Hold'em table

4h5h is a suited connector on the button in a 3-handed game, and the price is only 100 to win a 150 pot. Calling is profitable with good implied odds and position, so I take a cheap flop instead of folding or bloating the pot.

K2o plays poorly multiway and out of position, making it a clear fold even getting good pot odds.

J8 suited plays well against a button limping range. Raising isolates the limper and builds the pot with a playable hand.

Suited connectors on the button with 300 to call into a 550 pot gives about barely 2.8:1 odds and position against a big blind raiser, so calling is profitable. A 3-bet bluff is unnecessary.

J-high has little immediate equity on this paired flop, and betting is unlikely to fold out many better hands. Checking keeps the pot small.

Heads-up on a paired 9-9-3 board after the big blind checked. I have a weak hand with a backdoor flush draw, and a small bet of about half the pot can win the pot when the opponent misses, so I bet as a stab.

J-high has little chance to improve on this flop and is unlikely to hold up at showdown. Calling out of position against the bet is not worth the cost.

A9s is a strong starting hand on the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb to build a pot with position.

T2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

J9o in the big blind getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7:1) against a button open of 2.5bb. The hand has enough equity and playability to defend, and the pot odds are good, so calling is better than folding or bluff-raising.

Top pair (jacks) with a weak kicker on a Q-J-7 board, heads-up and first to act. A bet of about 64% of the pot gets value from worse pairs and draws and denies equity to overcards.

Opponent donk-bets a sizable 350 into 550 on a coordinated Q-J-7 board; with only a gutshot, backdoor flush draw, and one overcard, we lack the equity to continue profitably.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds applies pressure while preserving position postflop.

Q5 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise, with a big blind still to act behind me. Folding is best.

Holding 64 offsuit in the big blind against a button open is well below the threshold for defending.

K8o on the button in a 3-handed pot has decent playability and the price is only 100 into a 150 pot, so a call is reasonable rather than folding or bloating the pot out of position later.

42s is too weak to complete from out of position even getting 5 to 1 pot odds against a button limp.

With pocket threes out of position against a limp, I’ll take the free flop rather than build a pot with a hand that plays poorly unimproved.

With a small underpair on a dry flop, I can check and avoid building a pot out of position.

Middle pair-ish? Actually I have king high with a backdoor-free board, but the BB checked and the pot is small heads-up, so a small stab bets for fold equity and can pick up a few outs (K, 8) if called.</br>

Pocket threes have little chance to improve on this flop, and calling out of position against the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

Opening from the button with suited king K7s to apply pressure and build a pot in position.

A8 suited is strong enough to three-bet against a button open in a three-handed game. Raising also puts pressure on the big blind and avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

QJo facing a 3-bet to 900 from the small blind plus a button open still in the hand; calling 800 more out of position is poor value against a strong range, so fold.

Folding K7s facing a sizable 3-bet from the small blind, as it lacks sufficient equity and playability even in position.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds without risking too much.

Pocket fours have good set-mining value against a button open to 2.5bb. Calling 200 more is cheap, and a 3-bet out of the small blind with the big blind still to act would be marginal.

Getting 4 to 1 pot odds closing the action with a suited ace, calling is clearly profitable and plays well multiway.

Pocket fours on a J-3-K board with two overs to me and a button preflop raiser behind. The hand has some showdown value but is vulnerable, so I check rather than bloat the pot out of position against two opponents.

I completely missed this heavy board with Ace-high and no draw, so checking to the preflop aggressor is standard.

Ace-high has limited prospects on this coordinated flop against two opponents. Checking in position keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the turn.

Pocket fours on a J-3-K-9 board with two clubs is a weak showdown-value hand in a three-way pot. Everyone checked the flop, so betting risks getting called or raised by better hands; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river cheaply.

Check with Ace-high and no strong draw on a wet board with the button left to act.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but little chance to improve on this draw-heavy board. Against two opponents, a turn bluff is unlikely to get enough folds.

Pocket fours are a weak showdown hand on a J-K-9-7-3 board after everyone checked twice. A bet would mostly get called by better hands and fold out worse ones, so I check for a cheap showdown.

With Ace-high multiway and missed draws possible, checking gives us a free showdown without risking chips into two opponents.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands in a three-way pot.