Hold'em table

Pocket jacks are a strong preflop hand in a 3-handed game, so I raise to build the pot and isolate against the blinds.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a three-big-blind raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to call a 3x open out of position, so I fold and save the extra 200.

Nine-five suited is playable from the button in a three-handed game. A standard-sized open uses position and gives me a chance to win the blinds.

AKs is a premium hand and I am facing a button open, so a 3-bet builds the pot and isolates while still leaving room to continue.

Facing a 750 call into a 1200 pot with two opponents, pocket tens have enough equity to continue, and raising would commit too much against a 3-bet range.

Nine-five suited is too weak to continue against a large three-bet and a cold call, even with position and a favorable immediate price.

Unimproved AK as the preflop aggressor still has two overcards and fold equity on this queen-high flop, so a small one-third-pot c-bet continues the initiative without bloating the pot out of position.

Calling 650 into a 2600 pot needs about 20% equity, and TT is a reasonable underpair against a 3-bettor's betting range, so calling is better than folding or raising with an underpair to the queen.

Ace-high has no pair or draw on a paired queen board, and seat_1 already called the flop, so checking is the only sensible free option.

Pocket tens are behind the queen pair on board, so I have a weak made hand and no to-call. Checking keeps the pot small and lets seat_3 act first.

Board queens with AK kickers is the best non-queen hand, and the passive turn line makes a small river value bet likely to get called by worse kickers and pocket pairs.

Our pair of tens is behind the queens on board and loses to most of seat_3's value range, so we need about 21% equity to call 1200 and we likely have less.

3-6 offsuit is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind, so folding preserves chips.

K-T offsuit is a playable but not dominant hand from the small blind, so completing the 50-chip call to see a cheap flop is reasonable.

J4 offsuit is too weak to build a pot against the small blind's limp, and I can see the flop for free.

With top pair and a good kicker heads-up against a player who checked preflop, a modest value bet builds the pot while I still have a strong made hand, though the three-spade board means I should stay ready to fold to heavy resistance.

Middle pair is strong enough to continue against one flop bet in a heads-up limped pot, but the monotone board and weak kicker make raising unattractive.

We hold top pair with a king kicker on a dry-ish board, and betting about 60% pot charges calls from weaker pairs and draws while keeping our stack commitment moderate.

My weak jack has no spade, and a second bet on this board makes the call unattractive despite the price.

Eight-three offsuit is one of the weakest hands, and calling 100 into a 150 pot with no positional edge isn't profitable enough, so I'm folding.

With the button folded, calling 50 more gives 8-5 offsuit a cheap chance to see a flop against the big blind.

3d9d is too weak to raise for value, and the button already folded, so I check and see a free flop heads-up.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this connected flop, so I’ll check rather than build the pot.

I have complete air on Q-T-K with no pair or draw, and the small blind checked. Checking behind avoids putting more chips in with almost no equity.

I have little showdown value, but this board gives the big blind plenty of hands that can continue against a bluff. Checking avoids investing more with almost no draw.

I have no pair, no draw, and no showdown value on Q-T-K-4. With nothing to call, checking is the only sensible line.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but a bet is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands. I’ll check and see a showdown if possible.

Nine-high missed the board entirely, and checking is free after seat_2 checked the river, so there is no value in betting or folding.

KJo is a strong button opening hand three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while preserving position.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open from the small blind, so folding is the highest-EV option.

Holding 9-7 offsuit out of position against a button open to 250, the hand is weak but getting 150 to call from the big blind with a cheap price justifies a call over folding or a bloated raise.

I have a pair of sevens with a nine kicker, a medium-strength hand, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see whether the button bets.

A small continuation bet can fold out some unpaired hands while keeping the pot manageable when called. Position gives me options on later streets.

I have a pair of sevens with a queen-high board, which is a medium-strength hand facing a 200 bet into 750. Calling keeps me in against a button who may be betting a wide range, without risking more on a raise.

I have a middle pair of sevens with a gutshot to a straight, so I want to keep the pot manageable and check, which is free and lets me see whether the button bets again.

King-jack high has little chance to improve on this turn, and the 8 may have strengthened hands that called the flop. Checking avoids investing more in a weak hand while retaining some showdown equity against missed draws.

I hold a pair of sevens with no straight possible on this board, so checking keeps the pot small and gets a free showdown.

King-high has some showdown value against missed draws. After the opponent called the flop, a river bluff is unlikely to fold enough pairs to be profitable.

A3o is playable as a button open in three-handed play, and a small raise takes the initiative with position rather than calling or folding.

3d6d is a weak offsuit hand out of position facing a button raise to 250 with 200 to call; folding avoids a marginal, dominated investment.

QTo has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise at this price, but is not strong enough to value-raise.

I have a ten-high spade blocker and backdoor possibilities, but no made hand or immediate draw. Checking out of position keeps the pot small.

I have only ace-high and a weak four-to-a-flush with the 3s, so any completed flush is likely dominated. With no pair and a free card available after the check, checking back is better than betting a poor draw.

After the flop checked through, top pair is often ahead. A modest turn bet gets value from weaker pairs and single-spade draws while limiting exposure against stronger hands.

I have only ace-high and a non-nut flush draw, and calling 350 into 900 needs about 28% equity. My draw is closer to 20% with uncertain ace outs and reverse implied odds, so folding is better.