Hold'em table

9-4 offsuit on the button is well below a profitable opening range even in a 3-handed game; folding costs nothing.

Blind vs blind with J2o, getting 3:1 to complete. Limping is a reasonable low-variance choice with a hand that has decent raw equity against a random BB range.

K3 offsuit is a marginal hand. Checking the big blind option lets me see a free flop in a pot against the limping small blind, rather than building a pot out of position-ish with a weak kicker.

Middle pair on an ace-high board in a limped pot, out of position against a BB who checked with a random hand. A small bet for thin value and protection works well here and keeps the pot manageable.

Top pair with a weak kicker on A-high board, facing a small 100 bet into 300 pot; calling is priced well and keeps bluffs in, no need to raise with a marginal kicker. Wait: K-high with no pair actually, since I hold Kc and the board has Ac; I have only a king high with backdoor flush draw, but pot odds of 4-to-1 make a call reasonable. ,

Trip jacks are strong on this board, and a bet gets value from Ax, eights and spade draws that called the flop while charging the draws. I'm keeping it around two-thirds pot to manage risk against better Jx kickers.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a paired board (Ac, Jd, Js, 8s) can beat a bluff, and calling 270 into a 670 pot needs roughly 29% equity. The opponent bet small on both streets, so a call is reasonable and raising would only get called by better hands.

Trip jacks with a weak kicker still beat the Ax, Qx and missed draws that called the flop and turn. A small value bet gets called by worse hands, and I can fold to a raise, which mostly comes from better jacks.

Kc3s gives me the nut-less Broadway straight draw that missed; I hold K-high only with board A J J Q 8, so I'm weak, but the price is 400 into 1340, requiring about 23% equity. Opponent's small bets suggest a wide range with bluffs, so I call.

Q5 suited on the button facing only the blinds in 3-handed play is a standard open, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to pressure the blinds.

4-7 offsuit is one of the weakest hands. Calling 200 more out of position, with the big blind still to act behind a button raise, has negative expected value, so I fold.

JTo in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open with 150 to call into a 400 pot is a clear defend; good pot odds and playable hand, but not strong enough to 3-bet for value.

Top pair with a jack kicker on a dry board out of position; checking to the preflop raiser lets me call or raise their c-bet rather than bloating the pot myself against their range advantage.

A small c-bet in position on a dry T74 board is good for range advantage, and Q-high with a backdoor heart draw plus some fold equity makes it a fine bet.

Top pair with a jack kicker on a dry board facing a small c-bet (180 into 550); calling keeps the button's bluffs in and controls pot size against a wide opening range.

Turned trips with a jack kicker; checking to the preflop aggressor who c-bet the flop invites another barrel so I can check-raise or call to build the pot while disguising my strength.

Queen-high has little showdown value, and the paired ten is a good card to keep up the pressure after the BB's passive flop call. A bet of about 55% pot should fold out many weak pairs and overcard hands.

Flopped/turned trip tens with a jack kicker versus a wide button opener who is barreling; raising builds the pot for value against overpairs, Tx with worse kickers, and draws while we are only behind QT/KT/AT/77/44.

Queen-high with no real draw facing a turn check-raise on a paired board; the 24% pot odds don't justify a call, and a bluff re-raise is unlikely to fold out a strong range.

4-9 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling out of position against two players isn't profitable, so folding from the button is the better choice.

AQo in the small blind against only the big blind after the button folds is a clear value raise; 3x sizing builds the pot with a strong heads-up hand and takes the initiative.

BB vs SB 3x open, getting 2:1 (200 to win 600 total). 84o is borderline, but SB opening ranges in a blind-vs-blind spot are wide, and we have position postflop, so a defend call is fine.

Top pair top kicker on a wet two-heart board heads-up out of position; bet for value and protection against flush/straight draws, roughly two-thirds pot.

With 8-4 on Q-6-5 I only have a gutshot to a 7 plus a weak overcard, which is not enough equity against a pot-sized lead out of position. I need roughly 29% to call 400 into a 1400 pot.

Q9o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative.

T6s from the small blind facing a 2.5x button open, with the big blind still to act, is a weak, out-of-position spot. Folding is standard; a 3-bet bluff with this hand is low-value.

A8s in the big blind facing a button min-ish open of 2.5bb is a clear defend. The pot odds are good (150 to win 400), and the hand has suited ace playability. A call keeps it simple against a wide button range.

Nut flush-less but with the nut ace-high on a K-Q-J board, I have a Broadway draw (T gives the nut straight) and a club backdoor, so I'm betting to deny equity.

Middle pair with a gutshot to the straight on a coordinated board; calling the donk bet keeps the pot controlled while retaining showdown value and outs.

The Ac with a Kc Qs Jd Td board gives me the nut straight (A-K-Q-J-T), so I bet for value. A bet of about 2/3 pot should get called by Kx, Qx, Jx and other worse hands.

We hold a king-high straight with Q9 on KQJT, but any ace has the nut straight and a 9 chops; raising only gets action from hands that beat or tie us, so calling to keep bluffs and worse made hands in is best.

I hold Ace-high broadway, the nuts on this board, since no flush is possible. Opponent called two streets, so I bet about 70% of the pot for value.

I hold a king-high straight (9 + T-J-Q-K). Only an ace beats me, but a three-street barrel from the BB on this board is consistent with Ax often enough that raising risks getting called only by a better straight; calling captures value from sets/two pair while limiting downside.

Pocket kings on the button, first to act; a standard open-raise to 2.5bb builds the pot while keeping weaker hands in.

T4 offsuit is a weak hand out of position, facing a button raise to 250 with a big blind still to act behind me. Calling 200 more is not profitable, so I fold.

KTo in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open heads-up: getting 400:150 pot odds, this is a standard defend. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a hand that plays fine but isn't strong enough to 3-bet for value.

KT on JJQ gives an open-ended straight draw (A or 9) plus a K overcard; out of position vs the preflop raiser, checking keeps the pot small and lets me see their action before deciding to continue.

KK on a JJQ board is an overpair with a king blocker to straights; a small c-bet gets value from queens, tens and draws while keeping the pot controlled against trips.

Open-ended straight draw (any A or 9) plus a king overcard on a paired board; getting better than 3.5:1 on a small c-bet, so calling is clearly profitable and keeps the pot manageable.

I have an open-ended straight draw (K-T on J-J-Q board) with no made hand; checking to the aggressor keeps the pot controlled and lets me see a free card or call a reasonable bet with my outs.

KK is strong on a JJQ2 board against the big blind's check-call range, which holds plenty of Qx, Tx and draws that can call. A roughly 63% pot value bet keeps worse hands in while charging spade and straight draws.

Open-ended draw with KT on a paired board facing 600 into 950: ~17% direct equity vs ~28% needed, and the ace out often chops with any king while a jack or queen in villain's range could fill up. Implied odds are insufficient, so folding is the disciplined play.

A5s is a strong hand on the button in a 3-handed game. Raising to 3bb from the button is standard and puts pressure on both blinds.

QQ in the small blind facing a button open; 3-bet for value to around 3.3x the open, building the pot while in position disadvantage and charging the BB and button.

T7o facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind is a clear fold; calling 900 more out of position with a weak offsuit hand isn't profitable.

A5o facing a 3-bet from the small blind to 1000 after my button open to 300 is a marginal hand. Calling 700 out of position-ish with a dominated ace is poor, and a 4-bet bluff is not worth the risk, so folding is fine.