Hold'em table

On the button in a 3-handed pot with only blinds to beat, a small steal raise to 250 can win the blinds outright, which is more profitable than limping 7-9 offsuit.

J-5 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a 2.5x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

J2 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button open, even getting 150 to win 400; it plays poorly postflop.

K9 offsuit is a profitable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 250 to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

74o out of position in the small blind facing a button raise, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold.

Getting 150 to win 400 from the big blind against a button raise is a reasonable price to defend with 5-10 offsuit, given the small added cost and the wide range of steals.

I hold T-5 with no pair on a 3-9-9 board, so I have little showdown value. Checking is free and keeps the pot small.

I have trips with a strong kicker on a dry board, so I’m betting for value while giving weaker pairs and overcards a reasonable chance to continue.

Our 5-high and T-high hand has no pair and no real draw on a 3-9-9 board, so calling 275 into an 825 pot with a raise-capable opponent is not profitable.

A4o is a clear opening hand on the button in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative.

K8 offsuit is a marginal hand, but the button's 2.5bb open gives me a cheap price to see a flop from the small blind in a three-way pot, so calling 200 more is better than folding or bloating the pot with a raise.

T8 offsuit is weak, but calling only 150 into a 600-chip pot offers favorable multiway odds and closes the action preflop.

I have top pair with a king kicker of 8 on a three-way pot, which is medium strength, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids bloating it against two opponents.

With T-high on an A-K-6 flop in a multiway pot, I have no made hand or immediate draw. Check and avoid putting chips in without equity.

Top pair with a backdoor flush draw, checked to on the button in a multiway pot, so a small c-bet gets value and protection.

Top pair of kings with an eight kicker is decent but vulnerable to the ace-high board, and facing 350 into 1100 the pot odds justify calling rather than folding or raising.

I have no pair, no heart, and no meaningful draw on an ace-high, king-high board. Facing a bet with another player already in, continuing is not worthwhile.

Top pair of kings with an eight kicker is a medium-strength hand facing a possible aggressive seat_3, so I check to control the pot and keep the option of calling a bet.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated turn that improves much of the caller's range. Checking back controls the pot, keeps their weaker Kx and draws in, and avoids getting raised off my equity.

We hold a pair of kings on an ace-high board, which is likely beaten by any ace or stronger, so checking to see a cheap showdown is better than bluffing into a player who bet the flop.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but a bet mostly gets called by better aces while missed draws fold. Checking back realizes equity cheaply.

K9 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a playable steal spot, so I raise to 300 to take the blinds or play a favorable pot.

KQo is strong enough to 3-bet against a button open in a three-handed game. Raising to 1000 applies pressure and helps avoid a multiway pot from the small blind.

75o facing a raise and a 3-bet from the small blind is a clear fold; calling 900 more out of position with the original raiser still to act is unprofitable.

Facing a 3-bet from the small blind, K9 offsuit has reasonable equity against a wide range and I have position postflop, and the 2:1 pot odds make calling 700 profitable.

K-high has useful showdown value and two overcards, but no diamond backdoor draw. I’ll check to avoid inflating the pot with a marginal hand out of position.

I have only King-high with no made hand on a T-3-5 board, so I'll take a free card rather than bloat the pot against a preflop raiser who just checked.

The king gives me top pair with a strong kicker after the flop checked through. A modest bet can get value from worse hands and charge single-diamond draws without building the pot too aggressively on a three-diamond board.

Top pair of kings with a 9 kicker is strong enough to continue against a turn bet of 700 into a 2800 pot, since calling needs only about 20% equity. Raising risks being shoved on by a stronger king or two pair.

The river completes a four-diamond board, and I hold no diamond. A worse hand is unlikely to call a value bet, while betting risks being raised by a flush.

We hold a pair of kings with no straight or flush made, and the river check from seat_2 means the best value is a free showdown rather than a bet that only gets called by stronger hands.

A♠Q♣ is a strong hand to open from the button; a 2.5× big blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping weaker hands in the range.

A4o plays well as a 3-bet from the SB against a wide 3-handed button open: the ace is a blocker, it has decent equity, and it avoids playing a flatted pot out of position with the big blind still to act.

Facing a 1100 raise with 4-2 offsuit, a weak hand with poor equity against a wide preflop raising range, so folding is the disciplined choice.

A♠Q♣ is strong enough to continue against the small blind’s 3-bet, and calling keeps weaker hands in the pot while preserving my position postflop.

As the preflop 3-bettor, this king-high board favors my range. A small c-bet with ace-high plus backdoor spade and straight draws gets folds from many hands and keeps the pot manageable out of position.

I have the nut-flush draw plus potential overcard outs, and the bet is small relative to the pot. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while realizing equity in position.

I have only ace-high with no real draw, and the opponent called the flop c-bet, so their range is strong enough that a second barrel is unlikely to get many folds. I'll check and give up unless something changes.

I have some showdown value with ace-high and a gutshot to the ten, so I’ll take the free river rather than bluff into a range that can continue with pairs or draws.

Ace-high has some showdown value against missed spade draws. The opponent's turn check-back suggests medium-strength hands like Kx or pocket pairs, which are unlikely to fold to a bluff, so I check.

With ace-high and no meaningful draw, checking preserves showdown value against missed draws. A river bluff is unlikely to fold better hands often enough after the flop lead and turn check.

KJo on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

Pocket jacks are a strong premium hand facing a button raise to 250; a 3-bet to 900 builds the pot and isolates against the position raiser.

With 4♥3♦, calling 8 big blinds after a button open and a large small-blind 3-bet is unprofitable; fold.

KJo has enough equity and playability in position against a fairly wide 3-handed small-blind 3-bet. Calling 650 into a 1900 pot only needs about 34% equity.

Jacks are an underpair to the ace on the flop, so I'd rather check and keep the pot small than bloat it out of position against a player who has shown aggression preflop.

With a non-nut flush draw and no pair against a 3-bettor's range that holds many aces and overpairs, checking back takes a free card and avoids getting check-raised off my equity. Betting would mostly fold out worse hands and get called or raised by better ones.

JJ is an underpair to the ace on a four-spade board with no flush draw of my own, so I'll take the free card rather than bloat the pot.

The Js gives us a jack-high flush with the four board spades, and only the Qs beats it. A 3-bettor holding AK, AQ or any single spade will call, so bet about two-thirds of the pot for value.

Pocket jacks are a pair that beats any lower pair, and the 1250 call is about 28% of the final pot, which is roughly break-even against a betting range that includes some bluffs and weaker made hands.

Jacks are only a weak pair under the ace and king on a paired board, so I have little value and little reason to bet into a player who bet the turn. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see whether seat_3 bets.

Our J-high spade flush (A-K-J-6-3) is very strong on this board, beaten only by the Qs or a full house. The opponent called the turn on a four-flush board, so they likely hold weaker spades that will call a medium value bet.

Pocket jacks are a single pair on a paired board, and the opponent's escalating river bet likely represents a stronger hand, so calling 2800 to win about 7200 needs more equity than JJ has here.