Hold'em table

Queen-nine suited is a solid button open in 3-handed play; raising builds the pot with position and fold equity.

64o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button open raise.

The button’s raise is small, and the big blind’s pot odds justify defending this hand heads-up. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot with a weak offsuit holding.

I have no pair or strong draw on this ace-high flop, so checking keeps the pot small and preserves the option to continue if the button checks behind.

I missed this flop completely with Q-high and the preflop aggressor's raise got called, so checking back to control the pot is best; I can reassess on the turn or fire a bluff if a scare card arrives.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw, so betting into a checked-through flop risks chips without enough equity. I’ll take the free river.

I have second pair with the ace on board, and the caller has shown weakness by checking flop and turn. A small bet extracts value from worse pairs and draws while limiting losses if they hold an ace.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw, and calling 300 would be difficult to justify against the turn bet.

J5o is too weak to open even on the button in 3-handed play. Standard fold.

With the button folded, A♠4♠ is a strong blind-versus-blind hand. Raise to build the pot and take the initiative against the big blind.

3s8c is a very weak offsuit hand facing a 3x open from the small blind; calling 200 with poor equity and position is unprofitable, so folding is clearly best.

I’m on the button with a suited hand and only need to call one big blind, so I’ll take a low-cost flop in position.

Queen-five offsuit is too weak to complete from the small blind against two players, especially out of position. Folding saves the 50 chips for better spots.

Holding weak offsuit cards in the big blind facing a button limp, checking gives a free flop.

Check with bottom pair and weak kicker out of position to control the pot.

I have a weak pair with a poor kicker on a connected board, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot.

I have third pair with a weak kicker in a limped pot, so checking to keep the pot small is the best play.

I have a pair with a strong flush draw, so a modest turn bet can win now or build the pot when called.

Holding third pair with no kicker and no redraws out of position, facing a delayed turn bet is an easy fold despite decent pot odds.

Blind vs blind with an ace, raising to 3bb to take initiative and punish wide defenses.

6h3h is weak but suited, and the big blind is getting 3:1 pot odds against a small-blind raise. Calling is preferable to folding or 3-betting this hand.

Betting one-third pot on an ace-high board with top pair for thin value and protection against draws.

Bottom pair is likely ahead of some small continuation bets and has enough equity to call the small bet. Raising would isolate me against stronger hands and draws.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated turn board, so checking to pot control and evaluate on the river makes sense.

I have only a weak pair and can check behind to reach the river without inflating the pot.

We hold Aces and Tens with the board's Queen kicker, meaning we chop with most weak Aces and beat Queen-x, while losing to trips or better kickers. Checking controls the pot and allows us to realize our showdown value.

My two pair is a modest showdown hand on this board. A value bet is unlikely to get called by worse, so I’ll take the free showdown.

54 offsuit is too weak to open from the button even 3-handed.

With pocket kings, raise for value and to deny the big blind a cheap flop. A 300-chip total is a solid three-big-blind sizing.

72o is the worst hand in the deck and I'm facing a 3x raise out of position; calling 200 chips to play dominated trash is a clear fold.

With pocket kings on the button and no prior raise, raise for value and to build the pot while charging the blinds to continue.

QJo offsuit out of position against a button 3x raise with the big blind still to act is a classic dominated trouble hand with poor postflop playability, so folding is the cleanest +EV line.

9h 6c is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open.