Hold'em table

Suited connector on the button in a three-handed pot is worth a standard open to build the pot in position.

K2 offsuit is far too weak to call 250 more against a button raise with the big blind still to act; dominated king hands make this a clear fold.

Getting over 2:1 immediate pot odds closing the action preflop with J8s, which has plenty of equity and postflop playability against a wide button opening range.

I am out of position against the preflop raiser on a paired board with no showdown value yet, so checking is standard.

I have no pair, no draw, and little fold equity on a paired board, so checking back avoids spewing into a range that often has a nine or a float.

I have J-high with very little equity on a paired board; checking is standard and allows me to see how the button reacts.

I have two pair, nines and fives, on a checked-through turn. A small value bet builds the pot against a passive caller and charges weaker pairs and draws.

I have Jack-high with no pair and no real draw on a paired board, so facing a turn bet of nearly two-thirds pot is an easy fold.

Ace-nine suited is a strong opening hand three-handed with position on both opponents, so I raise to 3x to build the pot and apply pressure.

Holding T2o in the small blind against a button open is an easy fold.

J9 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open after the small blind folds. Folding preserves the stack for better spots.

Open-raising J9o on the button to attack the blinds and take positional advantage 3-handed.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, so folding the small blind is the highest-EV line.

4s6c offsuit has almost no equity against a button raise and I'd be investing 100 more into a 350 pot with a dominated hand. Folding is clearly the best play.

K8o is playable as a button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 2.5bb rather than limp or fold.

2d4d suited is far too weak to call 200 into a raised pot out of position against a 2.5x open; folding preserves chips for better spots.

Getting favorable pot odds of 150 to win 400 to defend the big blind heads-up with a pocket pair.

I have an underpair out of position on a Q-9-4 flop, so checking is the standard play to see what the preflop raiser does.

I missed this dry flop with king-high, but as the preflop raiser I still have the range advantage and seat_3 checked. A small continuation bet of 200 pressures weak hands and can win the pot immediately.

Holding an underpair to the entire board with no redraws, continuing against a c-bet is unprofitable.

K7s on the button three-handed is well ahead of the limped range; a standard 3x open builds the pot in position and applies fold equity to both blinds.

A8s is strong 3-handed; 3-betting from the small blind puts pressure on the button opener and protects against the big blind squeezing.

QJo is too weak to continue out of position against a button open and a small-blind three-bet to 10bb. Folding avoids a dominated spot with poor pot odds.

K7s is far too weak to continue against a 3-bet; I'm dominated whenever a king flops and lack the equity to call 700 into 1400 profitably. Folding and preserving my 100bb stack is clearly best.

Opening A7o from the button in a 3-handed game is standard for value and position.

Pocket fours have enough implied odds versus a button min-raise to call and try to flop a set out of position.

Calling 100 into a 500 pot gives roughly 5:1 odds, and A6s has enough equity against two opponents' ranges to continue despite being out of position.

Pocket fours are an underpair on a K-J flop in a three-way pot, and I am out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves showdown value.

I only have ace-high on a K-J-3 board against a preflop raiser, so checking keeps the pot small and may buy a free card. Claiming the flop fits me might discourage light bets from air hands.

In a 3-way pot on a coordinated K-J-3 board that connects well with the blinds' calling ranges, checking back Ace-high with backdoor draws controls the pot and realizes equity.

Pocket fours are an underpair on a K-J-9 board against two opponents, so a bet is unlikely to fold better hands. Checking preserves showdown value and avoids bloating the pot.

I only hold ace-high with no draws, and both opponents have shown weakness, so betting has little fold equity or value. Checking behind keeps the pot small and gives me a free river.

I have Ace-high with showdown value on a connected board against two opponents who checked to me, so taking a free card is prudent.

Pocket fours is a weak pair with showdown value on a checked-down board. Betting mostly gets called by better and folds out worse, so I check.

Everyone checked flop, turn, and river, signaling weakness across the board. A modest river bluff with ace-high can pick up the 600-chip pot cheaply.

Fourth pair is too weak to call a river bet into two players with seat 1 still left to act.

Pocket fours are an underpair to almost the entire board and lose to nearly every value hand in a delayed river bet. The price is not good enough to bluff-catch this weak.