Hold'em table

7-5 offsuit is a weak hand and calling 100 chips from the button with two players still to act, including the big blind, is not profitable; folding avoids unnecessary risk.

Button folded, so it's heads-up blind vs blind with A8o, a clear raise from the small blind. Standard 3x raise to take initiative and build a pot in position-neutral blind battle.

4♣2♠ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling a 3x raise from out of position is not worthwhile.

JTs on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and builds the pot with a strong suited connector.

K♣3♣ has enough suited equity to defend the small blind against a button raise, but it is too weak to three-bet for value and plays poorly in a large pot.

Closing the preflop action with K9o, I'm getting 4:1 pot odds and have enough equity to defend against a button raise and small-blind call.

With top pair but a weak kicker on a two-heart flop, checking out of position into the preflop raiser and another caller keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to their action.

I flopped top pair with a decent kicker on a coordinated board; betting gets value from Jx and draws while denying free cards.

Middle pair with a ten kicker and backdoor straight outs on a wet board; a 2/3-pot donk bet from the big blind is often a draw or weaker king-less hand, so calling in position keeps the pot controlled while seat_3 still acts behind.

Top pair has enough equity to continue at these pot odds, but the weak kicker and multiway bet-call make raising unattractive. I call and reassess on the turn.

Check top pair with a weak kicker in a multiway pot on a turn that completes several straight draws and adds a flush draw. This controls the pot and avoids betting into the flop bettor's likely stronger continues.

I have top pair with a flush draw and gutshot straight draw; betting for value and to charge draws.

Two pair (jacks and tens) on a board where the flush just completed and seat_3 is still behind; raising risks getting stacked by flushes, folding gives up too much equity at 28% pot odds with full-house outs, so calling is the balanced line.

Top pair with a very weak kicker is in poor shape against a flop bet, turn bet, and call in a multiway pot. The board also gives opponents strong two-pair and straight-draw possibilities, so I fold rather than pay off.

My pair of kings is marginal on a coordinated board with an ace, straight, and flush possibilities; checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by better hands.

Two pair JT on an A-K-J-T-4 board with three hearts is a bluff-catcher at best; any Q, flush, or higher two pair beats me, so a bet gets called mostly by better hands and risks a check-raise. Checking back realizes equity against missed draws and weaker pairs.

As the button in a three-handed game, 8-7 offsuit is a reasonable opening hand. I raise to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

J5s is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise and a big blind still to act, so folding preserves chips.

9-4 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button open; folding avoids a losing spot despite decent pot odds.

Suited connector on the button with good implied odds; raising to take initiative and leverage position.

Pocket nines in the small blind facing a button open is a clear 3-bet for value in 3-handed play; raising to 1000 builds the pot with a strong hand and denies the big blind a cheap flop.

T7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a raise and a sizable 3-bet, especially out of position. The call price does not compensate for the hand's poor equity and playability.

Suited connectors have good playability in position, and calling 700 into 1400 gives decent implied odds with deep stacks. I'll see a flop rather than fold or bloat the pot with a marginal 4-bet.

On a dry paired J33 board as the preflop 3-bettor, a small c-bet with 99 denies equity to overcards like AK/AQ/KQ and extracts value from smaller pairs while keeping the pot manageable against Jx or overpairs.

My 7s8s missed this flop completely and I'm facing a 700 bet into 2800 with only backdoor potential. Folding avoids chasing a weak draw against a preflop reraiser.

AQo on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear value open; raising to 2.5bb builds the pot in position against the blinds.

T5 suited is too weak to continue out of position against the button’s raise with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more in a hand that will realize equity poorly.

65o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, even with decent pot odds, so folding preserves chips.

Pocket threes are worth opening from the button three-handed; a modest raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Pocket nines are strong in a 3-handed game, and the button's raise looks like a steal attempt. Three-betting for value and to take initiative, while also denying the big blind good odds to call.

J4 suited is far too weak to continue facing a 3-bet with a raiser still to act behind; easy fold from the big blind.

Calling in position with a small pair offers worthwhile set-mining implied odds against the 3-bet, while 33 is not strong enough to 4-bet for value.

99 is a marginal made hand on a Q-high board with a flush draw; checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by Qx or better.

I flopped a set and want value from overpairs and top-pair hands while charging heart draws. A half-pot bet keeps weaker hands in while protecting against the two-heart board.

I have 99 with only one overcard on this flop and am getting 3:1 pot odds, so calling is profitable against draws, AK, and weaker pairs; raising would mostly isolate me against Qx and better.

Medium pair with showdown value on a Q-high board; checking controls the pot and induces bluffs from draws or weaker pairs, while avoiding a raise from Qx.

I have a strong set and should extract value from Qx and heart draws while charging them to continue. A 2,000-chip turn bet is substantial but leaves room to play the river.

I have 99 on a Q-high board facing a large turn bet after check-calling the flop; opponent's line is strong (Qx or better), and I have little equity to improve, so folding preserves chips.