Hold'em table

AJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed, so I raise for value and position.

With no rake, 98 suited is playable against a button opening range at this price. Calling preserves implied odds without building a large pot out of position.

Getting 150 to win 750 (5:1) in the big blind, K9o has enough equity to call multiway, but it is not strong enough to squeeze against a button open and a small-blind call.

Top pair plus an open-ended straight draw is strong enough to continue, but checking out of position in a three-way pot keeps opponents' ranges wide and avoids building the pot against stronger made hands.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a very wet board in a 3-way pot, out of position to the preflop raiser. Checking controls the pot and lets the button continuation-bet, and I can then decide whether to call.

With ace-high and no diamond on a coordinated flop against two opponents, a free card is preferable to betting.

My nine-high straight is strong enough to bet for value against weaker made hands and draws. This sizing also charges diamond draws and hands that could improve to a higher straight.

Top pair with a good kicker plus a backdoor diamond draw is getting about 30% pot odds. Raising on a board this connected, where any 8 makes a straight, mostly folds out worse hands. I call and keep the pot controlled, with the button still to act behind me.

Ace-high has few reliable outs on this connected board, especially after a turn bet and call from both opponents.

I have a nine-high straight, and the river does not complete the diamond draw; only T8 makes a higher straight. A moderate value bet can get calls from sets, two pair, and weaker bluff-catching hands.

Top pair with a king kicker getting about 3.7:1 (needs roughly 27% equity). Villain's range still includes missed diamond draws and thinner value hands, so this is a bluff-catch call, while a raise would only fold out worse.

43 offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button without evidence that the blinds fold excessively. Folding avoids investing with poor high-card strength and limited drawing potential.

A6o is well ahead of a random big blind hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I'm raising for value and fold equity rather than limping.

Pocket aces are a clear value three-bet against the small blind's raise. Raising to 1000 builds the pot while leaving room for a call or further raise.

A6o out of position against a 3-bet to 10bb is dominated by much of the 3-betting range and realizes its equity poorly, so calling 700 is marginal at best. Folding gives up the least.

9-2 suited is too weak to open profitably from the button in 3-handed play against two blinds at 100bb deep, so I'm folding.

Pocket jacks are strong heads-up. Raising to 4 big blinds builds the pot and charges the big blind to continue.

A4 suited is strong enough to defend against a small-blind open, especially with position postflop. Calling preserves its nut-flush and wheel potential without unnecessarily inflating the pot.

A small bet with jacks can get value from weaker pairs and draws while limiting the cost when the big blind has a king.

The nut flush draw comfortably justifies calling 275 into a 1,075 pot, with potential additional equity from pairing the ace. Calling preserves position and keeps weaker hands in without reopening the betting.

The second five makes a king less likely relative to the hands that called the flop. A small turn bet can get value from eights and heart draws while protecting my jacks.

The nut-flush draw, potential ace outs, and implied value make calling this small turn bet worthwhile. Raising would risk inflating the pot against strong hands on a paired board.

My river full house beats flushes, trip fives, and most other made hands. A substantial value bet can get called by those hands while still leaving room for calls from a king.

The nut flush is strong enough to raise for value against lower flushes and some trips. A moderate raise extracts additional chips without committing the entire stack on a paired board where full houses remain possible.

Jacks full of fives beats flushes and nearly all other full houses here. Only pocket kings or pocket fives beat me, so I’m raising all-in for value.

Calling requires only 21.6% equity, and I hold the nut flush. Although the paired board permits full houses and quads, weaker flushes and occasional bluffs make this hand strong enough to call without a specific read.

On the button three-handed, a minimum raise gives this marginal hand a cheap chance to win the blinds while retaining position if called.

J7 suited has enough playability against a wide button opening range to defend versus a minimum raise. Calling costs 150 into a 350 pot and keeps the investment modest while out of position.

I need to call 100 into a 500 pot, which is about 17% equity required. 65o plays fine multiway with deep stacks, so calling beats folding.

With a jack-high flush draw, I prefer checking out of position in this three-way pot rather than leading into the preflop raiser. This keeps the pot controlled while preserving options to call or check-raise depending on the subsequent action.

Middle pair with a weak kicker in a three-way pot, with the preflop raiser still to act on a king-high, two-heart board; checking controls the pot and keeps my showdown value.

With seven-high and only backdoor draws in a three-way pot, a flop bet is unlikely to get enough folds. Checking in position keeps the pot small.

With no showdown value but a heart flush draw, a two-thirds-pot turn probe can fold out better high-card hands after the flop checked through. The draw provides useful equity if called.

Middle pair plus a gutshot to the 4, with outs to improve, getting about 3.5:1 after a checked-through flop where the betting range is often capped. Calling is better than folding, and raising would bloat the pot with seat_1 still to act.

A gutshot is my only reliable draw, and the turn bet plus call gives me insufficient odds to continue.

The flush draw missed, and holding two hearts blocks some of the opponent’s missed draws that would fold to a bluff. Checking avoids forcing a weak bluff against a turn-calling range containing kings and sixes, while retaining some showdown value against lower missed draws.

Trip sixes is likely ahead of the SB's river-checking range, which is heavy in Kx and missed draws. A half-pot bet gets value from Kx and pairs while limiting losses to better 6x or straights.

My flush draw missed, leaving only the board pair with a jack kicker. Calling beats too few plausible bluffs, and blocking missed heart draws makes this a poor bluff-catching or bluff-raising hand.

J8 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while preserving positional advantage if called.

62 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. We'd be out of position with a very weak hand.

A4 suited is a reasonable three-bet against a button open: the ace blocks strong hands, and the suited hand retains playability if called.

J8 offsuit is too weak to continue against this sizable three-bet, even in position. Folding avoids investing more with poor equity realization and frequent domination.

K9o is a standard open from the button in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative against the blinds.The table message is left empty because chat is off."}

8-3 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

T9 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defense against a button open to 2.5bb. Calling costs 150 to contest a final pot of 550, and its connectedness provides enough playability against a wide opening range.

I have an open-ended straight draw on a dry flop, making this a good hand to check against the preflop raiser. Checking preserves my options to call or semi-bluff against a bet without unnecessarily leading into their range.

On a dry J82 board I have the range advantage as the button opener, and K9 holds a gutshot plus overcard backdoors, so a small c-bet of about a third of the pot works well as a semi-bluff.Chat is off, so the table message stays empty.Small c-bet with equity on a dry board where my range is stronger.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight outs on a rainbow board. Calling the small bet costs about 20% of the resulting pot, and implied odds plus occasional pair outs make continuing profitable.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight potential outs, but the blank turn does not favor a lead into the preflop raiser. Checking preserves the chance to see a free river and lets me evaluate any bet against my drawing odds.

K-high has little value and almost no draw. Villain called the flop with a range that likely beats us, so a bluff is unlikely to work; I'll take the free river card and keep some showdown equity.

My missed straight draw has little showdown value, and the turn check leaves the button with many weak pairs and unpaired high cards. A substantial river bluff credibly represents trip eights and can push those weaker hands out.

King-high only beats busted draws, and the big blind's river lead after a check-call line is mostly made pairs or better. Calling 650 to win 1560 needs about 29% equity, which we likely don't have.