Hold'em table

J8 suited is a playable button opening hand three-handed, and a small raise can leverage position while keeping risk controlled.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise from the button while out of position. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

AKo in the big blind facing a button open is a clear 3-bet for value. Sizing to 10bb out of position.

J8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large big-blind 3-bet, especially out of position postflop.

AK is a premium hand and I have position on the button. Raising to 300 builds the pot and pressures the blinds while keeping worse hands in range.

75o offsuit from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. Out of position, it doesn't have the equity or playability to call or 3-bet profitably.

QJs is a strong suited broadway hand and defends profitably against a button 3x open heads-up.

This is a marginal gutshot with limited immediate showdown value on a king-high board. Checking keeps the pot controlled and allows me to respond to the button's continuation bet.

Top pair with top kicker is strong on this flop, so I bet for value and to charge any flush or straight draws. A roughly two-thirds pot bet builds the pot while keeping pressure on the opponent.

I have a strong combo draw with a spade flush draw and gutshot straight draw. Calling preserves implied odds against a small continuation bet.

With only a gutshot to a king-high straight and no made pair, checking preserves pot control and lets me react to the button's turn action.

Top pair with top kicker is strong on this board, and betting charges flush/straight draws while extracting value from worse Kx hands. Checking would give free cards and miss value.

The turn bet is large relative to the pot, and our flush draw alone lacks sufficient immediate odds against a likely king or stronger made hand.

3-handed on the button, 95s is a reasonable open-raise to steal the blinds with playable suited equity.

8-high suited with a deuce is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

Calling 150 into a pot of 400 offers good pot odds, and 8s3s suited has enough equity against a button open to continue in position postflop. Folding is too weak here, while raising with this hand is unnecessary.

Bottom pair plus a backdoor heart draw, heads-up in position against a big blind who checked, so a small c-bet takes the pot often and keeps our range balanced. Our hand also has decent equity when called.

On the button three-handed, 5-4 offsuit is a reasonable low-cost steal/open candidate. A small raise applies pressure while keeping the investment controlled.

43o is too weak to continue out of position against a raise; folding preserves chips.

Getting about 4:1 against a small button open, K2o has more than enough equity to defend from the big blind.

Bottom pair with a king kicker on a connected J-T board, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me some showdown value while I stay ready to call a small c-bet.

I will make a small continuation bet to leverage my preflop range advantage and retain fold equity, while having a gutshot straight draw.

Bottom pair with a king kicker against a small c-bet (160 into 490) is a clear call. I only need about 20% equity, and the hand has showdown value plus backdoor outs.

We hold bottom pair plus a gutshot to the broadway straight (an Ace gives us AKQJT), so we have some showdown value and a draw. Checking keeps the pot small out of position, and we can decide how to respond if the button bets.

We have no made hand or meaningful draw on this coordinated board, and the flop caller can hold many strong Qx, Jx, T9, and straight-draw holdings. Checking preserves chips and allows us to fold if facing substantial pressure.

Bottom two pair on a four-to-broadway board, where any ace or nine makes a straight. Betting would mostly get called by better hands and fold out worse, so I'll check and aim for a cheap showdown.

The four-card Broadway board is threatening and Villain checked twice; a river bet can fold many one-pair hands that currently beat my unpaired holding. I use a moderate sizing to target those folds.

Two pair on a straight-heavy board is only a bluff-catcher, but I need about 28% equity against a modest bet after the turn checked through. Villain has enough bluffs and thinner value hands that calling is profitable, and raising only gets called by better hands.

I have a mediocre hand but position, and the pot odds are decent. I'll see a flop cheaply.

Getting 5:1 to complete from the small blind with a suited-ish connector-type hand (96o) in a limped pot; cheap to see a flop multiway.

Check the big blind with A3 offsuit after two limps; it realizes equity cheaply in a multiway pot.

Holding 96o on A-5-3 with two diamonds, I have a gutshot to the 4 and no pair. Out of position in a three-way limped pot, checking to see a free card is best.

Top two pair is strong in this limped multiway pot and benefits from value/protection against diamond and straight draws. A substantial flop bet can be called by worse aces and draws.

K-high with no draw is far too weak to continue facing a bet into two players on this ace-high board. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

Nine-high on A-5-3 with no pair or real draw. Folding is correct against a pot-sized flop bet; 250 into 550 needs about 31% equity and I have far less.

A8o on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds.

K3 suited is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still behind.

K7o is weak but I'm getting good pot odds to call 150 into a 400 pot, and I can see a flop in position relative to the button. Folding would be too tight against a button open in a 3-handed game.

I flopped trips with a king kicker on a paired board, so I'm betting for value to build the pot while my hand is strong.

Ace-high with backdoor potential is getting good odds (about 26% needed) against a small donk bet on a paired board, where the big blind's range contains plenty of air, so I'm calling. Folding gives up too much and raising turns a showdown-value hand into a bluff.

Top pair of aces on a paired board, and the opponent checked the turn (a timeout fallback), so a medium bet gets value from Tx and 7x hands and denies free cards. It also keeps the pot controlled with my weak kicker.