Hold'em table

3c6s offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a call amount; folding is the profitable play.

Q4o has enough raw equity against a big blind range to justify completing the small blind for only 50 more, and I can fold if raised.

Check the big blind with a marginal offsuit hand and realize equity in a limped pot.

I have second pair with a weak kicker out of position on a very coordinated board, so I check to control the pot and gather information.

This board strongly favors the limper's continuing range, while 8-high has little immediate equity or credible value. Checking preserves the option to react on later streets.

I have second pair with a weak kicker on a connected board. Checking keeps the pot small and allows me to see the river cheaply.

I have a weak hand but retain meaningful straight improvement outs on the river, so I check and realize equity rather than bluffing into a connected board.

With second pair and no draws, the pot is small and opponent has shown weakness; checking avoids being raised and could win at showdown.

After repeated checks, a small river bluff can fold out unpaired ace-high holdings while risking little. My hand has no showdown value.

We have second pair with Q4 on a board containing a king and straight draws. The opponent checked twice then bet the river, which often indicates strength or a made hand. With only 3:1 pot odds and a very weak kicker, folding is a disciplined way to preserve chips for better opportunities.

Opening from the button with 76o is loose but in 3-handed, stealing blinds is profitable enough to raise. Standard sizing of 2.5bb.

K5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open, especially out of position with the big blind still behind.

2c5h is a very weak hand facing a 2.5x raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

Button open with T9 suited is profitable three-handed and applies pressure to the blinds. I use a standard small open sizing.

32o is far too weak facing a 2.5x raise from the button; folding is clearly best.

K4s has ~38% equity against a wide button opening range, and we're getting 2.67:1 pot odds to close the action. Calling is slightly +EV despite being out of position.

I have king-high with no draw on an ace-high board, so checking is the safe play to see what the preflop raiser does.

This ace-high board favors my preflop raising range, and a small continuation bet can fold out many missed blind-defense hands while risking little.

K4s missed completely on A85 and has only a backdoor spade draw; facing a raise preflop and a flop bet, continuing is not profitable.

Suited T6 on the button has decent playability; a small raise builds the pot with position and can take the blinds immediately.

T3o is a weak hand out of position with the big blind still to act; calling 250 more is not profitable.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button 3x open out of position.

Q3s is too weak to play even from the button in a 3-handed game; folding preserves chips.

J7 suited has adequate heads-up equity and position postflop after completing the small blind.

J2o is weak but I'm in the big blind with no raise, so a free check is correct.

Bet top pair for value against weaker pairs, straight draws, and overcards while charging any turn equity.

I hold bottom pair with a Js overcard on a dry board; calling 150 into 350 is cheap heads-up and I can reassess on the turn.

With a marginal top pair on a coordinated board after being called on the flop, checking back controls the pot and avoids facing a difficult raise.

I only hold bottom pair (2c) with Js; seat_3 checked the turn, so I take a free card rather than bluff into a likely made hand.

A small river value bet can be called by weaker pairs such as a deuce, five, or occasional pocket pair after the opponent checked the turn. The sizing keeps the risk low on this paired board.

Jack-high with no draw hits; the river bet from seat_3 is likely good and calling 200 to bluff-catch with J-high is hopeless.

KQ offsuit is a strong button opening hand in three-handed play. I raise for value and initiative.

JTs plays well 3-handed and calling 200 to see a flop with position on the raiser is profitable; folding is too tight, 3-betting is optional but flatting keeps the range wide.

2-5 offsuit is a very weak hand, and calling out of position with poor implied odds is -EV. Folding avoids further losses.

Top pair with the J kicker heads-up; betting for value and protection against draws is better than checking back the flop.

I have two overcards plus a gutshot on a dry board, and raising applies pressure to one-pair and probing ranges while retaining useful equity when called.

Facing a check-raise with only J-high and an open-ended draw, I need ~21% equity but have ~17%, and seat_3's preflop raise plus flop raise-raise line indicates strength. Folding is cheapest.