Hold'em table

AJo on the button in 3-handed play is a strong opening hand, so I'm raising to 2.5bb for value and to take the initiative.

Nine-eight suited is a playable three-bet against a button open. Raising from the small blind gives me a chance to win preflop and avoids inviting the big blind in cheaply.

K9 offsuit is too weak to cold-call a substantial three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. Folding avoids poor equity realization and frequent domination.

AJo in position against a likely wide three-handed small-blind 3-bet has enough equity and playability to call. Flatting is better than 4-betting or folding at 100bb.

Top pair with an open-ended straight draw is strong enough to bet for value and protection on this coordinated flop.

AJo has no pair and no real draw on 976 two-tone, facing a c-bet in a 3-bet pot. Against a strong small-blind 3-bet range full of overpairs, the 27.7% price isn't enough to call.

43 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two players at 100bb depth.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to open against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 3 big blinds pressures weaker hands and compensates for playing out of position.

Pocket aces in the big blind facing a small-blind open; 3-betting to about 3.3x builds the pot in position with the best hand.

A6 offsuit is too weak to continue against this three-bet out of position, with substantial domination risk and poor equity realization. Folding avoids investing another 700 chips in an unfavorable spot.

9♣2♣ is too weak for a standard button open at 100bb, with poor connectivity and limited high-card strength. Folding avoids investing in a marginal hand against two active blinds.

Pocket jacks are a strong value hand in a blind-vs-blind spot after the button folded. A 3x raise builds the pot and still lets weaker hands continue.

A4 suited is a good three-bet candidate against a small-blind open: it has an ace blocker and retains playability when called.

JJ facing a BB 3-bet in a blind-vs-blind spot is too strong to fold. Calling keeps their wider bluffs in, and avoids bloating the pot out of position against a range that may be stronger when they continue over a 4-bet. Getting about 2.9:1, a call is clearly profitable.

Out of position in a 3-bet pot on a K-high board that favors the BB's 3-betting range, JJ plays best as a check-call bluff catcher rather than leading into a range that has many Kx hands.

I have the nut flush draw and position in a three-bet pot. A 700-chip bet builds the pot while applying pressure without committing my stack.

JJ is a solid bluff-catcher on K85 two-tone against a small c-bet from a wide BB 3-bet range. The price is good, needing about 21% equity, and raising would only fold out worse hands while getting called by kings and better.

JJ is a bluff-catcher on a K-high paired board against a 3-bet range, so checking keeps the pot controlled and lets the opponent's bluffs keep firing. I can then decide whether to call a turn bet based on its size.

I have the nut flush draw and a range advantage as the preflop three-bettor. A turn bet can fold out some weaker pairs while building a pot when I improve.

The pot is offering about 3.9:1, so the call needs roughly 26% equity. JJ still beats AQ, heart draws and the bluffs in a 3-bet double-barrel range, and the paired turn changes little, so a call is better than folding or raising.

Jacks full is near the top of my range on this board. Villain's 3-bet-and-barrel line includes made flushes, AK, and overpairs, so shoving gets value from many worse hands; only KK and 55 beat me.

I have the ace-high flush and need to win about a third of the time to call. Despite the paired board, enough worse flushes and bluffs can shove here.

In 3-handed play the button opens a wide range, and 75o is a borderline hand that can be opened profitably with a small 2.5bb raise to pressure the blinds.

J7 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5 big-blind button raise with the big blind still to act.

Calling costs 150 into a 400-chip pot, giving favorable odds against a typically wide button opening range. Although offsuit and out of position, 6-5 has enough equity and straight potential to defend the big blind.

With middle pair and a weak kicker, checking preserves showdown value without inflating the pot. This king-high board favors the preflop raiser, so leading is unlikely to earn value from worse hands.

In position on a K-high dry-ish board with a gutshot plus backdoor straight draw; a small c-bet leverages range advantage and has decent equity if called.

Middle pair is strong enough to defend against a small continuation bet from a wide button range. Calling needs only about 20% equity and keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the pot.

My pair of sixes has showdown value and picked up a gutshot, but leading would mostly fold worse hands and get called by better ones. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me assess the button’s bet size.

We hold a gutshot to two straights plus overcard-ish equity. The big blind has checked twice and called a small flop bet, so a 60%-pot semi-bluff can fold out weak pairs and air while keeping our outs if called.

My weak pair and gutshot do not have enough reliable equity against this second barrel to justify calling 550. Being out of position also makes it difficult to realize equity against possible river pressure.

J8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

62 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more chips with poor equity and positional disadvantage.

A4 suited is a strong hand to defend from the big blind against a 3-handed button open. Three-betting gives us fold equity and the ace blocker, and the hand plays fine if called.

J8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial big-blind three-bet, even with position.

K9 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while retaining positional advantage if called.

83o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold. It is too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet.

T9 offsuit has enough playability to defend the big blind against a 2.5bb button raise, especially with no rake.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but the preflop raiser has the betting lead. Checking lets me see their action before committing more chips.

King-high has some showdown value but limited drawing potential on this flop. Checking back preserves equity and avoids building a pot against the big blind's pairs and stronger draws.

After the flop checked through, a 350-chip turn bet can fold out unpaired overcards and some weak holdings. My open-ended straight draw gives me eight outs if called.

King-high with no straight or flush draw is too weak to continue against this sizable turn bet. Our limited pair outs may not be clean, and we lack strong blockers for a bluff raise.