Hold'em table

Pocket jacks are a strong preflop hand in a 3-handed game, so raising for value and to thin the field is preferable to just calling.

24 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise, even if the table talk is a bluff. Folding saves chips.

8-5 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a three-big-blind raise. Folding avoids a marginal defense.

Suited nine-five is playable as a button open in three-handed poker, and a small raise takes the initiative with position rather than calling the big blind.

Ace-king suited is a strong three-bet against a button open. Raising to 1100 puts pressure on the opener and discourages the big blind from entering cheaply.

Pocket tens are ahead of a typical 3-bet range and the price is about 41% of the pot, which is close to their equity against a likely mix of higher and lower hands, so calling keeps the hand playable without bloating the pot out of position.

95s is too weak to continue against an 11bb three-bet and a cold call; folding saves chips for better spots.

A small continuation bet leverages our preflop range advantage and can fold out some unpaired hands while keeping the pot manageable with ace-king high.

Heads-up with pocket tens against a flop bet of 800 into a 3250 pot, I need about 20% equity and a pair of tens with a few outs is a reasonable call, while raising risks a bigger loss to a Queen or stronger hand.

The paired queen does not improve my ace-high hand, and the flop caller can have a queen or a stubborn pocket pair. Checking avoids building a larger pot with limited equity.

Pocket tens are behind any queen on this paired board, so I want to see a free river rather than build a pot I'm likely losing.

Ace-king has showdown value against missed draws. After the big blind called the preflop three-bet and flop bet, a river bluff is unlikely to fold enough pairs to be worthwhile.

I have two pair, queens and tens, with an eight kicker, which is strong against a line that checked back the turn and river. A half-pot bet should get called by weaker queens or medium pairs.

Ace-high is unlikely to beat a river bet after the opponent cold-called a three-bet and called the flop. The chance of a missed draw bluff does not justify calling 2000 chips.

6-3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably here, even on the button.

King-ten offsuit is a reasonable hand to pressure a big blind heads-up after the button folds, and a raise to 300 can win the blinds or build a playable pot.

J4o is too weak to continue against a small-blind raise, even with position and a cheap price. Folding avoids dominated spots and wasted chips.

8-3 offsuit is the weakest starting hand, and calling 100 from the button into a blind-only pot is not profitable, so folding is the disciplined play.

85o is too weak to complete or raise heads-up against the big blind, so I fold the small blind rather than invest more.

KJo on the button is well ahead of a random blind range, so I open to 2.5bb to build the pot and take the initiative.

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

Heads-up from the big blind, I need about 27% equity to call 150 into a 400 pot, and 9-7 offsuit is a reasonable defend against a button raise.

I have a pair of sevens with a nine kicker on a Q-high board, which is a modest hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see whether the button bets.

Checked to as the preflop raiser with king-high and the Ks on a queen-high two-spade flop. A small c-bet pressures the BB's check and can win the pot immediately.

Holding bottom pair of sevens with a nine kicker, I have enough equity to call 180 into a 730 pot against one aggressor. Raising with this hand risks too much.

I have a pair of sevens with a backdoor-ish straight draw, which is a medium-strength hand, and checking is free and keeps the pot manageable while I see whether the aggressor keeps betting.

King-high with no pair or draw has little fold equity against a flop caller, so I check rather than barrel the turn.

I hold a pair of sevens with a nine kicker, which is a showdown-value hand but too weak to bet into a button who raised preflop and bet the flop. Checking keeps the pot small and I can see whether the button bets.

King-high missed the board entirely and has little showdown value, but a river bluff is unlikely to fold out the flop caller who checked the turn and river. Checking avoids putting more chips in with a weak hand.

A3 offsuit is a profitable button open in three-handed play, and a 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

Facing a button raise with 3d6d, a weak hand out of position, folding the small blind is the disciplined play.

QTo offsuit has enough equity and playability to continue against a 2.5bb button open, and calling 150 into 400 is better than folding or bloating the pot out of position with a 3-bet.

I have a spade flush draw plus two overcards and can take the lead for about half the pot as a semi-bluff rather than give a free card.

Ace-high with a low spade has little immediate equity on this monotone flop, and a call would be difficult to justify against the lead.