Hold'em table

K3s is a profitable opening hand from the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2bb applies pressure and captures positional advantage.

J-5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

J6s in the big blind getting 350-to-100 (3.5:1, about 22% required equity) against a button min-raise is a profitable call with a suited hand and position disadvantage manageable; a 3-bet would be too loose.

Middle pair (sixes) with a backdoor club draw and a gutshot-ish jack, heads-up out of position against a button raiser. A small bet for value and protection is reasonable against a wide range.

I have king-high with no draw on a connected flop facing a donk bet.

J2 offsuit is too weak to open profitably here, even with position.

Small blind with suited connectors 43s, heads-up against the big blind; calling 50 to win a 200 pot is a good price (needs about 25% equity) and the hand plays well.

Holding 5h 2h in the big blind after the small blind completes, taking a free flop is standard.

I have an open-ended straight draw (4-3 with 6-7 on board needs a 5 and an 8 or 5-... actually 3-4-6-7 needs a 5 for a straight) plus a backdoor flush draw, so a small semi-bluff bet into a checked pot with two players is reasonable. I'm first to act out of position, and a min bet costs little.

Holding five-high with no direct draw or significant equity on a ten-high board, folding to a half-pot lead is standard.

67o on the button in a 3-handed game has decent playability and the price is only 100 into a 150 pot. Calling keeps the pot small and lets me use position postflop.

Pocket nines is ahead of a button limping range in 3-handed play; raising builds value and punishes the limp.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 4-big-blind raise with the button still in the hand.

6-7 offsuit on the button is a marginal hand, but I get 2:1 pot odds (300 to win 600 after the fold) and I have position against a small blind raiser in a 3-handed game, so calling is reasonable.

Holding an underpair to the two broadway cards on a coordinated board that heavily hits the button's limp-calling range, checking to control the pot is standard.

I have 6-7 on a 4-J-T board, which is an open-ended straight draw with 8 outs (8 or 3 gives a straight; wait, 9 and 8 complete 7-8-9-T-J, so a 9 and an 8 give the straight and also 5 makes 4-5-6-7 only a pair-free draw). Seat_1 checked, and I'm in position, so a small semi-bluff bet builds the pot and can win it outright while I keep equity if called.

Getting 4 to 1 on a call against a small one-third pot bet, our pocket nines retain showdown value and multiple turn cards (any eight, queen, or nine) significantly improve our equity.

With a middle pocket pair on a coordinated board, checking allows us to control the pot size and re-evaluate if facing another bet.

I have a gutshot straight draw (8 completes 6-7-8-9-T? no: 6-7 with T-J needs 8 and 9), so it's really just a weak backdoor hand; the opponent checked twice, showing weakness, so a semi-bluff bet at about 40% pot on the button has decent fold equity, with some outs if called.hen the board 4-2 gives little help. ok.

Getting over 4.5 to 1 pot odds with a second pair, gutshot straight draw, and two outs to a set, calling the turn bet is profitable against button's betting range.

I have showdown value with an underpair and checking allows me to realize my equity or evaluate a potential river bet from the opponent.

I have a pair of sixes, which is a weak showdown-value hand on a board of 4h Jd Ts 2h 6c. The opponent's check-call line suggests a medium-strength hand that beats or ties mine often enough, so a thin bet is unlikely to get called by worse. I'll check and take the free showdown.

Opening King-Jack offsuit from the button is standard in 3-handed play to seize the initiative with position.

A-T offsuit is strong against a button opening range. A three-bet from the small blind puts pressure on the opener and discourages the big blind from entering.

Q5 offsuit is a weak hand facing a button open and a large small-blind 3-bet, needing to call 900 more with poor equity and no position, so folding is best.

Facing a 4x 3-bet out of the small blind to 10bb, KJo suffers from reverse implied odds and is dominated often enough to make folding the most disciplined play.

T2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two unknown blinds.

T4 offsuit is a weak hand, and completing from the small blind costs 50 more to play out of position against the big blind. Folding is the disciplined choice, though calling would be a small loss at worst.

K2 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is a marginal but playable hand. Calling 100 to win a pot of 250 gives good odds and position, so I take the flop cheaply.

Getting 5:1 pot odds from the small blind with an Ace, completing against the button limp is standard and cost-effective.

K6 offsuit is too weak to raise for value against two limpers, so I’ll take the free flop.

In a 3-way limped pot from out of position with top pair and a weak kicker, checking controls the pot and protects our checking range.

I have king-high and only backdoor draws in a three-way pot. Checking avoids investing more with a weak hand.

Top pair with a king kicker on the button after both opponents checked. Betting small for value and protection against draws such as the diamond draw and overcards makes sense.

I have top pair with a gutshot straight draw facing a two-thirds pot bet from the button in a limped pot, making a call profitable.

King-high has no immediate draw on this ace-high flop. Facing a bet and a call from two opponents, continuing for 200 chips is unlikely to be profitable.

I have top pair with a weak kicker out of position. Checking controls the pot size and allows me to see how the button reacts.

I have top pair with a king kicker and a backdoor gutshot-type draw, and seat_1 checked to me heads-up, showing weakness. A bet of about half the pot gets value from worse aces and draws and denies equity. Chat is off so the message is empty.}

We hold top pair and a gutshot straight draw, facing a half-pot bet with good pot odds (25%) against a wide button limping range.

I have top pair with a weak kicker and the river brought a potential flush draw completion; checking to control the pot and see what seat_3 does.

I have top pair with a king kicker on a board with an ace and a flush-completing queen. Seat_1 checked the river after calling flop and turn bets, so their range is capped and weak. A thin value bet or bluff-catcher block of about a third of the pot is reasonable. King-high (Kd) also blocks the nut flush draw, which makes a bet slightly better as a bluff too.

Getting nearly 4-to-1 pot odds on the river, our top pair is strong enough against potential missed draws or river stabs to justify a call.