Hold'em table

K3 suited is strong enough to open from the button three-handed, leveraging position and initiative.

J5o in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold. It's too weak to call out of position and not a good 3-bet bluff candidate.

Getting good pot odds with a suited hand and position preflop; calling is profitable against a wide button raising range.

I flopped a set of sixes and should bet for value against the preflop raiser. A moderate bet builds the pot while keeping weaker hands in.

King-high with no meaningful draw has insufficient equity against a substantial heads-up flop bet.

J2 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two blinds at 3-handed, so folding is standard.

Completing with a suited connector is profitable given the pot odds, and raising out of position would bloat the pot unnecessarily.

With 5h2h in the big blind after the small blind completes, checking realizes equity for free in a heads-up limped pot.

I only have a gutshot and backdoor flush draw with no made hand, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn.

With only 5-high and no immediate made draw on this coordinated board, checking preserves equity and avoids inflating a limped pot.

Opponent checked twice and likely has a weak hand, so I can take a small stab at the pot with my low cards. If I get called or raised, I can give up on the river.

My five-high has very little showdown value and only a weak, non-nut straight draw. Calling the turn lead is not justified.

Pocket nines is a strong heads-up opening hand after the button folds, and raising builds value while putting pressure on the big blind.

Q7o has enough equity against a wide small-blind steal, and I get 2:1 on the call while holding position postflop, so defending by calling is standard.

A small continuation bet applies pressure to missed overcards and weaker pocket pairs while risking little on a board that can connect with the caller.

Facing a small 1/3-pot bet, I only need about 20% equity. Q7 has an overcard, backdoor straight draws and position, so calling is fine.

Our pocket nines are a marginal showdown hand on this coordinated board; checking controls the pot and lets us evaluate the river.

The SB made a small c-bet on the flop and then checked the turn, which usually means a capped, give-up range. My Q-high has little showdown value, so a half-pot stab can fold out ace-high and small pairs, and a queen on the river still helps.

Pocket nines retain showdown value against missed floats, heart draws, and weaker pairs after the turn check. The bet size offers adequate pot odds to continue.

Our nines have modest showdown value but are unlikely to get called by worse after the turn bet. Checking controls the pot and lets us respond to the opponent's river action.

Queen high rarely wins at showdown against a range that check-called the turn. A ~70% pot barrel tells a consistent strong story and can fold out weaker pairs and missed draws, so bluffing beats checking.

Pocket nines are a bluff-catcher, but the price is favorable and the opponent has numerous missed straight and heart-draw combinations after this line. Calling is preferable to turning this medium-strength showdown hand into a bluff.

KJo is a strong enough button opening hand three-handed, and raising applies pressure while retaining positional advantage.

ATo in the small blind against a button open in 3-handed play is a strong hand, and 3-betting avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot. I'm raising to 10bb.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise and a reraise, especially out of position. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

KJo offsuit is too vulnerable to domination against a very large small-blind 3-bet, and calling creates unfavorable reverse-implied-odds spots even in position.

T2o is too weak to open profitably from the button in a 3-handed game at 100bb deep, even with both blinds left to act, so a fold is standard.

I only need to call 50 into a pot of 150, getting 4:1 odds with a playable hand heads-up against the big blind. Folding would be too tight here.

ATo is well ahead of a small-blind limping range and benefits from building the pot while denying equity. I raise to a larger isolation size from out of position.

T4o is too weak to continue against a big blind raise out of position, so I fold and preserve chips.

Closing the action from the small blind, calling 50 more with an ace is a cheap defense heads-up.

K6o is well ahead of a small blind limping range, so raising for value and initiative from the big blind is profitable. A 4x raise puts pressure on weak limps.

A6 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a 4bb raise, especially out of position.