Hold'em table

K3o is too weak to open from the button against two live blinds; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

Heads-up against only the big blind, I need just 50 to call into a 150 pot (3:1 odds), and J2s has enough equity versus a wide blind range to see a flop cheaply despite being out of position.

Holding AQo in the big blind against a small blind limp, I raise for value with position.

J2s is far too weak to call a 4x raise out of position, and 3-betting junk into the big blind's raise is unprofitable. Folding surrenders only the 100 already invested.

6s3d is one of the weakest hands in hold'em; folding to the 100-chip call is clearly correct with nothing invested.

Holding Ac Jc in the small blind after the button folds is a clear spot to raise for value and initiative blind-versus-blind.

A4o has enough equity and position against a wide small-blind open to call 2bb more rather than fold.

On a connected T-8-2 board that favors the big blind's calling range, checking out of position with two overcards and backdoor equity is standard.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on 2-T-8; checking behind realizes a free card and keeps the pot small against the preflop raiser.

After checking the flop, Ace-high has showdown value against unpaired floats. Checking the turn to control pot size out of position is prudent.

Ace-high with no pair or draw has some showdown value, and betting into a preflop raiser risks a raise I must fold to. Checking keeps the pot small and sees a free river.

Ace-high has sufficient showdown value after the hand checked through flop and turn, and betting won't get called by worse.

Ace-high has little showdown value but worse hands rarely fold, so a river bluff is unprofitable. Checking realizes the chance of winning against complete air after the opponent checked every street.

J8o is slightly too weak to open from the button in a standard 3-handed 100bb game, making fold the standard play.

Heads-up versus the big blind with ace-six suited, a small raise builds the pot and applies pressure rather than just completing.

TJs suited is a strong playable hand heads-up; calling 200 to see a flop against a 3x open is fine at 100bb.

Dry 3-8-4 flop favors the preflop raiser, so a small one-third-pot c-bet pressures the big blind's unpaired hands while I still have ace-high and backdoor spades.

My T-J has almost no made equity here—the 'straight' needs two specific running cards—and seat_1 opened and fired a continuation bet indicating strength. Calling 200 into 600 with essentially high cards is -EV.

AJo is a strong button hand in three-handed play, so I open to 3bb to build the pot and take the initiative rather than flat the big blind.

J5o is far too weak to call 250 more against a button raise while out of position; folding surrenders only the posted small blind and preserves chips for better spots.

Holding 8c 3s offsuit out of position against a button raise is an easy fold.

2-5 offsuit is one of the worst starting hands, and calling 100 into a 150 pot against two players gives poor odds with no draw potential. Folding preserves chips for a better spot.

Folded to SB, A8o is a strong hand blind vs blind to open-raise for value and initiative.

Heads-up versus a small-blind open, A4o has enough equity and pot odds to continue, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

C-betting one-third pot on a dry King-high board where the preflop raiser has a significant range advantage.

I have bottom pair with an ace kicker and only need about 20% equity to call a one-third-pot c-bet. Raising a weak pair on a king-high board is too thin, so I call and reassess the turn.

I hold Ace-high with a gutshot straight draw to the wheel, so checking allows me to realize equity and control the pot size out of position.

I have bottom pair with an ace kicker in position after seat_3 checked the turn. Checking back realizes showdown value without bloating the pot against a king-high board.

With the wheel straight on a four-to-a-straight board, any six beats us. Checking allows us to induce bluffs from missed draws and avoids value-owning ourselves against a six, as worse hands rarely call a bet.

I have the wheel on a checked river, so a modest value bet can get called by kings and other worse made hands while keeping the pot manageable if a six raises.

We hold an Ace on a 2-3-4-5-K board, giving us a five-high straight. While any 6 beats us, villain's range contains many Ax hands that chop as well as missed flush draw bluffs, making this an easy call getting 2.4 to 1.

K2o is too weak to open profitably even from the button in a 3-handed game.

94o is too weak to continue out of position after the button folds, so I give up the small blind rather than call or raise.