Hold'em table

J2 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise gives me a chance to win the blinds or play in position.

A5o has enough equity against a button open in 3-handed, and the price is good; I'll call and evaluate postflop, folding to a BB squeeze.

Ace-nine suited is a playable hand in a three-way pot, and calling 150 to see a flop is better than bloating the pot out of position.

Ace-high with no pair on a dry board; checking out of position keeps the pot small and avoids getting raised by the preflop raiser.

I hold top pair with an ace kicker and a backdoor flush draw, so a half-pot bet builds the pot and charges draws against two opponents.

J-high has only a weak backdoor flush draw on this rainbow flop, so calling a bet into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a dry board; calling 400 into 1150 is not profitable against a bet from the big blind who called preflop and now leads.

QsJc on the button is a strong 3-handed opening hand; raising to 300 applies pressure and builds pot with position.

A4 suited is a playable hand with an ace and backdoor flush potential, and calling 250 into a 450 pot from the small blind is a reasonable price against a button open.

Eight-deuce suited is too weak to defend out of position against a raise and a call, despite the pot odds.

I have only ace-high on a T-9-3 board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it out of position against a preflop raiser.

I have an open-ended straight draw with two overcards on a coordinated board, and the small blind checked to me. Betting applies pressure and builds the pot while I have strong equity if called.

I have only ace-high with a weak backdoor flush draw facing a 400 bet into an 1100 pot, needing roughly 27% equity to call, which I don't have against this aggressive opener.

Two-six offsuit is one of the weakest hands, and calling 100 chips to see a flop out of position is not profitable enough to justify playing it.

K8 offsuit is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 puts pressure on a wide range.

6d3h is a very weak offsuit hand and calling a raise from the small blind out of position is unprofitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

T7 offsuit is playable as a button open in a three-handed game. A modest raise can win the blinds or let me play in position.

Q4s is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act behind me.

I'm getting about 3-to-1 on a 125-chip call from the big blind against a button open, and J5 suited has enough playability to continue heads-up.

I have Jack-high with a three-heart flush draw, which is not strong enough to bet for value and is a weak bluff spot against two opponents, so checking keeps the pot small and sees the next card for free.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but this connected, two-heart flop favors many hands that would call a bet. Checking in position keeps the pot manageable.

I have Jack-high with no pair and only a weak draw that missed, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing more chips.

Two pair is strong against a range that has checked twice. Betting for value also charges straight and flush draws.

I hold J-high with only about 8 outs to a straight (one card left), roughly 17% equity, which is well short of the roughly 30% needed to call 375 into an 1,250-chip pot.

Suited connector on the button, cheap call to see a flop with position.

Two-king-high offsuit from the small blind facing a limp, out of position in a three-way pot, is too weak to continue profitably.

Nine-eight offsuit plays adequately against a button limp, but raising out of position would inflate the pot with a marginal hand. I’ll take the free flop.

Top two pair is strong against a limped range, and the spade and straight draws make a substantial value-and-protection bet preferable to checking.

My 3d6d missed this flop entirely and has almost no equity against a bet into a small pot. Folding is the clear choice with no real draw and poor implied odds.

Pocket eights are a strong pair to play for value, so I raise to 300 to build the pot and take initiative against the limp and blind.

J6 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a 3x button raise with the big blind still to act.

A6s has enough equity against a button raise, and calling 200 into 450 gives good odds while keeping the pot controlled out of position.

Semi-bluffing with the nut flush draw and an overcard on a paired board; betting can fold out better hands and build the pot if a heart hits.

Pocket eights are behind the kings and queen on this board, and calling 450 into a 1100 pot needs about 29% equity that I don't have against a likely king-holding range. Folding is the better play.