Hold'em table

Opening K3s on the button in 3-handed play is standard to apply pressure on the blinds.

J5 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

Closing the action with suited J6 and getting over 3:1 pot odds, so I call to see a flop rather than fold a hand with some suited potential.

I have middle pair on a draw-heavy board and am out of position. Checking controls the pot and allows me to see a free turn.

The board heavily connects with the big blind's defending range, and Kc3c has minimal equity and backdoor draws, making checking behind for pot control optimal.

I have trips (three 6s) on a board with a flush draw; betting for value and protection.

I have King-high with no draw on a paired and flushing board facing a near pot-sized bet. Folding is the clear +EV play.

J-2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button at this stack depth.

Closing the action cheaply with a suited connector against one remaining opponent; calling 50 into 150 offers good odds and avoids bloating the pot with a weak hand.

Checking our option in the big blind with 5h 2h to see a free flop in position against the small blind limp.

Weak hand with only a gutshot; checking controls the pot and sees a free turn.

I have five-high with minimal equity, so checking behind to see a free turn is the standard play.

I have a weak hand with a gutshot; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free river to potentially improve.

I have picked up a flush draw on the turn and checking behind gives me a free look at the river in position.

My hand has no pair or draw and little showdown value, so checking avoids risking chips against a possible straight or better pair.

We hold no showdown value beyond the board's pair of sixes with low kickers. A min-bet into a checked-down pot exerts pressure on unimproved holdings that beat board kickers.

Opponent's small river bet after checking flop and turn looks like a bluff; my pair of sixes can beat missed draws, and I'm getting 4:1 pot odds.

On the button with a marginal offsuit connector, raising applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative with position. I can fold to a reraise and otherwise play a controlled pot.

Pocket nines are ahead of the button's opening range in a 3-handed game; 3-betting to 1100 builds value and denies equity out of position.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to call a large three-bet with the original raiser still to act.

67o is too weak to continue against a 3bet; calling 800 with poor equity and offsuit disconnected cards is unprofitable. Folding preserves stack.

On the button with KJo 3-handed, raising to 2.5bb is a standard value open to seize initiative and position.

A-T offsuit is strong enough to 3-bet against a button open. Raising from the small blind puts pressure on the opener and discourages the big blind from joining.

Q5o is a weak, dominated offsuit hand facing a sizable 3-bet from the small blind. Calling 1000 more out of position has poor expected value, so folding is best.

KJo faces a substantial 3-bet to 11bb from the small blind; it is easily dominated and folds cleanly here.

T2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two players with no reads.

T4o is a weak, dominated hand and I am out of position postflop after the button folded. Folding avoids investing more chips in a marginal spot.

K2o is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability; calling or raising into two opponents is not profitable, so folding avoids unnecessary risk.

Blind vs blind confrontation after the button folded; opening to 3x with an offsuit ace is standard for fold equity and initiative.

K6 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, especially with position after the flop.

C-betting one-third pot with top pair on an Ace-high board for thin value and protection against draws and underpairs.

King-high has little immediate equity on this ace-high board, and the backdoor draws do not justify calling the bet.