Hold'em table

9-4 offsuit is a weak hand even on the button in a 3-handed game; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position postflop against two live opponents.

J2 offsuit is a weak hand heads-up out of position against a big blind who has a free option, so folding the small blind and giving up 50 chips is the disciplined choice.

Q5s is a marginal hand out of position postflop against two players. Calling 100 into a 150 pot is close, but folding avoids a weak, dominated holding.

Blind vs blind with 74o, completing the small blind at 3:1 pot odds is a reasonable low-variance play; raising it would also be acceptable, but limping keeps the pot small out of position.

SB limped into my BB heads-up; JTo plays well in position postflop and a raise against a limper's capped range is profitable, taking the pot down often or building it with a strong playable hand.

74o out of position against a big blind raise after my limp; calling 200 to win 600 would leave me with a weak, dominated hand out of position, so I fold.

94 offsuit is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play, so folding is standard.

AQo in the small blind heads-up vs the big blind after button folds is a clear value raise; 3x sizing builds the pot with a strong hand and denies the BB a free flop.

8-4 offsuit is a weak hand. Calling 200 more out of position against a small blind raise to 300 is not profitable, so I fold.

Q9o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising 2.5x takes initiative with position against both blinds.

6-10 suited is weak, I'm out of position in the small blind facing a button raise to 250 with the big blind still to act behind me, so folding is the cleanest play.

A8s in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is a clear defend at good pot odds. A call keeps the button's weaker hands in, though 3-betting would also be reasonable.

This KQJ board favors the button's opening range, so I check out of position. A8 of clubs has a gutshot to broadway plus backdoor flush and ace equity, which is enough to continue against a reasonable c-bet.

Middle pair plus an open-ended-ish gutshot (any T) and backdoor spades on a coordinated board; a small continuation bet denies equity to overcards/draws and keeps the pot manageable if check-raised.

Ace-high gutshot to Broadway (a ten makes the nut straight) and the A is a possible overcard, against a small 200 bet into 550, needing about 27% equity. Calling is clearly profitable; raising risks running into strong hands on this connected board.

I hold the nut Broadway straight. Leading about 2/3 pot gets value from Kx, two pair and draws, and charges spade flush draws rather than risking a check behind.

We have a king-high straight with Q9 on KQJT; only an Ace beats us and 9x chops. Villain's 68% pot lead could be Ax but also sets, two pair, or 9x, so calling is correct while raising only gets action from the nuts.

We hold the nut broadway straight (no flush is possible), so we bet for value at a size that two pairs, sets, and nine-high straights can still call; at worst we chop with another ace.

We hold a king-high straight on a four-straight board; only an ace beats us and nines chop, while two pair/sets and bluffs are in villain's range. Getting ~2.4:1 we call but don't raise since only better or chopping hands continue vs a raise.

Pocket kings on the button is a premium hand, so I raise to 3x the big blind for value against two blinds.

T4o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position.

KTo in the big blind facing a 3x button open with 200 to call into 450; getting good odds and closing the action, KTo is a standard defend against a button range.

I have an open-ended straight draw (KT on JJQ) plus K overcard out of position against the preflop raiser; checking to the aggressor is standard, and I can call or raise a c-bet with my draw equity.

Kings full of nothing yet: KK on a J-J-Q board is a strong overpair-type hand (two pair with the Js on board). Bet about 60% of the pot for value and to deny equity to Q-x and J-x hands, while the BB checked. .

Open-ended straight draw (A or 9) with K overcard on a paired board; getting ~28% pot odds with ~31% equity plus implied odds, so calling is correct while raising risks being blown off against a J or Q.

I have an open-ended straight draw (K-T on J-J-Q-2) with no made hand; checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see the river cheaply or call a reasonable bet with my outs.

Kings full of nothing: I have KK on a J-J-Q-2 board, a strong overpair-ish hand (two pair, Jacks and Kings is not possible since only one K pair... actually KK with JJ gives two pair). Villain checked twice, so I bet about half pot for value and to deny equity from Q-x and draws. ~700 into 1450 pot.

Open-ended straight draw (A or 9) with ~17% equity getting 24.6% direct pot odds, but with 8600 behind and a strong-looking opponent range, implied odds make a call marginally profitable; raising into a paired-board barrel is too risky.

KT missed completely and has no showdown value; after check-calling two streets, a sizable river lead credibly represents a slowplayed J or Qx and should fold out opponent's missed draws and medium pairs.

Kings full of nothing but two pair, Kings and Jacks, beats many of the Qx and busted-draw hands that check-call twice then bet the river. Calling 2000 into 4850 needs only about 29% equity, and raising would mostly get called only by better hands.

A5s offsuit-ish (A5o) is a standard open from the button in 3-handed play; raise to 2.5bb to steal the blinds.

QQ in the small blind facing a button open; 3-bet for value to around 3.4x the open, isolating the button and building a pot with a premium hand out of position.

7c Td is a weak offsuit hand facing a button open and a small blind 3-bet to 850 with a call still behind me. Paying 750 more out of position is not profitable, so I fold.

A5o blocks premium aces and plays poorly as a flat, so it works best as an occasional 4-bet bluff against a wide 3-handed small-blind 3-bet range. A size of 2000 also keeps us in position with some equity if called.

QQ in 3-handed play is well ahead of a button 4-bet range that includes AK, AQ, JJ, TT and bluffs; with 100bb effective and a small 4-bet, shoving maximizes fold equity and value rather than playing a bloated pot out of position.

A5o has roughly 25-30% equity against a typical 5-bet shoving range (AA/KK/QQ/AK), well below the ~40% needed to call 8000 into a 20100 final pot. Folding is the better choice.