Hold'em table

Pocket sevens on the button is a playable pair with position, so I raise to 300 to build the pot and take initiative from the two blinds.

JTo out of position in the small blind facing a 3x button open with the big blind still to act is marginal; folding avoids a costly OOP spot, though calling 250 into a 450 pot is close.</br>

K9 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding an unnecessary 3-bet. I’ll see a flop with favorable pot odds.

I have only a gutshot straight draw with four immediate outs and no meaningful made-hand value, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot.

Pocket sevens are an underpair to the ace and queen on this board, and the big blind checked to us, so checking keeps the pot small and takes a free card.

I have only king-high with a gutshot straight draw, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity without bluffing into the preflop raiser.

I hold a small pocket pair of sevens on a board with no pair and three high cards, so my hand is weak. Checking keeps the pot small and takes a free turn card.

I have a decent showdown hand with a king kicker, but a bet is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands. Check and take the free showdown.

I hold two pair, queens and sevens, and the checking line from seat 3 suggests a weak holding, so a half-pot value bet should get called by worse queens or ace-high hands.

My hand is only a pair of queens with a king kicker, and the river bet can readily be thin value from an ace or a better made hand. I don’t expect enough bluffs to justify calling the price.

K5 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a marginal hand with a king-high. Calling 100 to win a 250 pot gets a good price and position, so I'm calling rather than folding or raising.

Complete the small blind cheaply with a king-high hand after the button limps; folding gives up too much equity for only 50 more chips.

I am in the big blind with 7-2 offsuit? No, with J-5 offsuit, a weak hand, but there is no bet to call, so checking to see the flop for free is the best option.

K-high has some showdown value but little reason to build the pot in a checked-through, multiway spot. Check and see the turn.

I have Jh 5h on a 7h 3s 2c flop, only a backdoor flush draw and no pair, and the action checks to me, so checking for free is the best option.

Both opponents checked a dry 7-3-2 flop, so I'm betting on the button with king-high. A small bet should fold out weak hands and picks up fold equity, and the pot is only 300.

The small bet gives favorable pot odds, and king-high can still be ahead of a bluff with backdoor flush potential. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot with a raise.

I have Jack-high with only a backdoor flush draw facing a 200 bet into a 700 pot with two opponents, so calling is far too thin and folding is correct.

King-high has little equity and no meaningful draw on this turn. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves the chance to reach showdown against missed bets.

I have king-high on a 7-3-2-T board, so there's no showdown value worth betting for. Seat 3 checked the turn, and I'd rather check back and take a free card than bluff into a player who called the flop.

With only king-high, I have some showdown value against missed bluffs, while a river bet is unlikely to fold out many pairs. I'll check and take the free showdown.

Board is 7h 3s 2c Ts 3h and I have only king-high, but seat_3 checked the turn and river, which suggests a weak hand. I'm betting 300 into the 700 pot as a thin bluff and value bet, since the king may well be best. Seat_3 can't have many strong hands after checking, and a small bet gets folds from worse holdings like low pairs or missed draws.

The river bet is modest relative to the pot, and my king-high can beat missed overcard hands. I need to be right less than one time in five, so I’ll bluff-catch rather than fold.

QJs is a strong button hand in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and to take initiative in position.

Facing a button raise to 250 out of position with 4d Td, which is a weak, low-connected hand that needs about 33% equity to continue, so folding the small blind is the disciplined choice.

J9 offsuit is a playable hand in the big blind against a button min-ish raise of 2.5bb. Calling 150 more gets good pot odds (250 into a 550 pot) and I keep the hand cheap to play postflop.

Top and middle pair (Jh 9d on Jd 9s 7h) is likely the best hand heads-up against a button opener. Betting about 2/3 of the pot gets value from worse pairs and draws and charges the straight draws. This is a wet board. ,

Top pair with a strong kicker is well ahead of many flop bets, but the connected board makes calling preferable to inflating the pot against stronger hands and draws.

Top pair with a gutshot/straight draw potential on a connected board; I bet for value and protection against draws, since the opponent only called the flop and may hold draws or weaker pairs.

Top pair with a queen kicker is strong enough to continue against this turn sizing, and calling keeps the pot manageable on a coordinated board. I avoid raising because stronger made hands and substantial draws can continue or reraise.

