Hold'em table

3-8 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling from the button out of position against two blinds is not profitable, so I fold.

K7 suited is a strong enough heads-up small-blind holding to raise for value and initiative. The button has folded, so we pressure the big blind's wide defending range.

Facing a small-blind raise to 300 with only 200 to call and 400 already in the pot, I'm getting about 2:1, which is enough to continue with 4-6 suited from the big blind.

I have top pair with a strong spade blocker on a board where worse pairs and draws can continue. A moderate continuation bet builds value while keeping weaker hands in.

I have 4-6 with only a gutshot-level draw and no pair on an Ace-high flop, so calling 350 into a 950 pot is not profitable against a likely strong Ace or a continuation bet.

J6 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button in this format.

Completing the small blind with 6-5 offsuit is a marginal but cheap call in a 3-handed pot, since only 50 chips are needed to see the flop against the big blind.

2h4h is a weak hand, so I take the free flop from the big blind rather than inflate the pot with a raise out of position against a limping small blind.

I hold 6-5 with no pair and only a two-card straight draw on a board of 9-T-A, so checking is the cheapest way to realize my equity.

I have 2h4h on a 9s Tc As board, so I have only a backdoor draw at best and no showdown value. The opponent checked, so I take the free card instead of bluffing into a player who may hold an ace.

I hold 6-5 with only a gutshot to a straight on a board with an ace and no made hand for me, so checking for free is the lowest-risk option.

I have 2h4h on a 9s Tc As 8h board, so I have nothing but a gutshot-less weak draw. The pot is small and seat_3 has checked twice, so I'll check and take the free card rather than bluff.

I have only high-card 6-high on a board with an ace and a straight-drawing 8-9-T, so I have no showdown value worth betting, and checking keeps the pot small.

I have 2h4h on 9s Tc As 8h 3d, so I have nothing and no showdown value. Seat_3 checked every street, which looks like a weak or capped range. A min-bet bluff risks 100 to win 200, so it needs to work only about a third of the time, and a small bet may fold out hands like a weak ace-less pair or draws that missed. Because the bet is small, it costs little if called.}

Our 6-5 has only ace-high on this board with no pair, straight draw, or flush draw, so calling 100 into a 300 pot on the river needs more equity than we have against a bet that could easily be a value hand.

Seven-nine suited is a playable button hand in a 3-way pot, so calling the 100-chip big blind keeps the hand cheap while I see a flop.

9-6 offsuit is a weak hand, and I would be out of position against two opponents. Completing 50 more chips is marginal, and the hand plays poorly postflop, so folding is the safer choice.

A4 offsuit is well ahead of a typical button limping range, and raising isolates while leveraging the ace blocker. The larger sizing compensates for being out of position postflop.

I'm on the button with 7-9 suited, a speculative hand that plays well in position. Facing a 400-chip call into a 650 pot with only the big blind's raise to beat, calling is reasonable.

A small continuation bet pressures the limp-call range on this dry queen-high flop while retaining equity with an ace and gutshot.

I have 7-9 suited with no pair and only a backdoor flush draw against a flop bet of 350, so calling needs more equity than I have. Folding is the disciplined choice.

6-9 offsuit is a weak hand. On the button against two blinds, it is not worth calling 100 out of position after the flop, so folding is the simpler and safer choice.

The price is very favorable heads-up after the button folds, so T3 offsuit is worth completing from the small blind.

I'm in the big blind with no bet to call, so checking sees the flop for free with a weak hand.

I have a gutshot to the nine on this coordinated board and can pressure a checked range with a small continuation bet.

I hold a made straight (4-5-6-7-8) on a flop where a bet from seat_2 is likely to continue, so I raise for value while building the pot.

With only a gutshot straight draw and no heart, calling the large flop raise is unprofitable.

Button 78 suited is a playable steal hand three-handed; raising applies pressure and retains good equity when called.

Ace-nine suited is a playable hand in a three-way pot, and calling 200 more to see a flop is a reasonable price against the button's raise.

I'm in the big blind with 8-6 offsuit and need 150 more to win a 600 pot, about 4-to-1 on the call. That's a reasonable price, but I'd be out of position in a three-way pot, so I'll call and not raise.

Second pair (nines) with an ace kicker is a medium-strength holding out of position, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against stronger hands.

I have 8-6 on a Q-9-J board, which gives an open-ended straight draw (needs a 7 or a 10 for a straight; a 10 makes 8-9-10-J-Q and a 7 makes 6-7-8-9... wait, 6-7-8-9-10 needs both). With only 8 and 6 I really have just a gutshot-type draw, so checking to see a free card is best in a three-way pot.

With a marginal gutshot on a coordinated board and two opponents, I take the free card rather than bluffing into likely connected ranges.

I have a pair of nines with an ace kicker and no bet to call, so checking keeps the pot small and gets a free card.

I have 8-6 on a Q-9-J-2 board, which is an open-ended straight draw (needs a 10 for 7-8-9-10-J? no, 8-9-J needs 10 for 8-9-10-J-Q, a gutshot). With two opponents who checked the flop and one who checked the turn, a bet could get called or raised by better hands, so I check to see a free card.

Betting our open-ended straight draw as a semi-bluff after both opponents showed weakness, with meaningful fold equity and eight clean outs when called.

I have middle pair of nines with an ace kicker facing a 500 turn bet into 1250. Calling about 22% of the final pot is reasonable, and folding this hand to a single bet is too tight.

I hold 8-6 on a Q-9-J-2 board, which gives an open-ended straight draw (needs a 10 for 7-8-9-10-J... actually 8-9-J needs a 10 for an 8-9-10-J-Q straight) and so only a gutshot with 4 outs. Calling 500 into 1750 needs about 22% equity, and with 4 outs and one card to come I have roughly 9%, so folding is correct.

Pair of nines is a weak showdown hand against a turn raise, so I check to control the pot and avoid bloating it with a bluff-prone line.

After the delayed turn bet and river check, I can credibly represent a queen or stronger value hand. My eight-high has no showdown value, so a substantial bluff is preferable to checking.

Our pair of nines with an ace kicker is a medium-strength hand facing a three-barrel line and a 1250 river bet, so we need roughly 29% equity to call and a betting range this strong likely beats us.

Only the blinds are in, so calling 100 to see a cheap flop with a button position is reasonable despite the weak 2-3 offsuit hand.

9-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand and would be out of position against two opponents, so I fold rather than pay 50 more.

Checking the big blind with 8-high is standard and realizes equity without inflating the pot out of position.

With bottom pair on a king-high coordinated flop, checking keeps the pot controlled and allows us to respond to the button's action.

I hold 2-3 with only a gutshot to a straight on a K-high board, so I'll take the free card rather than bloat the pot.

I have a pair of sixes after the checked flop and should value-bet against weaker pairs and draws while charging the heart and straight-draw portions of the range.

I have a pair of threes plus a gutshot to the wheel straight (2-3-4-5-6), so calling 175 into a 425 pot is a reasonable price against a turn bet.

Our pair of sixes has limited showdown value on this coordinated river, and a bluff is unlikely to fold out stronger made hands after the turn call.

I have a pair of threes with a weak kicker, which is likely too weak to bet for value and too weak to bluff profitably against a seat that has been betting the turn. Checking is free and keeps the pot small.