As preflop aggressor I'll continue betting on this dry board with A-high and a backdoor draw, hoping to take it down or extract fold equity.

Pocket fours are an underpair to both the jack and king with no draw, and the preflop 3-bettor is continuing on this board. Calling 900 into 2700 does not justify continuing with a dominated pair.