Hold'em table

Jack-deuce offsuit is a weak holding to play out of position against two blinds, so folding the button is the disciplined choice.

Button folded, leaving me heads-up in the small blind with an ace-high hand. Raising to 250 applies pressure on the big blind and takes the initiative.

A9 suited is strong against a small-blind opening range. I raise for value and fold equity while retaining position postflop.

A5o is too weak to continue against a big blind 3-bet, especially out of position with only 600 to call but poor equity versus a strong range.

QJo is a strong button hand in 3-handed play; raising 3x applies pressure on the blinds and gives me initiative with position.

A4 suited plays well as a three-bet against a button open, with an ace blocker and good postflop potential. Raising also avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

Facing a 3-bet to 1100 with 2-8 offsuit, which is far too weak to continue profitably against two active raisers.

QJo is dominated by the small blind's large 3-betting range, and calling 800 more would put me in a bloated pot with a marginal hand. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to open from the button, even with position.

King-eight offsuit is a playable hand heads-up against the big blind, and completing the small blind for 50 more is cheap with good pot odds.

With a weak offsuit hand and no call required, checking sees a free flop and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

I hold an open-ended straight draw (8 with 5-6-7) but no made hand, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see whether seat_2 bets before I commit more chips.

I have middle pair with a gutshot straight draw on a draw-heavy board. The small blind checked, so a small bet can take the pot or charge draws while risking little.

I hold an open-ended straight draw with 8-5-6-7 needing a 4 or 9, plus King high, and I'm getting about 4-to-1 pot odds to call 100 into a 400 pot. Calling is profitable with roughly 30% equity by the river.

I have King-high with an 8 straight draw (two rank-outs) on a four-card board, and seat_2 showed aggression on the flop, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river for free.

We have a weak pair with a gutshot, and seat_1 called our flop raise. Checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised off our hand.

I have only King-high with no made hand on a paired-free board, so I'll check for a free showdown rather than bet into a player who has already shown strength on the flop.

I have two pair (6s and 3s) on a board with no flush and only a 4 completing a straight. Opponent checked river after checking turn, so I bet for value.

I have king-high with no pair and a missed straight draw, so calling 200 into a river bet after a flop raise is unlikely to be profitable against a range that likely has more made hands.

Calling 100 chips on the button with T7 offsuit is a cheap, position-based continue against two blinds, and the hand can play after the flop.

Q4s is weak but the small blind is only 50 into a 250 pot, so completing to see a cheap flop is reasonable in a 3-handed game.

J5 offsuit is too weak to raise for value against two limpers, and checking lets me see the flop for free.

I have a strong flush draw with two overcards to the low board; betting as a semi-bluff can take down the pot immediately or build it with good equity when called.

With no pair or immediate draw on a coordinated flop, calling 200 against a bet with another player still in the hand is unlikely to be profitable.

I have a pair of sevens with a Ten kicker and a gutshot-style draw; calling 200 into a 500 pot gives about 28.6% pot odds, which is reasonable against a single opponent's flop raise.

I have a flush draw with Qh4h on a Kh Th board, but seat_1 called my flop raise and the turn Td doesn't complete my draw. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see a free river to try to hit my flush.

I have two pair, tens and sevens, and the opponent's turn check suggests weakness, so a value bet builds the pot while my hand is strong.

I have a flush draw plus a gutshot straight draw, and calling 400 into 1100 gives good direct and implied odds. I can fold the river if I miss.

I have only queen-high with no made hand or draw on the river, and the opponent has shown strength by raising the turn. Checking preserves chips and avoids bluffing into a likely strong range.

I have two pair, tens and sevens, which is likely best against a player who only check-called the turn. A half-pot bet should get called by one-pair hands while keeping the pot reasonable.

I have only queen-high with no pair or completed draw on a coordinated board, and seat_1 has shown strength by raising the river after betting the turn. Folding avoids paying 750 with almost no chance to win at showdown.

With 3d6d on the button facing a full big-blind call in a three-handed pot, this hand is too weak to continue profitably. I fold and preserve chips.

Calling 50 to see a flop heads-up is worthwhile at these pot odds, while K2 offsuit is too weak to build a large pot out of position.

I already have the big blind posted and no chips need to be added, so checking sees the flop for free with a moderate connected hand.

Bottom pair is too weak to build a pot out of position. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess after the big blind acts.

I have two pair (nines and eights) on a 8-2-9 board, which is strong against a checking opponent, so I bet for value at about half pot.

Bottom pair with a king kicker has enough equity to call this small flop bet against a range that includes draws and bluffs. I can reassess on the turn.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but the ace on the turn makes a value bet unattractive. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess if the opponent bets.

Two pair, eights and nines, is strong on this board, and seat_3 has only called so far, so a value bet of about 60% pot builds the pot while they may call with weaker pairs.

Bottom pair is weak against a flop bet followed by another bet on the ace turn. With few ways to improve and some missed-draw bluffs blocked by my cards, calling 300 is unlikely to be profitable.

Pocket eights are strong on the button in a three-handed game, so I raise for value while keeping the pot manageable.

J6 offsuit is weak and out of position in a three-way pot against a button raise, so folding the small blind is the better long-term play despite the 3:1 price.

The button's raise is likely wide in a 3-handed game, and A6s has enough equity to defend profitably from the big blind. Calling keeps the pot manageable while out of position.

With the nut flush draw and an overcard on a paired board, checking out of position keeps the pot controlled and allows me to see a free turn or respond to the button's bet.

Pocket eights have showdown value on this paired board, but a bet is unlikely to get called by much worse. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

I have the nut flush draw plus an overcard on a paired board, and the button checked back the flop, so a semi-bluff bet can take down the pot or build equity if called.

The small turn bet offers good pot odds, and my pocket eights can still beat draws and weaker holdings. I’ll call and reassess on the river.

The board is paired with three kings, and my ace-high kicker only gives me trips; any opponent pair or queen makes a full house that beats me. Checking controls the pot and avoids value-betting into stronger made hands.

My full house has showdown value, but a queen or a higher pocket pair beats it. Checking avoids a costly call or raise from those hands while winning against missed draws and weaker pairs.