Hold'em table

Pocket jacks are a strong three-handed button hand, so I raise for value while keeping the sizing standard.

2-4 offsuit is the weakest hand class here, and facing a 300 open from the button with 250 to call, folding is clearly correct.

85 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a button open to 3bb, so folding is the highest-EV option.

Five-nine suited is a marginal hand, but calling the 100-chip big blind from the button is cheap and keeps me in a three-way pot with playable suited cards.

AKs is a premium hand and the button only limped, so I isolate with a raise to 450 rather than flat the small blind.

Pocket tens are strong enough to three-bet against a small-blind raise after a button limp. Raising to 1600 builds value and pressures the limper while leaving room to reassess against a large re-raise.

Facing a 1600 raise with 5-9 suited, calling 1500 needs roughly 40% equity in a multiway pot, which this weak hand does not have, so folding is correct.

AKs is a premium hand and I am out of position, so I 4-bet rather than flat the BB's 3-bet. A raise to 4400 applies pressure while keeping fold equity and a clear stack-off plan if they continue.

The large four-bet after my three-bet suggests a strong range. Pocket tens are unlikely to realize enough equity against it to justify committing more chips.

63o is too weak to open from the button for a full raise, and calling the big blind out of position postflop is unprofitable.

KTo is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 300 builds value and gives the blind a chance to fold.

Calling 200 into a 400 pot gives about 33% needed equity, and J4 offsuit in the big blind against a small blind raise is close to that threshold in a 3-handed game.

Top pair can get value from weaker kings, jacks, and hands with a spade. A small bet also limits the cost if the caller has a flush.

I have top pair of jacks facing a small one-third-pot bet, so calling keeps me in against a range that includes many weaker hands without risking a raise against a likely stronger king.

Top pair can get value from weaker pairs and charge spade draws. A moderate bet also limits the cost if called by a stronger hand.

Top pair of jacks is a reasonable hand, and calling 550 into a 1550 pot needs about 26% equity, which this hand should meet against a wide turn-betting range.

My two pair has showdown value, but a queen makes a straight and a flush is also possible. Checking avoids a thin value bet into stronger hands and leaves room for a bluff from a missed draw.

Holding a pair of jacks, I have a showdown-value hand, and seat_1's river check suggests weakness, so checking keeps the pot small and reaches showdown cheaply.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two opponents.

The pot is 150 with only the big blind left to act, so calling 50 gives roughly 3-to-1 pot odds. 8-5 offsuit has modest heads-up equity, so completing the small blind is a reasonable cheap play.

93 suited is too weak to raise for value against the limper, and checking is free in the big blind so I can see a flop.

My 8-5 has no pair or draw on a Q-T-K board, so I'll take the free check and see the next card rather than bet into a field that already checked to me.

I have no pair, no draw, and no real equity on Q-T-K, so checking back is free and avoids bloating the pot with air.

I hold 8-5 with no pair and no draw of note on a Q-T-K-4 board, and checking is free, so I take the free card rather than bluff into two opponents.

I have no pair, draw, or showdown value on a coordinated Q-T-K board, and the pot is small. Checking keeps the hand cheap rather than bluffing into a range that can easily have a pair or better.

I hold a pair of fives with no straight or flush possible, and checking is free, so I should take the free showdown rather than bet a weak hand into two opponents.

I have no pair and no made hand on a Q-T-K board, so there is no value in betting. Checking back realizes the free showdown.

King-Jack offsuit is a playable button hand in a three-handed pot, and calling the 100-chip big blind keeps it cheap while I see a flop.

Q2o is too weak to continue out of position for 50 more after a limp; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

With an offsuit 9-7 against a button limp, I can see the flop for free rather than build a pot out of position.

Middle pair with a weak kicker is worth continuing with, but out of position it is better to keep the pot small and see what the button does.

I hold an open-ended straight draw (K-Q-J with 10 or A completing) plus a spade flush draw, and I'm in position heads-up after seat_1 checked, so a semi-bluff for about 200 builds the pot with strong equity.

Middle pair is strong enough to continue against a single flop bet from a wide button limping range. I’ll reassess on the turn.

My pair of sevens has some showdown value, and a six would complete a straight. Checking keeps the pot manageable against the flop bettor.

I hold only King-high with no pair on a Q-7-5-8 board, and seat_1 checked to me, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a weak hand.

My pair of sevens has some showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands.

Checking is free and we hold only King-high with no made hand, so checking to showdown is the sensible line after seat_1 checked the river.

A3o is a standard button open in three-handed play; raising is better than limping or folding a hand that can steal the blinds.

Six-three suited is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Heads-up after seat_1 folded, I'm getting about 2.7-to-1 on a 150 call from the big blind with Q-T offsuit, which is playable against a wide button raise.

I have a four-spade flush draw with Q-high and no made hand, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn for free.

Opponent checked a monotone flop where I hold a spade and ace high. A small semi-bluff takes the pot often and still has flush equity when called.

I have Q-T high with backdoor straight and flush chances, and calling 200 into a 750 pot gives me about 21% pot odds, which is justified against a small flop bet.

I have a pair of queens plus a spade flush draw, a strong enough hand to see the river for free, and checking keeps the pot controlled while I see whether seat_3 keeps betting.

Ace-high with only a 3-high flush draw has poor reverse implied odds, so I take the free card rather than inflate the pot.

I hold a pair of queens on a paired board, which is a showdown-value hand but vulnerable to a bigger pair or two pair. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a seat that just checked the turn.

I have only ace-high with a missed spade draw on a paired board, so there is no value in betting. Opponent checked the river after calling the flop, so a bluff is unlikely to fold out their showdown value.