Hold'em table

On the button in a three-handed pot, K2 offsuit is strong enough to open. A minimum raise keeps the cost low while giving me a chance to win the blinds.

97o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a weak hand that would play poorly out of position, so I fold.

J3s out of position against a 2x raise is a weak hand; folding is clearly best.

J6 suited is a weak hand out of position against two players still to act behind; folding on the button costs nothing, and calling 100 into a 150 pot with this hand has marginal value at best.

Ace-high suited with a fold from seat_2; I raise for value and initiative against the big blind.

QTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise to 300, especially with position after the flop.

Ace-high missed the flop with no draws; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot out of position.

A small bet can win the pot when the preflop raiser checks and may fold out hands with live overcards. I can give up if met with strong resistance.

I have ace-high with a cheap 200 call into a 600 pot; the ace overcard may be good and I keep position for later streets rather than folding a small price.

I hold only ace-high with showdown weakness; checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating against the flop bettor.

Queen-high has little equity when called, and this turn gives us no meaningful draw. Checking keeps the pot small and lets us reassess on the river.

I hold only ace-high on a four-straight-ish, two-flush board; betting has little fold equity and no value, so I check back and see a cheap showdown.

Queen-high has little showdown value. After the preflop raiser checked the river, a moderate bet can fold out missed draws and some weak pairs.

I hold only ace-high on a board with no pair for me; calling 650 into 1650 with A-high is a losing bluff-catch. Folding is clearly correct.

With a small pocket pair heads-up and out of position, completing for 50 chips keeps the pot manageable while preserving the chance to make a set.

6h8h is a marginal suited hand. Checking the big blind option takes a free flop against the small blind's limp, and raising out of position with this hand is not clearly profitable.

My pocket threes have little showdown value on this ace-king-high flop, and betting out of position is unlikely to get called by worse. Checking keeps the pot small.

I have 8h6h on a K-9-A board with only a backdoor heart draw and a weak gutshot-less hand. Checking behind keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card, since betting into a possible ace or king gains little.

Pocket threes have little value on this A-K-high board. Checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

Seat 1 checked twice, showing weakness, and I hold 6h8h with a heart draw on a Kh 9d Ad 5h board plus a gutshot, so a small bet takes the pot or builds equity. The bet is small because my hand has little showdown value.}

Pocket threes have little chance to improve on this board and lose to any pair. Calling the turn bet would rely too heavily on the opponent bluffing.

A5 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game, and a 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

T5 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in the small blind, facing a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act behind me. Folding is the best option.

T8s in the big blind heads-up has decent playability; calling 150 more to see a flop against a 2.5x raise is a standard defend.

I have T-high with a gutshot-ish draw on a dry flop; checking behind keeps the pot small and avoids bloating against the preflop raiser.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this flop gives me little draw equity. Checking back keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the turn.

I have a weak ten-high hand on a paired board; checking is free and I can fold to a bet rather than invest chips.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to fold out many paired hands. I’ll check and reassess on the river.

My pair of deuces is likely beaten by seat_1's preflop raise range, and both players have checked down passively, so I take the free showdown rather than bluff into a capped-looking spot.

After both players checked the flop and turn, my rivered ace is likely ahead of many of the big blind’s hands. A small bet can get value from a nine or another weaker pair.

I hold only ace-high (8sTs) on an ace-high board with no draws; seat_1's river bet is very likely ahead, and calling 200 to win 750 with a bluff-catcher that beats nothing is -EV.

A6 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong enough hand to open. A raise to 3bb takes the initiative and uses position against the blinds.

T5 offsuit is far too weak to call 3bb out of position against a raise; folding is clearly best.

J5 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a three-big-blind raise.

Ace-high suited kicker from the button is a standard open; I'll raise to build the pot with position.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

K7o in the big blind getting 450 to 200 (about 2.25:1) against a button min-3x open that is likely wide in a 3-handed game. Calling is the better play than folding or bluff-raising, since the king-high hand plays acceptably but isn't strong enough to 3-bet.

Second pair with a king kicker on an A-Q-8 board; the button's preflop raise range hits this board often, but a small bet gets value from worse Ax-less hands like Q-x and 8-x and denies equity from draws. Sizing is small to limit losses against stronger holdings.}

I hold top two pair (A2 with the Ad on A-Q-8), so I'm raising seat_2's flop bet for value while protecting against draws.

Top pair with a king kicker on a Ad-8h-Qh board is behind some of the button's raising range (ace, sets, two pair) but ahead of draws and bluffs. Calling 900 into a pot of 2350 gets about 2.6-to-1, which is a fair price. A re-raise would only get called by better hands, so I'll call and keep the pot manageable.

Board is 8h Ad Qh 8d and I hold Kh 7c, so I have only a pair of eights with a king kicker. Seat 3 raised the flop and showed strength, so I check as a bluff-catcher and avoid building a pot out of position.

I hold trip aces (A2 with A on the board) and seat_2 checked the turn, so I bet for value; a ~2000 bet targets their likely Ax or two-pair hands while keeping bluffs in their range paying.

I only have a weak pair of eights with a king kicker. Seat 3 re-raised the flop and bet the turn, which is a strong line. I would need about 28% equity to call 2000 into a 5250 pot, and that is unlikely against their range.