I have top two pair (Jacks and Nines) on a board of J-9-7-6-5, and the straight (8-T) is possible. Opponent called flop and turn, so they likely hold a draw or a made hand like a straight or a set. I'm betting about half pot for value, since a check would give up value against weaker pairs and draws that missed.</br>

Top pair with a strong kicker is a reasonable bluff-catcher at these pot odds. The river completes some straights, but the moderate sizing leaves enough weaker Jx and bluffs to justify calling.

Queen-eight suited on the button is a playable hand in a three-handed pot, and calling the 100-chip big blind keeps the price low while leaving room to continue after the flop.

4-6 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in a three-way pot. Completing costs 50 more, but it plays poorly postflop and has little equity, so folding is the better choice.

K5 offsuit has some showdown value against the button’s limp, but raising risks inflating a pot out of position with a easily dominated hand. Check and see the flop for free.

With only king-high and a backdoor flush draw, there is little value in betting; check and see the turn for free.

Top pair of queens with an eight kicker on a Q-6-2 board, and the big blind checked the flop, so a half-pot bet extracts value from weaker hands while keeping the price reasonable.

The half-pot bet gives reasonable pot odds, and K-high has an overcard plus a backdoor heart draw. Calling keeps the opponent’s bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise with no made hand.

I have only king-high with little realistic improvement potential, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into a flop caller.

Top pair with queens is decent but the board has possible straight and flush draws, and seat_3 checked, so taking the free card keeps the pot controlled.

I have only king-high and no compelling blocker or river card to support a credible bluff. Checking avoids putting more chips in against a range that can still contain made hands after betting the flop and checking back the turn.

Queens-high pair is a showdown hand that can win if checked through, and betting into a player who has checked the river risks a bigger loss against a stronger hand.

8-4 offsuit is a weak hand out of position in a three-way pot on the button, so I'm folding rather than paying 100 to call.

With a suited connector and only one blind to call, completing the small blind keeps the pot small and gives me a chance to realize equity postflop.

I'm in the big blind with no bet to call, so checking sees the flop for free with a weak 5-3 offsuit hand.

Make a small bet for value and protection with a pair of sixes and a gutshot. This can get called by weaker pairs or draws while charging overcards and heart draws.

I have a pair of threes plus straight and flush-adjacent draws against a small 100 bet into a 300 pot, so calling is cheap enough to continue with equity.

I have a modest pair with a gutshot, but the ace is a poor turn to bet into a player who called the flop. Check to control the pot and retain the chance to improve.

I hold a pair of threes with a five kicker on a board with an ace, which is a weak showdown hand, and seat_3 checked the turn. Checking is free and keeps the pot small.

I have a weak pair of sixes with a poor kicker. After my opponent called the flop and checked the turn and river, checking back preserves showdown value without risking a raise or being called mainly by better hands.

I hold a pair of threes, which is weak on this board, and checking is free, so I take the free showdown rather than bet into a player who checked the river.

8-2 offsuit is too weak to play from the button facing the big blind. Folding avoids investing more with poor equity and playability.

Seat 1 is small blind facing 50 to call with 6s Qd in a 3-handed pot; completing the small blind is cheap and keeps the hand playable against the big blind, with Q-high offering some postflop potential.

5-3 offsuit is a weak hand, so I take the free flop from the big blind instead of raising out of position against a limper.

I have a pair of sixes on a 7-2-6 board, a medium-strength hand that is often best in a heads-up pot, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me control the price.

I have a gutshot straight draw (4 completes 3-4-5-6-7) with 5h3d on 7-2-6. The SMALL_BLIND checked, so a small bet of 100 into the 200 pot can take the pot now and still leaves me outs if called.

I have a pair of sixes with a queen kicker facing a 100-chip bet into a 300-chip pot, so calling is a reasonable price to see the next card without bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

A pair of sixes with a queen kicker is medium-strength on a king-high board, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a flop raiser who may have more.

I have 5h3d on a 7-2-6-K board, which gives me a gutshot to a straight (needs a 4 for 3-4-5-6-7). Seat 1 checked twice, which looks weak, so a small bet can win the pot now and I still have outs if called.

I have a pair of sixes against a single opponent who has been betting, and calling 250 into a 650 pot is roughly 28% equity, which a pair of sixes can meet against a wide turn bet.

I have a pair of sixes with a queen kicker, which is a medium-strength hand that could be beaten by a stronger pair or a missed draw. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a player who has been betting the whole hand.

I hold only third pair (fives) on a K-7-6-5-2 board. Seat_1 called flop and turn bets, so most of their range beats me, and a bet would mostly get called by better hands. Checking behind takes the free showdown.