Hold'em table

On the button with a suited ace in a 3-handed game, raising applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative with position.

J2 suited is too weak to call a button 3x raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act, and playing out of position postflop will lose chips.

9h Jc is a weak offsuit hand. Facing a 300 chip raise from the button with only 100 to call, the pot odds don't justify continuing with this speculative hand.

Ace-high on the button in 3-handed play is well ahead of opening ranges, so raise to take initiative and build value.

Calling the 200 to see a flop with J-high suited is reasonable given the shallow effective stacks and the button's raise size; I'll continue postflop.

Closing the preflop action with Kd6d, I only need 150 more to contest a 600-chip pot, giving 4:1 pot odds. K6s is weak but playable in a 3-handed pot at this price, so I call rather than fold or inflate the pot.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a dry flop, but the pot is small and I'm out of position. Checking keeps the pot manageable and allows me to control the hand on later streets.

With middle pair and a weak kicker on a coordinated flop, checking keeps the pot small and avoids getting raised by the preflop aggressor or the small blind.

Three-way on a wet J-high board, Ace-high has showdown value and only backdoor equity; checking in position realizes equity cheaply rather than bluffing into two callers who can continue with pairs and flush draws.

The board pairs the J and I hold top pair with a kicker, but the 4c on the turn gives a flush draw to opponents. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big bet behind a potential flush.

I have two pair (jacks and sixes) on a draw-heavy board. Betting for value and to charge flush draws.

With only two Jacks remaining, trips are unlikely; Ace kicker plays well against 6x, 4x, draws and bluffs after the checked flop, giving enough equity to call 500.

I have top pair with a 4 kicker on a board with two Jacks and a 4. The opponent raised to 500 on the turn, and calling keeps me in the hand without overcommitting with a weak kicker. Folding would be too cautious given my pair.

The board is paired with two jacks and I hold the jack-high, giving me a strong but vulnerable hand. Since the action is on me and to_call is 0, checking allows me to control the pot and avoid bloating it with a bluff catcher.

The river T counterfeits my two pair and completes many better hands; both opponents called my turn raise, so I check behind to avoid losing more.

Checking back preserves showdown value with paired-board Ace high against two opponents; a bet would only be called by better pairs/trips/two-pair and would need both players to fold to succeed as a bluff.

I have a speculative 6h7s suited connector in position on the button. Calling 100 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and my remaining stack depth.

Closing the preflop action for only 50 more with a weak but playable hand in a 3-handed pot; folding would forfeit too much equity given the small call.

A7o is ahead of two limping ranges in 3-handed play; a sizable iso-raise can take the 300 pot now or isolate a weaker limper heads-up.

6h7s is a weak hand with no pair and poor suitedness; calling a 400 raise is a speculative play that rarely justifies the risk, so folding preserves chips for better spots.

T4o is a weak offsuit hand and the big blind has raised to 500 after a limp and a complete. Calling 400 more out of position with poor equity is not profitable, so I fold.

On the button with T9o in a 3-handed game, raising applies pressure on the blinds and uses position to take initiative. A standard 3x open is strong enough to steal or play a favorable flop in position.

A9 is strong three-handed against a wide button open, and as the small blind I prefer a larger out-of-position 3-bet to isolate, gain initiative, and avoid a multiway pot.

I hold 7d Td, a weak suited hand that is unlikely to stand up against the significant preflop raises from both opponents. Calling 900 more chips would be a speculative play with poor odds given the aggression shown.

T9o has enough equity against a small-blind 3-bet in a 3-handed game, and I have position with deep stacks. Calling keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating it with a marginal offsuit hand.

As the preflop 3-bettor on a dry paired 2-2-6 board, a small c-bet leverages my range advantage and folds opponent's unpaired overcards while my Ace-high may already be best.

I missed this flop completely with T-high and only overcards; facing a bet from the small blind who 3-bet preflop, calling 700 with no pair or real draw is unprofitable. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

J4 offsuit is too weak and poorly connected even on the button in 3-handed play; limping or raising risks more chips with negative expected value.

5c-Jc is a weak offsuit hand with no pair and backdoor flush potential only. Facing a 50bb raise from the big blind with only 50 to call, folding minimizes losses with a hand that rarely improves enough to justify a call.

I have Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw, so calling 100 to see a flop is reasonable. Folding would be too weak, and raising would be too aggressive without more information.

5c2d is the worst possible starting hand in 3-handed play; folding to the small blind call avoids investing more with no equity.

A8o is ahead of the button's limping range heads-up; raising isolates, captures the dead small blind, and takes initiative from the big blind.

I have Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw, which is decent but not strong enough to 3-bet. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me see a flop without committing too much of my stack.

Ace-high on a paired low board has showdown value but is vulnerable; checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate the turn in position relative to preflop action.

I have a backdoor flush draw with Ace high but no pair on the board, so I want to control the pot and keep the opponent's bluffs in. Checking also preserves my stack for potential future streets.

Ace-high is likely best after the flop checked through, and the Ac blocks the nut flush draw. Betting about half pot gets value from draws and protects against overcard and straight outs on the river.

My Ace-high with a 4 kicker has almost no equity against a turn raise on a paired board. Folding preserves my remaining stack for better spots.