Hold'em table

Pocket sevens on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take the initiative with position.

J-T offsuit is a playable connected hand, and calling 250 into a 450 pot from the small blind is a reasonable price against a button raise in a three-way pot.

K9 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind getting a favorable price, especially with the small blind already in. Calling keeps dominated hands in and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

I hold a pair of tens on an ace-high board with two opponents, so a check keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating it without a strong made hand.

I have a gutshot to the nut straight and a backdoor flush draw, but no made hand. With multiple players in the pot, checking preserves my equity without inflating the pot.

Pocket sevens on a Q-T-A board with two opponents is a weak showdown hand that is behind many holdings and unlikely to get called by worse. Checking behind keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card.

I have a pair of tens with a gutshot-plus straight draw (J-T-Q needs a K or 9), so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a possible ace or queen.

I have only a gutshot to a straight and weak showdown value, so I’ll take the free river card rather than build a pot with a speculative hand.

The board is Qs Th Ah 2s and I hold 7c 7d, which is only a weak pair against two players who checked twice. A bet would mostly get called by better hands and fold out worse ones, so I check and take the free river.

I have Jd Ts with no pair or straight on a Q-T-A-2-Q board, so I'm just playing ace-high. A free check keeps the pot small and avoids a bluff into two opponents who have checked every street.

My king gives some showdown value as a kicker on the paired board, while a bet is unlikely to get better hands to fold or worse hands to call. I'll take the free showdown.

Board Qs Th Ah 2s Qd with my 77 plays as two pair (queens and sevens) with an ace kicker on board. Both opponents checked through every street, so they likely have weak hands, and a small value bet should get called by worse pairs or ace-high hands.

I hold two pair, queens and tens with an ace kicker, which is strong but can be beaten by a queen or a bigger two pair, so calling the 500 keeps me in without risking a raise into a possible bluff.

K-high with only the board pair of queens is a weak showdown hand, and the river bettor has already been called. The call is unlikely to be profitable against either player's likely pair or better.

K5 offsuit is weak, but from the button against two blinds a raise to 300 can win the 150 pot immediately and is better than limping a marginal hand.

K-4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3x button raise, especially out of position with the big blind still to act.

J5 suited in the big blind is getting 2.25-to-1 against a button raise to 3bb, so calling is fine. It is too weak to 3-bet, and the button's steal range is wide enough that folding gives up too much.

Jh5h on a 7-3-2 rainbow board has only jack-high with a backdoor flush draw, so it is weak. Checking heads-up out of position keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card.

I have King-high with no pair and no made draw on a 7-3-2 board, and checking is free, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a weak hand.

The board is 7h 3s 2c Ts and I hold Jh 5h, which is jack-high with a backdoor-free draw gone; nothing made. The button checked back the flop and is capped at a weak range, so a small stab of about 60% pot can take the pot now. Betting 400 into 650 risks little, and the hand has weak showdown value anyway.}</br>

I have only king-high with no made pair or real draw, and I need about 28% equity to call 400 into a 1050 pot, so folding is correct.

QJs is a strong button hand in a three-player game. Raise to build the pot while applying pressure to the blinds.

T4 suited is weak out of position in the small blind against a button open, with a big blind still left to act behind me. Calling 250 more into a 450 pot would be marginal and a fold is simplest.

Jack-nine offsuit is a marginal hand, but I getting 200 to call into a 450 pot against a button raise is a reasonable price to see a flop heads-up.

I hold two pair (jacks and nines) on a J-9-7 board, a strong hand that should be bet for value and to deny cheap equity. Raising to 400 into a 650 pot sizes a value bet against the preflop raiser's range.

Top pair with a strong kicker is worth continuing against this sizing, but raising risks inflating the pot against two-pair or a strong draw. I’ll call and evaluate the turn.

Two pair, jacks and nines, is strong on this board and I want to build the pot while likely ahead of a draw-heavy or middling range. A bet of 900 is about two-thirds pot.

Top pair with a strong kicker is too good to fold to this sizing, but the connected board and continued aggression make raising unattractive. I’ll call and reassess on the river.

We have two pair, jacks and nines, but the board has straight possibilities like 8-high, and the opponent has called two streets, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids a costly raise.

I have only a pair of jacks on a highly connected board, and the opponent’s flop and turn aggression makes a value bet too thin. I’ll take the showdown rather than risk being raised or called by a better hand.

Q8 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a solid hand. A small raise to 3bb takes the initiative and uses position against two blinds.

Seven-two type hand is weak out of position, facing a 300 raise from the button with only 250 to call. Folding avoids investing chips with poor playability.

K5 offsuit is marginal out of position, but the button’s opening range is wide and the price is favorable enough to defend from the big blind.

Check with king-high and a backdoor flush draw; there is no need to build the pot with this weak hand.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a Qh 6h 2s flop, heads-up in position after the big blind checked. A bet of about 60% of the pot gets value from worse queens and middle pairs and charges flush draws.

I have only king-high with a weak runner-runner heart draw, and the 400-chip bet requires too much equity to call profitably.

Eight-four offsuit is a weak hand with poor playability, and only 100 chips are needed to continue, so folding from the button avoids a marginal investment.

With 6♣5♣ heads-up from the small blind, completing cheaply keeps a playable suited hand in the pot without inflating it against the big blind.

5d3d is a weak hand, so I take the free flop from the big blind instead of raising out of position against a limping small blind.

Bet 100 into the 200-chip pot for value and protection with middle pair on a low, connected board. This charges overcards and straight draws while keeping the bet modest.

I have a pair of threes and a gutshot-plus draw on 2h 6d 3h with 5d 3d: bottom pair, plus a 4 would make a straight (A-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6). Facing a small 100 bet into 300, a raise to 400 builds the pot with a decent hand and plenty of equity against a wide range.

I have top pair plus a gutshot, and the price is reasonable against a range that can include weaker pairs or bluffs. Calling keeps the pot manageable without overcommitting to a raise.

I have only a weak pair and the turn ace improves many hands that could have raised the flop. I’ll check and avoid building a pot without a stronger hand.

I have a pair of threes plus a straight draw, since any 4 makes a straight. Seat 3 checked the turn, so a bet of about 60% of the pot gets value from worse hands and folds out overcards.

The ace turn and the opponent’s flop raise followed by a substantial bet make my weak pair unlikely to be good. The few straight or trips outs do not justify calling this price.

8-2 offsuit is too weak to enter from the button, even with the small blind already posted.

Q6o in the small blind heads-up against the big blind, getting 3-to-1 on a 50-chip call. Queen-high has enough equity and the price is cheap, so I complete rather than fold or bloat the pot out of position.

I'm in the big blind with no bet to call, so checking sees the flop for free. 5-3 offsuit is too weak to raise profitably.

Middle pair (sixes) on a dry 7-2-6 flop heads-up and first to act. A small bet of 100 gets value from worse pairs and draws and charges overcard hands, while risking little.

I have a 3-5 gutshot needing a 4 on a 7-2-6 board, about 8-9% to hit, while calling 100 into a 300 pot needs roughly 25% equity. Folding is the correct price-based decision.