Hold'em table

JTo is a standard open from the button in 3-handed play; a raise to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

Calling 200 to see a flop with Qs Kd is reasonable; I have a strong broadway kicker and backdoor flush potential. I'll control the pot and reassess on the flop.

A9 offsuit is strong against a three-handed button opening range, and the small blind caller adds dead money. A sizable squeeze can isolate and deny equity while retaining initiative.

JTo facing a big squeeze from the BB, with the SB still left to act behind me, plays poorly out of position against a strong range. Calling 800 into 1550 isn't profitable enough given the reverse implied odds, so I fold.

Seat 3's 3.5bb raise overcall with a weak Q-high hand is too risky; folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

I'm out of position with just Ace-high and no pair potential, so I'll fold to preserve my stack against the blinds' positional advantage.

J6 offsuit has sufficient heads-up equity to complete for one additional half blind, despite being out of position.

QJs is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so raising to 4x for value and initiative with position beats checking.

J6 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against the large isolation raise out of position.

8-high offsuit with a weak kicker is a clear fold from the button-facing blind structure; it lacks sufficient equity or playability.

Blind vs blind with a suited hand: raising to 3bb applies pressure and has decent equity when called. Limping out of position is weaker.

I have a strong suited Ace-King and the pot odds justify calling the 200 to see a flop. Seat 3 folded, so I am heads-up against a 300 raise, and I want to keep the opponent's range wide.

Bottom pair plus a gutshot to the wheel on a dry board where I'm the preflop raiser; a small c-bet gets folds from overcards and keeps my equity.

I have top pair with a strong kicker on a dry board, and the opponent's continuation bet is small. Calling keeps my range balanced and avoids overcommitting without the nuts.

Bottom pair with a gutshot to the wheel on a board that hits a big blind calling range hard, so check to realize equity cheaply. Barreling into a flop caller has little fold equity here.

The board is coordinated with a straight draw and I hold the nut flush draw plus a backdoor straight, so I want to keep the pot live and see a free river without giving up initiative. Checking also preserves the option to bluff or value bet on a blank river.

Bottom pair has some showdown value against busted draws and ace-high. A bluff is unlikely to fold out the made pairs that make up most of a range that called the flop and checked back the turn, so I'll check.

Board is paired with a diamond run; my Ah/Kh is likely a bluff catcher. Checking lets me realize equity without risking chips on a bluff.

Three-handed on the button, J5o is a borderline but playable steal against two blinds, so I open to 2.5bb.

9s4d is a weak hand that cannot withstand a 250 raise from the button. Folding preserves my 100bb stack for better spots.

K6 offsuit is worth defending from the big blind against a likely wide button open at this price, with position only mildly disadvantaged postflop.

Checking keeps the pot controlled with a weak gutshot on a coordinated board while allowing the preflop raiser to define their range.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on a connected board; a small bet gets value from worse pairs and draws and denies equity, and we can give up if raised. Checking back is also fine, but a 1/3-pot bet keeps things cheap.

Call the small continuation bet with a gutshot to the king-high straight and two overcards to much of the board.

A moderate turn stab can fold out unpaired overcards and weaker missed holdings after the check. My king provides some showdown value if called and potential river improvement.

Second pair is getting about 23% pot odds against a small turn lead, and it beats the draws and bluffs in the big blind's range. Calling keeps the pot controlled rather than raising and getting called only by better hands.

Our king kicker only plays as two pair on this heavily paired board, while the opponent's turn call contains many queens, jacks, eights, and straights that beat us. Checking realizes our limited showdown value without risking a thin bluff.

We hold jacks full of eights, which beats most of the opponent's range except QQ, QJ and quad eights. We bet about two-thirds of the pot for value against weaker jacks, queens and eights after the opponent checked.

The river bet is large into a double-paired board, and my king only supplies a kicker to the board’s two pair. Villain's line contains substantial value from any queen, jack, or eight, so this is not a reliable bluff-catch.

I have Jh2s, a very weak hand with no pair and poor connectivity. The pot odds don't justify calling 100 to see a flop with this garbage hand.

Heads-up from the small blind, raising applies pressure and 8-5 offsuit retains adequate equity if called.

QTs in the big blind facing a 3x small-blind open is getting good odds and has position, so it's a clear defend. Calling keeps the opponent's bluffs in and lets me realize equity in position.

I have flopped trip fives and should build the pot while charging overcards and pocket pairs. A moderate continuation bet keeps worse hands and draws involved.

At 400 to win 1000 I need about 29% equity. Two overcards plus a backdoor heart draw on a dry paired board justify a call against a likely wide continuation bet.

I have trips and should value-bet while charging the numerous straight draws on this connected board.

Queen-high with no pair and no real draw facing a second barrel; calling for 6 weak overcard outs isn't profitable, and a bluff-raise here is too thin.

AQ suited is a strong button opening hand, and raising isolates the blinds while building value.

T6o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold. Calling out of position with a weak offsuit hand loses money.

My 2s Kc is weak against a preflop raise and I have no position; folding preserves chips.