Hold'em table

A5 offsuit is a decent button hand; raise to build pot and take advantage of position against two shorter-stacked blinds.

KQs is strong enough to three-bet against a button opening range. A larger out-of-position sizing pressures the big blind to fold and extracts value from weaker hands while taking the initiative.

Facing a 1100 raise from the small blind plus a button raise, 3-3 offsuit is weak out of position against two players, so folding the big blind is the disciplined choice.

A5o facing a large 3-bet to 1100 (4.4x) is not strong enough to continue profitably; folding preserves chips for better spots.

KJo is a strong opening hand on the button three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while giving us position if called.

Facing a 200-chip call from the button with J9 offsuit, the price is reasonable to see a flop in a three-way pot, though it is marginal and out of position.

6-3 offsuit is a weak hand facing a raise and a call; not worth continuing out of position.

Pair of jacks is a medium-strength hand on a K-J-2 board against two opponents, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids bloating it out of position.

Top two pair is strong enough to build the pot immediately. A two-thirds-pot bet extracts value from weaker kings, jacks, and straight draws while charging those draws to continue.

I hold second pair (jacks) with a nine kicker, and the 400 call is about 28% of the final pot, which is a reasonable price to continue against a button continuation bet.

I hold a pair of jacks with a backdoor-ish straight draw needing a ten, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against the aggressor.

Two pair can still get value from weaker kings, QJ, and pair-plus-draw hands. Betting about two-thirds pot charges draws while respecting that the queen improves some of the opponent’s range.

Our pair of jacks with a 9 kicker is weak against a button that has raised and bet every street, and calling 900 into 2300 needs roughly 22% equity we don't have.

Ace-ten on the button is a strong steal candidate against two blinds, so raising to 300 builds the pot and takes initiative from the small blind and big blind.

J7 suited is too weak to continue facing a 3x raise from the button; folding preserves chips for better spots.

T2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3bb button raise out of position. Its poor equity realization and lack of useful blockers make both calling and bluff-raising unattractive.

8-2 offsuit is the worst starting hand in holdem, not worth playing even on the button in a 3-handed pot facing a raise.

Completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot, making Q2 offsuit a reasonable small-blind limp against the lone big blind. This keeps the pot small with a weak hand that plays poorly out of position.

I have the big blind with J-3 offsuit and no bet to call, so checking sees the flop for free without adding chips to a weak hand.

Bottom pair has showdown value but is too weak to build a pot out of position. Checking keeps weaker hands in and lets us reassess against any bet.

Checking is free on the flop with 3c Js against a board of 2h 4s 7d, and seat_2 also checked, so I take the free showdown option rather than betting a weak hand.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but the connected turn makes betting unattractive against the big blind’s range. Checking keeps the pot small without turning a marginal made hand into a bluff.

We can check for free as the big blind with a weak hand and no bet to call, so checking keeps the pot small while we see the river.

Our sevens and deuces have showdown value against unpaired hands, but a bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands or fold out better pairs. Checking preserves that value without unnecessarily inflating the pot.

I have J-high on a paired board with no made hand that beats a 7, and the opponent has checked every street, so I take the free showdown rather than bluff into a possibly stronger range.

54 offsuit is too weak for a standard button open with both blinds still to act. Without evidence that they overfold, folding avoids a marginal investment.

King-jack suited is strong enough to open-raise heads-up against the big blind, and a raise to 300 builds the pot and can win it immediately.

Calling 100 on the button with 5s2s is a cheap, speculative look at the flop in a three-way pot with 150 already in, rather than folding or raising with a weak hand.

T6o is weak, facing a call with button limp and BB behind; not worth defending with a speculative hand out of position.

Checking takes a free flop with a weak offsuit hand. Raising out of position against the button limper would unnecessarily inflate the pot with poor playability.

With nine-high and only weak backdoor possibilities on a coordinated board, betting out of position offers little value. Checking preserves chips and leaves open the possibility of a free turn.

I hold 5s2s, which has no pair and no real draw on J-T-6 rainbow-ish board, and checking is free after the big blind checked. I'll take the free card and keep the pot small.

With little showdown value and a gutshot, this is a reasonable semi-bluff after the flop checked through. Betting 70% pot pressures unpaired hands while retaining some equity when called.

I hold 5-2 offsuit-free air with no pair and no real straight outs against a turn raise, so folding avoids putting more chips in with a weak hand.