Hold'em table

With KTo on the button and a 3-bet size, I isolate the blinds and take the initiative. The position and decent high card justify a standard open-raise to build the pot and apply pressure.

T5o from the small blind facing a 3x button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold. It plays poorly out of position.

42 suited is too weak out of position against a button raise, even with the big blind discount; folding preserves chips.

AJo is a strong button open in a 3-handed game; a standard 2.5bb open is enough to steal the blinds or build a pot in position.

J4 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially out of position postflop.

K8s is weak and disconnected; facing a 250 raise with only 150 to call, I don't have the equity or implied odds to continue. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Ace-five offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is well ahead of blind ranges, so I open-raise for value and to use position.

My 2s5d is too weak to continue against a 250 preflop raise; folding preserves my stack for better spots.

83o is at the bottom of the big blind's defending range against a 2.5x button open. Its equity would realize poorly out of position, so folding is fine.

I have a strong suited Ace with the button advantage, so I want to build the pot and apply pressure preflop. A 300 raise is a standard 3x open that balances value and bluff.

Small pair with deep 100bb stacks has good set-mining implied odds against a wide button open, and calling 250 into 450 is cheap. Three-betting a hand this weak out of position would mostly fold out worse hands and get called by better ones.

Getting good pot odds closing the action in the big blind with a connected 7-6; calling 200 into 700 is justified despite being out of position to the button.

Small pocket pair on an A99 board in a 3-way pot, out of position against a button raiser. It has some showdown value, so checking and controlling the pot is best.

With 7-6 and no pair or draw on an A-9-9 board in a three-way pot, bluffing into the preflop raiser is unprofitable; take the free card.

Board is paired with an Ace, and my Th gives me a weak ten-high with backdoor flush potential but no current strength. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand on a scary flop.

Our 99922 full house loses to any ace, any 9, and any pocket pair above deuces, so it beats only unpaired hands without an ace. Those hands rarely call a bet, so checking keeps the pot small and lets us see a free river.

With three 9s and an Ace on board my 7-high kicker has almost no showdown value, and betting into two players who could easily have an Ace, a 9, or a higher kicker is unlikely to succeed. Checking for free keeps the pot small and avoids losing more.

I have a weak pair of nines with a ten kicker on a scary board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a big bet with a marginal hand.

Our 22 just plays the board, so we lose to any card above an 8. Bluffing into two opponents, one of whom claims an ace, is unlikely to get enough folds, so we check and give up cheaply.

We only play the board trips with an 8 kicker, losing to any Ace, 8, pocket pair, 9, or T+ kicker. Betting into two players, one who claimed an Ace, will only be called by better, so check and hope for a cheap showdown.

Board is 9-9-A-9-8 with a full house on board; my T-high is weak and I have no value to extract, so checking to see a showdown is best.

In 3-handed play, 65o on the button is a reasonable steal against two blinds. A small 2.5bb open applies pressure cheaply and keeps the hand playable postflop.

KQ suited is a premium 3-handed hand facing a button open; 3-betting from the small blind builds value and avoids playing out of position in a flat pot.

2h 3s is a very weak hand that cannot withstand a raise to 850 from the small blind. Calling 750 more with such a disconnected hand offers poor equity and high risk.

I'm getting 2:1 against the small blind's 3-bet and will have position with deep stacks, so 65o has enough playability and implied odds to call. Folding would be close, but calling is defensible here.

As preflop aggressor with KhQh on AsJh4h, I have a flush draw plus gutshot to Broadway for about 12 outs. A half-pot continuation bet gains fold equity while building the pot for when the draw completes.

6-high with only backdoor draws facing a 3-bettor's c-bet on an ace-high board; there's not enough equity to continue.

J6 offsuit is below a profitable 3-handed button open against two blinds to act; folding avoids a marginal dominated spot despite position.

Calling the 50 chip small blind with suited connectors in position is a standard play to see a flop cheaply and realize implied odds. The big blind is passive and seat 3 is already out, so a cheap call keeps the pot manageable.

84s in the big blind facing a small-blind limp; checking is fine to see a free flop in position with a playable suited hand, and the limper's range is wide so raising has limited fold equity.

I have a weak gutshot straight draw with backdoor flush potential, and the opponent checked behind, so I want to keep the pot small and see a cheap turn card.

Paired ace board in a limped pot favors a small stab; I have a backdoor flush draw and the SB checked, showing weakness. A 1bb bet into 2bb takes it down often.

I have a weak open-ended straight draw on a wet board and calling keeps my options open without overcommitting. Folding would be too cheap, and raising risks building a big pot with a marginal hand.

Board is paired with two hearts, and my Ts gives backdoor flush potential but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids building a big pot with a marginal holding against a possible set or two pair.

Our 8 kicker loses to many high cards. A small half-pot bet can fold out better K/Q/J-high hands, while also representing a deuce or an ace.

I have a weak ten-high flush draw on a paired board, so calling the 200 turn raise keeps me in the hand without overcommitting to a marginal draw against likely stronger holdings.

The board is paired with 2s-2h and contains two hearts, giving me a weak Ten-high with backdoor flush potential but no made hand. Checking allows me to realize equity cheaply and avoid building a big pot with a marginal hand against seat_2's aggression.

Aces and eights with a 4 kicker has showdown value, but the flush got there and a passive caller's range holds many aces, deuces and better eights. Betting mostly gets called by hands that beat us, so I'll check.