Hold'em table

ATo is a strong 3-handed button hand, so raising for value and initiative is better than calling. A 3x open also discourages the blinds from seeing a cheap flop.

I have a strong Ace-high with a suited backdoor draw. The button raised to 300, and I'm in the small blind. I'll 3-bet to 600 to build the pot and apply pressure, as my hand plays well in position post-flop.

K7o is too weak to continue against a raise and a 3-bet, even with decent pot odds. Folding avoids being dominated out of position.

ATo has enough equity against a small 3-bet, and calling keeps position with a manageable 300-chip investment into a 1000-chip pot.

I have top set on a paired board with a 9 kicker, which is a strong hand. Since I can check and there's no bet to call, I'll control the pot and let my opponent potentially bluff or make a mistake.

The board is 8d 8c 8s Kh, giving me top set with Ad. Seat 1 checked, so I can check behind to control pot size and induce bluffs on the river while keeping my range balanced.

The board is paired and the opponent's preflop 3-bet range is strong; checking back with A-high avoids bluffing into a likely full house and keeps the pot small.

The board is 888-K-5, giving me only Ace-high with no pair or draw. My opponent on the button has checked back twice, indicating weakness, so bluffing is risky and I have no value to extract. Checking is the safest play to avoid bloating the pot with a losing hand.

Calling the big blind with Tc7h in position is reasonable; I can see a flop cheaply and control the pot size while keeping my range flexible.

9-6 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position, even with decent pot odds. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

I have a strong suited ace and the button only limped, so raising for value and to take control is best. A raise to 400 charges speculative hands and can win the pot immediately.

Calling 300 with 7hTc in position is reasonable; I want to see a flop and play post-flop in position rather than folding a playable hand.

I raised preflop and flopped second pair with an ace kicker. Betting half pot protects my hand and gets value from draws and worse pairs.

Calling is the most straightforward play with a backdoor flush draw and a Ten that can improve on later streets; I want to keep the pot manageable and avoid bloating it with a marginal holding.

I have middle pair with an ace kicker and a gutshot. Betting the turn charges draws and gets value from worse pairs, while I can fold to a raise.

Calling keeps me in the hand with a Ten-high that can improve to a straight or pair on the river; the pot odds justify chasing given the opponent's continued aggression.

Checked to control pot size with a marginal Ten-high hand on a paired board; opponent checked back so no value to bluff.

K7o is playable from the button against two blinds, and raising to 3bb puts pressure on them while keeping the initiative in position.

Q8o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act behind me.

Seat 3 raised to 300 and seat 1 folded. With As7s, I have a strong Ace and a flush draw, so calling 200 to see a flop is reasonable. I'll keep the pot small for now and reassess after the flop.

I have top pair with the Ace on a J-A-9 board, but the opponent raised preflop and I'm in position. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce a bluff or see a free card.

I missed this flop completely and the board is dangerous with three diamonds and an ace, so I'll take the free card and see the turn.

Board is wet with three diamonds and I hold As7s; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a weak flush draw. I'll take a free card and reassess on the river.

Opponent checked both flop and turn, showing weakness. I'll bluff with a half-pot bet to take down the pot.

I have top pair with the Ace kicker on a diamond-heavy board, so calling the turn raise is reasonable to keep the pot manageable and avoid bloating it with a marginal hand.

Board is paired with a Jack and dry, so I'm checking to control pot size and avoid building a big bluff catcher. My Ace-high is weak, and checking lets me realize equity cheaply or induce a bluff on the river.

84o is too weak to continue from the button against two live blinds, and calling 100 with poor playability is not profitable.

Ad2h is a weak hand unlikely to improve enough to justify calling the big blind's 100 or raising. Folding preserves my 10,000 chip stack for better spots.

I have 6c Ks, a weak offsuit hand with no clear path to a strong range. Facing a 100bb raise from the big blind with only 50bb from the small blind, I prefer to preserve my stack and wait for better spots.

Calling 50 into a pot of 150 gives good immediate odds with position against the big blind, and 63o is worth seeing a cheap flop heads-up.

T4o is too weak to raise for value, and checking takes a free flop in position after the button folded. There is no need to bloat the pot with a marginal hand.

We have a flush draw on a monotone board, but we are out of position and the pot is small. Checking allows us to see a free card and keep the pot small while we draw.

I have a flush draw and can semi-bluff to win the pot now; a 150 bet applies pressure while risking little.

I have a flush draw with 9 outs, and the pot odds are reasonable. I'll call to see the turn and reassess.

I have almost no made hand and only a weak runner-flush draw, so I’ll take the free card and see the river.

I have a flush draw with Th on a three-heart board, and the turn K is a scare card that can fold out many of seat_3's flop-calling hands. Betting as a semi-bluff gives me fold equity while retaining equity if called.

I have a premium pair and want to build the pot while charging the blinds to continue.

With a small pocket pair and deep stacks, calling 250 closes toward a cheap multiway flop where I can set-mine. Raising would bloat the pot out of position with little fold equity against a button open.

Qd7c is a weak hand that does not play well out of position, and I'm facing a raise plus a call from the button with only 200 to call. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

My underpair has little value on a paired broadway flop out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised off weak equity.

I have an overpair to the board and a strong hand, so I want to build the pot while protecting against draws. A raise to 700 puts pressure on the caller and extracts value if they have a queen or a draw.

Pocket deuces are far behind on a Q-J-J board against a preflop raiser who bet the flop; I have only two outs and poor pot odds, so folding is the disciplined play.