Hold'em table

54s has good implied odds and position postflop; raising applies pressure and takes initiative in a 3-handed pot.

K2o is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3x open out of position.

J8 suited has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise, especially with the small blind's dead money in the pot.

J-high has little value and no flush draw on this paired board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me respond to the button's action.

With only 4-high on a paired board, checking controls the pot and realizes equity; I can bluff later if checked to again.

J-high has some showdown value, and this turn gives me little reason to build the pot out of position.

I have a pair of fives with position on a paired board; a small turn bet can fold overcards and get value from worse pairs like A3 or 33.

Jack-high has no meaningful draw on this turn, and calling 300 is unlikely to be profitable against the button's betting range.

A9s is a prime opening hand on the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb for value and position.

T-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Closing the action with J9o and getting over 2.5:1 pot odds against a likely wide button open is profitable enough to call. A 3-bet bluff is unnecessary and risky out of position.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker out of position on a Q-high flop; checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate the button's action before committing more chips.

I have Ace-high with backdoor flush and straight equity on a board that hits the big blind's defending range well; checking back to realize equity in position.

I have two pair (jacks and sevens) on a draw-heavy board. Betting for value and protection against straight draws.

I only have Ace-high with no significant draws on a paired board, facing a turn bet from the big blind.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Q5o is a weak offsuit hand out of position facing a button raise; folding avoids investing more with a dominated hand.

64o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

K8o is a reasonable button open in a 3-handed game; raising applies pressure on the blinds and can take down the pot preflop. I can fold to a 3-bet and still have position if called.

42s is too weak to call or 3-bet out of position against a button open with the big blind still to act.

Pocket threes can profitably defend against a button open at this price, with strong implied odds when I flop a set.

With an underpair on a Q-9-4 rainbow flop, I prefer checking to the preflop raiser rather than building the pot out of position.

K-high with no real draw on a Q-high flop; checking back in position controls the pot and lets me see a free turn.

My pocket threes have little value-betting potential, and the king may have improved the button's range. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids risking chips on a low-equity bluff.

I have a pair of kings with position, and seat3 has checked twice showing no strength; a moderate bet can win the pot or get value from worse Qx/9x hands.

Pocket threes have little chance to improve on this turn, and calling the bet with only an underpair is unlikely to be profitable.

K7s is well within standard opening range on the button in 3-handed play. Opening to 2.5bb.

A8 suited is a reasonable three-bet against a button open. Raising from the small blind also makes it harder for the big blind to enter cheaply.

QJo is dominated by a button open and small-blind three-bet, and calling 1000 out of position with the button still to act is not profitable.

K7s is a standard button open but easily folds facing a large 3-bet from the small blind.

A7 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise uses position while keeping the pot manageable.

Pocket fours can profitably call the button's small raise for set value in a 3-handed game with deep stacks. I'll see a flop and evaluate.

Getting 4 to 1 direct pot odds closing the preflop action with suited ace-high makes calling very profitable.

My small pair has little equity against two opponents on a King-high coordinated board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me fold to a bet.

I missed the flop completely with Ace-high and the preflop aggressor is still left to act behind me, so checking is the standard play.

A-high has little immediate equity on this K-J-3 two-club flop, and bluffing into two opponents is unlikely to be profitable. Checking preserves the option to improve or respond to later action.

With a weak underpair on a coordinated board and no fold equity after two opponents called preflop, checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot with a marginal hand.

I hold Ace-high with no draw on a coordinated board in a multiway pot; checking to see a river card for free is optimal.

Ace-high has little chance to improve on this board. In a three-way pot, a turn bluff is unlikely to get both opponents to fold often enough.

Pocket fours have no showdown value on this J-K-9-7 board with three overcards and a flush draw possible; checking to see a free river showdown is best since I can't call a bet.

We hold Ace-high in a three-way pot that has checked through to the river. Bluffing into two players is unlikely to fold out weak pairs, so checking to see showdown for free is the best line.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to be called by many worse hands in this three-way pot.