Hold'em table

AK offsuit on the button is a strong hand, so I'm raising to isolate and build the pot preflop against the blinds.

Q2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

Pocket sixes are a standard defend from the big blind against a button open. Calling 200 into a 450 pot offers good odds to set-mine or play postflop, even out of position.

I have a weak pair (66) on a coordinated board with two hearts and straight draws, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking is standard to see his action and avoid building a pot with a marginal hand.

Top pair with the ace kicker is strong on this dry flop, so betting about half the pot builds value while the opponent checked to me.

I have pocket sixes on a T-K-9 board, giving me only two outs and weak backdoor straight potential. The opponent raised preflop and bet the flop, likely holding a strong hand or draw, so folding preserves my stack.

J2 offsuit is too weak for a profitable standard button open against two unknown opponents. Folding avoids investing in a poorly connected hand with weak showdown potential.

Complete from the small blind with T8o getting 3:1 immediate odds heads-up against the big blind; it's playable enough to see a flop cheaply although out of position.

I am in the big blind with no bet to call, so checking is free and keeps the hand cheap with the weak 7-6 suited hand.

This flop likely missed the big blind's range, and I can represent a king or queen with a small bet to take down the pot now, while still having a gutshot draw to a jack if called.

I have a four-diamond flush draw plus straight potential, and calling 100 into a 300 pot gives roughly 25% pot odds, which my draw equity exceeds.

Semi-bluff with an open-ended straight draw on a wet board; betting half pot to represent strength, build the pot if I hit, and potentially fold out weaker hands.

I have a made Queen-high flush with 7d-6d and the Qd-9d-3d board, which is strong against a turn bet, so I'm raising for value while keeping the size moderate.

We have a gutshot straight draw and a flush draw, 12 outs giving about 26% equity. Pot odds of 3.67:1 make calling profitable, and we avoid bloating the pot out of position.

We have a ten-high flush, but seat_1's turn raise on the three-diamond board strongly suggests a higher diamond. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids value-owning ourselves against better flushes.

I have a Queen-high flush (5d 6d 7d 9d Qd) and seat_3 checked the river, so a value bet of 700 into the 1400 pot gets called by weaker hands and still builds the pot.

Holding only Ten-high with no pair and no draw on a four-flush board, the hand has almost zero showdown value against a river bet from a player who has shown consistent aggression.

I have 2s6c, a very weak hand with little playability. Since I haven't invested any chips yet and this hand is unlikely to win, folding is the best option.

Heads-up against the big blind with 50 to call into a 150 pot gives good pot odds, and J8 offsuit is playable from the small blind in a short-handed pot. I'll call rather than fold.

96 offsuit is too weak to raise routinely against a small-blind limp. Checking takes a free flop and preserves our positional advantage postflop.

I have a modest pair of eights with a jack kicker on a 5-8-Q board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card.

With nine-high, a gutshot, and a backdoor flush draw, this is a reasonable semi-bluff in position. A modest bet can fold out better unpaired hands while keeping the bluff inexpensive.

I have middle pair with a Jack kicker against a flop raise of 125 into a 325 pot, so calling is correct with about 28% pot odds needed. Raising would be a bluff with a weak made hand.

I hold a pair of eights with a Jack kicker on a K-Q-8-5 board, which is a weak showdown hand, and I have no bet to call, so checking keeps the pot small and gets to showdown cheaply.

The king is a useful scare card for a second barrel, putting pressure on weaker pairs and draws in the flop-calling range. I also have a gutshot to a nine-high straight if called.

A pair of eights is likely behind after seat_2's flop and turn aggression, and calling 325 into a 775 pot needs about 30% equity that this hand doesn't have.

K4 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is worth seeing a flop cheaply, so I'm calling the 100-chip big blind rather than folding or raising.

95 offsuit is too weak to profitably complete from the small blind with poor position and the big blind still able to raise. Folding avoids investing further with limited playability.

With J8 off-suit from the big blind, I prefer to see a free flop rather than risk a raise against a button limp.

I have only J-high with no draw on a monotone board; checking is the safe play to avoid bloating the pot.

We have a pair of fours with a king kicker on a wet 4-3-2 two-tone board, a medium-strength hand that benefits from pot control. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a player who may have straight or flush draws.

We have a flush draw with 9 outs and the turn card is a blank. A semi-bluff bet can win the pot immediately or build it for when we hit our flush on the river.

I have a pair of fours with a King kicker facing a 150 turn bet into a 400 pot, so calling is a reasonable price against a range that could include draws or a diamond flush.

I have only jack-high with no draw on a paired, flush-heavy board. Seat 1 called my turn bet, so they likely have something. Checking avoids further loss.

I have two pair (fours and deuces) on a paired board, and seat_3 checked the river, so a half-pot value bet should get called by weaker pairs and hands like a missed flush draw.

My hand is jack-high with no pair and no draw, and the board is dangerous with flush and straight possibilities. Seat_1's river bet after my turn bet and check indicates they likely have a made hand, so folding is correct.

K8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while preserving positional advantage if called.

A4o is too weak to call or raise from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind yet to act and poor postflop position.

Facing a 150-chip call from the big blind with Q-J offsuit, which has decent playability against a wide button open, so calling is better than folding or a speculative 3-bet.

I have Q-J high with no pair on a 2-5-3 board, and checking is free as big blind, so I keep the pot small and see the next card.

This low, connected flop favors the big blind's defending range, and K8 has little equity when a bet is called. Checking preserves the pot-control value of king-high and lets us see a free turn in position.

Top pair with a Jack kicker is likely best against a preflop raiser who checked the flop, so a moderate value bet should get called by weaker hands while keeping the pot controlled.

King-high with no straight or flush draw is too weak to continue against this turn bet. Our limited improvement prospects do not justify calling 300 into 850.

J3o is a very weak hand, even 3-handed, and folding avoids risking chips with a marginal holding.

Completing the small blind for 50 is a cheap way to see a flop heads-up against the big blind, though 7-5 offsuit is weak and I'd mostly fold to aggression.

AQ offsuit is a strong value raise against a small-blind limp. Raising to 400 builds the pot with a likely equity advantage while retaining position postflop.

Seven-five offsuit is a weak hand that is out of position against a 400 raise, so folding avoids paying 300 chips with little equity.