Hold'em table

T9 suited is a strong button open in three-handed play; a 3bb raise builds the pot and applies pressure before the blinds.

Holding 8h 4d, a very weak hand, facing a 3x raise from the button. The pot odds do not justify calling with such poor equity, so folding is the correct play.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind heads-up against a button open, but calling avoids inflating the pot out of position with a hand that can be dominated.

With bottom pair on a connected, two-heart flop, checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids building it against the button’s likely stronger hands. I can reassess if they bet or if the turn improves my hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw with the initiative after the big blind checks. A small c-bet applies pressure and can win the pot immediately or build it when I improve.

Holding 4d6h offsuit from the button is a weak hand with poor playability. Facing a big blind raise, folding avoids unnecessary risk with a hand that rarely realizes equity against a standard opening range.

K3 offsuit is weak but has enough equity to complete from the small blind at this price against the big blind. I’ll avoid inflating the pot out of position.

34o is too weak to raise, and checking is free as the big blind after the small blind limps.

I have only king-high with limited backdoor potential, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot.

34o has no pair, no draw, and no blockers on A-Q-7. With a free check available after the small blind checked, there is no reason to fold or turn a total air hand into a bluff.

I have a king-high flush draw but no made hand, and checking takes a free river card without risking a raise.

I have a flush draw plus a gutshot and no showdown value, so a small turn semi-bluff pressures a checked-to range while keeping the price reasonable if called.

I have only a weak, potentially dominated draw: a spade river may complete a higher flush for the opponent, and my king-high has little showdown value. The call price is too high to justify continuing.

A2 suited is a playable button hand with position and good postflop potential. Raise to 250 to take initiative while keeping the open size modest.

Q9 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a dominated spot out of position.

Holding 7c 3s offsuit is a very weak hand. Facing a 2.5x raise from the button, calling or raising is unprofitable given the poor equity and lack of positional advantage.

A7o is a standard button open in three-handed play. Raising to 2.5bb takes the initiative and can fold out weaker hands before the flop.

6-4 offsuit is a very weak hand facing a 2.5x raise from the button. With poor implied odds and position disadvantage, folding is the correct play to preserve chips.

Calling gets a reasonable price against a button raise, and J-high has enough potential to defend from the big blind. A raise with this weak offsuit hand would risk too much.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a low, disconnected flop, so I’ll check rather than build the pot with a weak hand.

Dry rainbow flop and I am the preflop raiser in position, so a small continuation bet applies pressure with ace-high and can take it down cheaply.

J-high has no meaningful draw on this flop, and calling would rely on catching a jack or winning at showdown against a bluff. Fold to the bet.

87o is a speculative hand with decent playability in a 3-way pot. Calling the 100 chips to see a flop is cheap relative to the stack size, allowing me to realize equity without bloating the pot or risking a re-raise from the blinds.

The price to complete is small relative to the pot, and the big blind is likely to see the flop cheaply as well. I’ll take the low-cost chance to improve rather than raise this weak offsuit hand.

72s is too weak to raise into two limpers, and checking is free as the big blind, so I take the flop.

I have no pair or meaningful immediate draw on this ace-high flop, so I check rather than invest into two opponents.

I have a weak spade flush draw multiway with no pair, and seat 3 has already checked. Checking lets me see the turn for free rather than betting into two players and folding to a raise.

I have a weak hand (8d 7h) with no pair or draw on a board of Js As 4h. Checking is the safest option to see the turn without investing more chips.

With only nine-high and no meaningful draw, a turn bluff into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable. I’ll take the free card and avoid inflating the pot.

I have only a non-nut spade flush draw and no pair on a paired ace-jack board, with the button still to act. Checking realizes my equity for free rather than bloating the pot out of position.

I have a weak hand (8-7 offsuit) with no pair or draw on a board of Js-As-4h-Jd. Checking is the safest option to see the river without risking more chips, as betting would likely just get called by better hands or fold out worse ones.

The board is paired and I have only a weak nine kicker. Betting is unlikely to get called by worse hands, so I’ll take the free showdown.

I have an ace-high flush on a paired three-spade board after three streets of checks, so a modest value bet can get called by jacks, aces, and worse flushes without overcommitting against a better flush or full house.

I have 8-7 offsuit with no pair or draw on a board of J-A-4-J-6. Facing a bet from the Big Blind who has shown strength by betting the river, I have no reason to call and must fold.

With only nine-high and no meaningful showdown value, calling the river bet is unlikely to be profitable.

A-T offsuit is a strong button hand three-handed, so I open for value and initiative with a modest raise to 2.5 big blinds.

KJo is ahead of a wide button open in three-handed play, but it is easily dominated and I am out of position, so calling is better than folding or bloating the pot with a 3-bet.

Q3c is a weak hand facing a 2.5x raise and a call from the button; folding avoids playing out of position with a dominated hand.

King-high with no pair or draw on an ace-high rainbow flop is too weak to bet out of position, so I check and keep the pot small.

With top pair and a solid kicker in a heads-up pot, a small value bet can get calls from weaker pairs while charging draws. The check gives me an opportunity to protect my hand without overcommitting.

King-high with no pair or draw on an ace-high flop is not worth calling a bet. Folding preserves chips against a likely stronger range.