Hold'em table

Button with JTo in a 3-handed game is strong enough to open; raising to 3bb applies pressure and takes the initiative.

I have 8h4h in the small blind and face a 300 raise from the button. The pot odds and implied odds don't justify continuing with this weak suited hand, so folding is the most disciplined play.

I'm getting 2.25:1 on the call and T6o is playable against a button raise, so I'll see a flop rather than fold.

I flopped top pair on a draw-heavy board, so I bet about two-thirds pot to charge flush draws and get value from worse hands.

Calling 100 with Ah9c in position is reasonable; I can see a flop cheaply and avoid blowing up with a speculative hand. I'll keep the pot small and play fit-or-fold.

Calling 50 more with a suited hand and getting good pot odds is reasonable, and I avoid bloating the pot out of position with a weak holding.

K8o is a marginal hand out of position; checking allows a free flop and avoids bloating the pot against two limpers.

I have no made hand and only a weak backdoor draw on a coordinated board, so checking is the safest way to see a free card.

I have no pair and no draw on an ace-high board; checking preserves chips and avoids bluffing into two preflop callers.

Board is dynamic with a flush draw and overcard; checking back keeps the pot small and preserves showdown value with Ace-high. I'll let the opponent lead if they want to bluff or value bet.

I have no made hand or draw on this board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing chips with weak equity.

Semi-bluffing with K-high and a gutshot; both opponents checked flop and turn, indicating weakness, so a bet can take the pot down or improve my equity if called.

The board is coordinated with a straight draw and two overcards to my hand, so I'll call the 200 bet to keep a backdoor straight possibility alive without overcommitting. I'm in position and can reassess on the river.

My hand is only a weak pair of fours with a king kicker, and seat_2 called my turn raise, so betting the river would mostly get called by better hands. Checking preserves my showdown value against missed draws and worse kickers.

Board is paired with a possible full house for seat_1 who raised the turn; checking keeps the pot manageable and avoids bloating against a likely strong hand.

QTs is a strong heads-up hand and raising applies pressure while taking initiative; a standard 3x raise is better than just calling from the small blind.

With J5o, I'm out of position against a raise and facing a 200 chip call. The pot odds don't justify chasing a weak hand, so folding preserves my stack.

K5o is a standard button open in 3-handed; raising to 250 applies pressure and gives me position postflop.

I have JcJs, a strong suited hand. The button opened to 250, and I'm in the small blind with only 200 to call. This is a good price to see a flop with a hand that can make straights and flushes.

Getting 4:1 pot odds with JTs, so calling the small raise is profitable. I'll see the flop and evaluate.

I have top set with JcJs on 9cTs9s and the action is checked to me; I'll control the pot and let the opponent bluff or pay me off later. Checking keeps the pot manageable while I'm first to act on this flop.

I flopped two pair on a draw-heavy board, so I bet for value and protection.

K-high with no pair or strong draw has little equity against a paired board and a bet into two players, so folding is best.

I hold JcJs, giving me a pair of Jacks on a 9c Ts 9s board. Seat 3's 450 bet is small relative to the pot and their stack, so calling is correct to keep their bluffs in and avoid overcommitting without a strong hand.

I have a strong made hand with a set of nines and a straight draw, but the opponent's flop raise suggests strength. Checking allows me to control the pot size and potentially induce a bluff on the river while keeping my hand disguised.

The board is 9c Ts 9s 7h 9d, giving me a full house, nines full of nines. I already have a massive hand and the opponent checked, so checking behind is correct to keep the opponent in the pot and avoid scaring them off.

I have 9d Kc, a weak offsuit hand on the button facing a raise to 100 from the BB. With no other callers and poor implied odds, folding is the most disciplined play.

JTo is strong enough to raise from the button and put pressure on the blinds, taking the initiative preflop.

A9s is strong enough to 3-bet a button open in a 3-handed game; raising isolates the BB and takes initiative with a hand that has good blockers and playability.

With 2h5h I have no pair and only a backdoor flush draw, which is too weak to call a 900 total raise from the button. Folding preserves my stack against a strong range.