Hold'em table

Button position supports opening a wide range three-handed; raising applies pressure to the blinds with a playable, if marginal, hand.

Nine-two suited is too weak to continue against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act behind me.

I have a pocket pair of sixes, which is a decent hand but not strong enough to lead a raise. Calling keeps me in the pot cheaply and lets me see the flop without risking too many chips against a single opponent.

I have a pocket pair of sixes with a set possibility on the flop. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce bluffs from the button while keeping my hand concealed.

A small continuation bet leverages the preflop range advantage on this dry ace-high board while risking little with no made hand.

I have a pocket pair that can improve on later streets, and calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving my stack. Seat 1's flop raise is small enough to justify a call with a speculative hand.

I have a pair of sixes with a weak kicker on a dry board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bluff catcher. If seat_1 bets, I can decide whether to call or fold based on the size.

The king is a strong turn card for my perceived preflop raising range, while the check leaves the opponent capped often enough. A substantial continuation bet can fold out many weak pairs and missed holdings.

Seat_1 raised to 500 on the turn with a paired board and a K; my 6-6 is vulnerable to overcards and likely behind, so calling is the disciplined play to avoid blowing up the stack with a marginal hand.

I have a pair of sixes with a weak kicker on a dry board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bet behind a likely missed hand.

I have a flush and can extract value from ace-heavy and other bluff-catching hands after villain's passive line. A moderate river bet also limits losses against stronger spade holdings.

Seat 1 has bet 600 on the river with a board showing top pair. My pocket sixes are weak and likely behind, but calling is reasonable since I've already invested 880 total and the pot offers good odds. Folding would be too cautious given the price.

With a small pair on the button in a 3-handed game, raising takes initiative and can win the blinds immediately while also building a pot when called.

I have 3c Ah, a weak offsuit hand, and face a 250 chip call after seat_2 raised to 300. Folding preserves my stack against a likely strong range from the button.

8c5h offsuit is too weak to defend against a button 3x open in this heads-up pot.

With 8c Ks on the button and a 150 pot, I'm folding to avoid playing a weak suited hand out of position against the blinds' range.

AQ offsuit is a strong heads-up hand versus the big blind after the button folds. I raise for value and initiative.

K6o is a weak, dominated offsuit hand facing a large 3x small-blind raise. Folding avoids playing a marginal hand for 200 more chips.

A-Q offsuit is a strong button opening hand three-handed and benefits from taking initiative with a standard raise size.

Q7o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Seat 1 raised to 250 and seat 2 folded, leaving me the big blind facing a 150 call. My Ah is a strong high card, but 6d is weak, so I'll call to see a flop rather than fold or overcommit.

I have a backdoor nut flush draw with the Ah on a Kd Kh board, but no pair. Since seat_1 bet preflop and seat_2 folded, I'll check to control the pot and potentially induce a bluff or see a free card.

A small continuation bet pressures unpaired hands and weaker pocket pairs while retaining a favorable risk-to-reward ratio on this paired board.

I have top pair with Ace kicker on a J-K-K board, which is a strong hand. Calling 200 keeps the pot manageable while I assess whether seat_1 is bluffing or has a set.

Board is paired kings with a J and 7, and my hand is Ace-high with a weak kicker, so I have little value and want to control the pot. Checking keeps me in the hand at no cost and lets me see the river before deciding.

With ace-high and some showdown value plus a gutshot to Broadway, checking back controls the pot against a flop-calling range that contains many kings and jacks.

The board is paired with Kings and Tens, and my Ace-high is unlikely to be best; checking allows me to see a showdown cheaply and potentially win if my opponent also has a weak hand.

I have the nut straight and should value bet against kings, jacks, and other bluff-catchers after the river check. A moderate sizing can still be called by worse while limiting losses against the rare full house.

Seat 1's river raise to 600 on a paired King board with a Ten kicker strongly indicates a strong hand like two pair or better. My 6d-6h is unlikely to have improved, and calling risks a large portion of my stack without sufficient equity.

AcJc is a strong suited ace on the button in a 3-handed game; raising for value and to take initiative.

I have QdQs, a strong hand that benefits from implied odds. Calling 250 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and my stack depth.

T7 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise and small-blind call in a multiway pot.

I have a backdoor flush draw with Qd Qs on a 9h 5d 5c board, but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn without risking chips, while still leaving the option to bluff or value-bet later if the board improves.

I have two overcards and a backdoor flush draw on a paired board, and my preflop raise gives me fold equity against the small blind's check. A 400 bet keeps pressure on while controlling the pot size.

The board is paired with 5s, giving me a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot straight draw, but no made hand. Calling keeps me in the pot cheaply while denying the button a free showdown and preserving stack for future hands.

I have a backdoor flush draw with Qd Qs on a paired 55 board with a 9 and 6. The opponent checked the flop and I called, so checking behind on the turn keeps the pot small and preserves equity without risking chips on a marginal hand.

I have only ace-high on a paired board and opponent has called two bets; checking controls the pot and lets me realize equity with overcards.

Board is paired with a 5 and a 6-4 straight draw; my Queen high is vulnerable and likely behind. With no bet to call and a weak showdown value, checking is the safest play to avoid bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

Ace-high has no showdown value, and opponent's river check after turn check-check suggests weakness. A bet can fold out missed draws and weak pairs, winning the pot without showdown.

Seat 2's river raise is a bluff attempt with a weak board; my Queen-high is decent but I'll call to keep their bluff in and avoid folding to pressure.

I have King-high with a backdoor flush draw, which is marginal but playable. Calling 100 chips keeps me in the hand without overcommitting with a weak preflop hand.

Complete the small blind with a connected hand at a very favorable price, avoiding an unnecessary raise from out of position.

A3s has good equity against two limpers, and raising from the big blind applies pressure while taking initiative.

With 5c Kd offsuit on the button, I face a 300 raise after calling 100. The hand lacks the strength to continue profitably, so folding preserves my stack.

8-7 offsuit has sufficient equity against a likely broad isolation raise and the price is reasonable, though playing out of position will require caution.

I have a strong combo draw with an open-ended straight draw and a spade flush draw. Betting builds the pot while retaining substantial equity if called or raised.

I have only ace-high with no pair or draw on a coordinated flop, and seat_1's flop bet into a raised pot shows enough strength that continuing would be unprofitable.