Hold'em table

Pocket deuces is a small pocket pair with decent implied odds in a 3-handed game. Raising to 3x big blind (300 total) is a standard opening raise that's aggressive enough to take down the pot immediately while keeping my risk manageable if called.

Q4 suited is too weak to continue profitably from the small blind against a 3bb open, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a frequently dominated hand out of position.

3-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3x open from the big blind, especially out of position heads-up.

T4 offsuit is too weak to profitably open on the button without evidence that the blinds overfold. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor playability.

With A7 suited-equivalent strength heads-up in the blinds, calling the small remaining amount realizes strong equity without inflating the pot out of position.

With 9c7c (weak hand), checking is prudent. We're in the big blind with a marginal hand, and checking allows us to see the flop cheaply while keeping the pot small. Seat 3 only called the small blind, so they likely don't have a premium hand.

A small continuation bet can fold out unpaired overcards and realize initiative while risking little. Our ace-high retains some showdown value if called.

9c7c is a weak hand with only a gutshot draw (needs an 8 for a straight) on this J-2-3 flop. Against an aggressive opponent who raised on the flop, folding is prudent to preserve chips in a marginal situation.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button at this stack depth.

KJs is a strong hand in 3-way play, especially with only 2 remaining opponents after the button fold. Raising to 300 (3x the big blind) applies pressure, builds the pot when ahead, and extracts value from weaker hands while discouraging marginal calls from the big blind.

Q9 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind open with position postflop. Calling costs 200 to contest a final pot of 600, and preserves value without inflating the pot with a marginal hand.

I have King-Jack suited with a King on the flop. While my hand is reasonably strong, I'm in position to act second postflop and should check to see what my opponent does before committing more chips. This allows me to gather information and keep the pot manageable.

This ace-king-high flop favors the preflop raiser, and queen-high has only backdoor draws. Checking preserves chips and takes a free chance to improve.

I have King-Jack suited on a turn showing Ah-Ks-3s-9h. I'm out of position with a marginal hand, and both opponents checked the flop, suggesting weakness. Checking allows me to see the river cheaply and control the pot size without giving away too much equity.

My pair of nines has showdown value, but betting is unlikely to get called often by worse hands or fold out better pairs. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me realize my equity.

I hold King-Jack on a board with Ace-King-3-9-Jack, giving me two pair (Kings and Jacks). Both opponents have checked through to the river, indicating weak holdings. Checking is the prudent play to avoid pushing them out and secure the win.

My pair of nines has showdown value against missed draws and unpaired hands. Betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough, so I take the free showdown.

4-6 offsuit is a weak hand that does not warrant calling the big blind. Folding minimizes losses when holding a hand with poor winning potential against likely better starting hands.

Completing the small blind costs only 50 chips and preserves the set-mining value of pocket deuces. Limping avoids inflating the pot out of position with a hand that rarely flops well without improving.

T9 offsuit has solid equity and playability heads-up against a small-blind limp. Raising builds value and pressures the limping range while retaining a manageable stack-to-pot ratio.

Calling keeps the pot manageable with a small pocket pair and 100-big-blind starting stacks. The remaining stacks provide sufficient implied odds to pursue a set without committing to a costly reraise.

My pocket deuces have some showdown value, but betting into the preflop raiser would mostly fold worse hands and get action from better ones. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me evaluate the opponent's bet size.

As the preflop aggressor heads-up on a paired low board, a small continuation bet can profitably pressure many unpaired limp-call hands while risking little.

The small continuation bet offers favorable pot odds, and my pair can still be ahead of unpaired overcards in the big blind's range. I'll call once and reassess against further pressure or unfavorable turn cards.

My turned full house is strong enough to check with the intention of raising a bet, letting the preflop aggressor continue with bluffs and overpairs. If they check behind, I can value-bet the river.

Our T-high has little showdown value, but the flop caller will retain many paired hands and draws on this board. Checking avoids barreling into a range that is likely to continue often.

My full house is strong enough to value-bet, targeting rivered aces, overpairs, and trip fives. A roughly two-thirds-pot bet extracts value from those hands rather than risking a check-back.

We have only ten-high on a paired board, and the river lead after the ace is likely to represent or contain an ace. Calling is unprofitable and a bluff raise lacks credible blockers.

Unopened on the button, Q5 offsuit is a reasonable small steal in a three-handed, rake-free game. A minimum raise risks little while using position and giving both blinds a chance to fold.

Pocket fives are strong enough to isolate the button min-raise and deny equity to the big blind. A 3-bet to 6bb applies pressure while retaining flexibility postflop.

J8o (offsuit) is a weak hand preflop. Facing aggressive action from both opponents with a 3-bet to 600, folding preserves chips for stronger holdings. The risk-reward is unfavorable from the big blind with mediocre hole cards.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to defend against the small blind's three-bet, even with position. It has poor equity realization and substantial domination risk, making folding preferable to calling or bluff-raising.

5s6s is a suited connected button hand with good playability and positional advantage. A small open raise pressures the blinds while keeping weaker holdings in.

Q5 offsuit is a weak, easily dominated hand against a 2.5bb button raise. Playing out of position gives it insufficient equity realization to justify defending.