Hold'em table

87 offsuit on the button is marginal and plays poorly postflop even in 3-handed play, making fold a disciplined decision.

K6 offsuit is a weak hand, but completing the small blind for 50 into a 150 pot with only one opponent left in the blind is a cheap price to see a flop.

J4 offsuit is too weak to raise for value against the small blind's complete, and checking realizes the free option heads-up.

I hold King-high with no pair on a paired Q-Q-3 board, so I have little showdown value. Checking is free and keeps the pot small while I see whether the other seats show strength.

Jack-high with no pair or draw on a paired queen flop has little value, and the small blind already checked. Checking keeps the pot small and sees a free card.

I have a pair of sixes with a king kicker on a queen-paired board, and checking is free, so I keep the pot small and see the next card.

I only have queen-pair with a jack kicker on a paired board and no bet to call, so checking keeps the pot small and realizes showdown value.

No bet to call, and a pair of sixes is a weak showdown hand, so checking is the free way to see the river card.

I have queens and jacks on a checked-down river, so a small value bet can get called by ace-high and small pairs without bloating the pot against a queen.

Calling 150 into a 350 pot needs about 30% equity, and a pair of sixes can beat bluffs and some busted or weaker value hands on this paired board. Folding would be too tight against a small river bet.

Jh-6h suited is a playable button open in 3-handed play, and a raise to 250 can win the blinds or take a profitable heads-up or three-way pot.

K6 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, disconnected hand.

Getting 2.67-to-1 pot odds against a button open in 3-max, A8o easily has sufficient equity to defend the big blind.

I am out of position as the preflop caller with Ace high and a gutshot/backdoor straight potential, so checking to the aggressor is standard.

I have two pair, jacks and sixes, which is strong on this board. A value bet of about 60% pot gets called by weaker pairs and draws.

I missed this coordinated flop completely with just Ace-high and weak backdoor potential out of position against a substantial bet.

Q9o is a standard button open in three-handed play; a small raise takes the initiative and can win the blinds immediately.

42s is far too weak to defend out of position from the small blind against a button open.

Tc3c is one of the weakest hands to defend the big blind with against a button raise, and calling 150 into a 400 pot with this holding has poor equity and no good post-flop playability.

K9o is a profitable standard open from the button in 3-handed play.

Seven-five offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise, so folding the small blind is the disciplined play.

J9o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; calling leaves me dominated and poorly placed postflop.

Queen-four offsuit is a weak holding out of position against a big blind and small blind, so folding avoids a marginal call with poor playability.

Button folded, so I only need 50 more to see a flop heads-up with a king. K3o is weak out of position, but the price is too good to fold and not strong enough to raise.

I hold 5c 3s in the big blind after the small blind limped. Checking to see a free flop in position is the standard, best play.

Top pair on a dry flop is ahead of the BB's wide checked range, so a three-quarter-pot bet takes value and denies free equity.

Holding just a gutshot straight draw with 53 on a K-6-2 board, getting 150 to win 350 does not offer sufficient direct or implied odds to continue against a 3/4 pot bet.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to open from the button into two live blinds, so folding preserves the stack.

K3s has good playability and equity heads-up from the small blind; raising to 3bb puts pressure on the big blind.

Facing a 200-chip call from the small blind with T-J offsuit, the pot odds and connected cards justify calling rather than folding or bloating the pot with a raise.

C-betting one-third pot on a dry King-high board with top pair for value and protection.

I have a pair of tens with a jack kicker facing a 200 bet into an 800 pot, which is a reasonable price to continue. Calling keeps me in with a medium pair and some backdoor straight potential without bloating the pot.

The turn Ace of spades brings an overcard to our King with a weak kicker, so checking to control the pot size is the standard play.

With a pair of tens facing a passive check, I have a medium-strength hand that is worth showing down cheaply, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it out of position.

I have two pair (Aces and Kings with a Ten kicker). Betting will only get called by better Kings or an Ace, so checking to realize showdown value is best.

I hold a pair of tens with a jack kicker, which is likely behind the aces on this paired board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bluffing into a possibly stronger range.