Hold'em table

Q5 suited is playable as a button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative rather than flat-calling or folding.

4♦2♠ is a very weak hand out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act. The call is not worth the risk.

Holding 92o in the big blind facing a button open is an easy fold due to poor equity and playability out of position.

On the button, Q-high has useful showdown and steal potential in a three-handed pot. I’ll make a small open-raise to pressure the blinds while keeping the risk controlled.

Holding J2 offsuit out of position against a button open is an easy standard fold.

96o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

J2o is far too weak to open raise from the button. Folding is standard.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. A3s is strong enough to raise for value and fold equity rather than just complete out of position.

Ace-ten offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind raise, but calling keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

I have the nut flush draw on a two-tone flop as the preflop raiser, so a half-pot continuation bet applies pressure and builds the pot with strong equity.

Top pair with the best kicker is strong enough to continue against this modest flop bet. Calling keeps worse hands and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise on a connected, two-spade board.

I have the nut flush draw with ace high on a turn where both players checked to me, so a two-thirds pot semi-bluff can fold out weaker hands and still has equity when called.

Top pair with the best kicker is strong enough to continue against this turn bet, though raising risks isolating myself against stronger hands. I’ll call and reassess on the river.

I have the nut flush on a three-spade board and the opponent has called two streets, so a sizable river value bet targets worse flushes and strong made hands.

The river completes the front-door spade draw, and the large bet after two calls represents substantial value. My pair of tens has no spade blocker and is unlikely to meet the roughly 31% equity needed to call.

T4s is too weak to open from the button into two live opponents; folding avoids a dominated, poorly connected hand.

With the button folded, T9 offsuit is strong enough to raise from the small blind and take initiative heads-up. A raise to 300 pressures the big blind while keeping the pot manageable.

Holding 84o facing a 3x open from the small blind, this hand is too weak to defend profitably.

As the button in a three-handed game, 9-8 offsuit is a reasonable open-raise; a modest raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Holding K9s in the small blind against a button open in 3-handed play with zero rake offers excellent pot odds and playability.

9Ts suited has enough playability and pot odds to continue multiway against a small button raise and a call.

I have King-high with no draw multiway out of position, making a standard check the best play.

I have a spade flush draw plus an eight for a straight, so I semi-bluff a third of the pot while the small blind has checked.

The 300-chip call offers reasonable pot odds with a gutshot to the straight and backdoor flush potential. I’ll continue without escalating the pot on this draw.

Holding King-high with no direct draw facing a bet and a call multiway on a wet board is an easy fold.

I have a queen-high flush on a wet turn and am first to act, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value against seat_2's continuing range.

I have a flush draw and a gutshot to the straight, giving enough potential river improvement to continue. Calling keeps the pot manageable against the turn raise.

I have a queen-high flush on the river and only lose to a higher flush. A value bet of 2000 targets straights, sets, and two pair that can call.

I have a queen-high straight and the bet size gives a reasonable price to continue. A flush or higher straight is possible, so raising would be unnecessarily risky.

Open-raising 2.5bb on the button with pocket tens for value and position.

Pocket threes have enough implied odds at 100bb to set-mine against a standard button open, so I call rather than inflate the pot out of position.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to continue getting a good price, but the caller makes a 3-bet less attractive out of position.

I have a weak pair plus a straight draw out of position in a three-way pot, so checking is best to realize equity cheaply rather than lead into the preflop raiser.

With only ace-high on a low, connected flop in a multiway pot, I’ll take the free card rather than lead without a made hand or strong draw.

I have an overpair on a draw-heavy, low-card board and both opponents checked to me. I bet for value and protection against gutshots, straight draws, and overcards.

Pocket threes are an underpair on 5-4-8 with no draw, and the preflop raiser is c-betting into two players. Calling is unlikely to be profitable, so I fold.

The price is reasonable, and A-high with two overcards has useful equity against a continuation-betting range that can contain missed overcards and smaller pairs. Raising would risk too much without a made hand.

I have only ace-high, with a four-out straight draw to a 6. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me realize my equity.

The turn card completes potential straights with any six and brings two pairs into the big blind's range. Checking behind controls the pot and allows us to realize our showdown value with an overpair in position.

With ace-high, I can still beat missed overcard bluffs. A river bet is unlikely to fold many hands that called the flop, so I’ll take the showdown.

Checking behind on the river with TT on a board containing four to a straight and an overcard Queen to realize showdown value.