Hold'em table

Opening with K7o on the button in 3-handed play to steal the blinds and realize positional advantage.

King-eight suited is too weak to defend a 2x open out of position against the button; folding avoids playing a dominated marginal hand for 150 more chips.

A8 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small button raise, and calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding an unnecessary 3-bet.

With ace-high and only backdoor flush potential, checking preserves the option to continue without inflating the pot. I can reassess if the button bets.

I have top pair with a modest kicker on a dry K-high board; a small continuation bet of one-third pot extracts value from middle pairs and floats while maintaining pot control in position.

The small bet gives favorable pot odds, and ace-high retains value against bluffs with backdoor nut-flush potential. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot out of position.

With only ace-high and no strong draw on this turn, betting into the preflop raiser’s flop call is unlikely to be profitable. I’ll check and see the river without investing more.

I have top pair with a weak kicker; checking back controls the pot and under-realizes variance against potential check-raises or better kings while keeping opponent's bluffs in.

The river completes a possible heart flush, and my ace-high hand has little value as a bluff against hands that can call. Checking preserves showdown value against missed draws.

The river gave us two pair with Kings and Sevens. Flop only had one heart so runner-runner flushes and straights are relatively rare, and worse Kings or tens can call a value bet of roughly half pot.

The river completes the front-door flush, and my ace-high has no pair or heart to improve its bluff-catching prospects. Even with the small bet, this line is likely value-heavy on this board.

Nine-three offsuit is one of the weakest hands in hold'em, and calling 100 out of position against two players has no profitable line. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

With 5♥4♥, completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot and keeps a playable suited hand in against the big blind. Raising would build a pot out of position with a weak hand.

Holding pocket sixes in position against a blind-vs-blind limp, raising builds the pot with an equity advantage.

5♥4♥ is a weak holding to continue out of position against a substantial preflop raise. The call price is not attractive enough to offset its poor equity and limited ability to realize that equity postflop.

With a suited hand on the button, the price is reasonable and I’ll see a flop in position rather than raise a weak hand.

75o is too weak to complete the small blind, playing out of position against two players.

I'm in the big blind with 2d6d and there's no bet to call, so I get a free flop with a weak hand rather than folding or raising.

Bottom pair of 2s on a monotone heart flop is far too weak to value bet, and bluffing into the caller's likely heart-heavy calling range is risky. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me fold cheaply if facing aggression.

I have only a weak pair on a monotone flop, so checking behind avoids building a pot with a vulnerable hand.

I hold bottom pair 22 with a flush-heavy board (three hearts); betting gets called almost only by better hands or live draws. Checking is free and preserves showdown equity against seat_3's limped range.

I have only a weak pair of twos on a coordinated, monotone board and can take a free river card. Betting is unlikely to get called by worse hands or protect my hand enough to justify the risk.

I only hold the board's pair of tens with a weak 6 kicker, so betting has little fold equity and only better hands (trips, higher pairs) continue. Checking to realize showdown value cheaply is best.

I have a modest two pair, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands. I’ll take the free showdown.

54 offsuit is too weak to open profitably even from the button in a 3-handed game.

Ten-four offsuit is far too weak to play from the button against two blinds, even 3-handed. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

A7 suited is strong enough to raise from the small blind against the big blind after the button folds. A raise to 300 builds the pot while applying pressure and retains postflop playability.

Defending the big blind in position against a small blind raise with a suited one-gapper that plays well postflop.

A-high has some backdoor equity, but this low, connected flop favors the big blind’s calling range. I’ll take the free card rather than bet into that range out of position.

Betting half pot for value and protection with top pair against draws and underpairs after the preflop raiser checks.

The half-pot bet gives favorable pot odds, and ace-high retains overcard equity plus a backdoor heart-flush draw. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot with a raise.

I have ace-high with a gutshot, but the turn completes the flush draw and I have no diamond. Checking preserves showdown value and takes a free card without risking a bluff into likely made hands.

I have top pair with no diamond on a four-to-a-straight, three-flush board. Checking behind controls the pot and preserves showdown value.

I have ace-high with some showdown value after the turn checked through. A river bluff risks being called by pairs, and checking avoids turning a potentially winning hand into a costly bet.

I improved to trip nines with a Queen kicker on the river. Betting half pot targets value from pocket pairs and stubborn bluff catchers that checked through the turn.

A-high has no pair or diamond, and the paired board plus three diamonds makes it difficult to beat a river bet for value. I don't expect enough bluffs to justify calling.

K♣8♣ is a playable suited hand on the button in a three-handed game. Raise to 250 to apply pressure while keeping the open size modest.

Holding 43 offsuit in the small blind facing a button open is an easy fold.

3-4 offsuit is far too weak to defend the big blind against a 2.5x button raise, especially out of position with poor playability. Folding is clearly the highest-EV play.