Hold'em table

Q8o is on the border of a 3-handed button opening range at 100bb deep, making folding a prudent, zero-variance decision.

Button folded, and As Jh is a strong broadway hand from the small blind. Raise to apply pressure on the big blind and take initiative.

T6 offsuit is playable in position against a small-blind raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable.

Heads-up on a king-high board, I will continuation-bet about half pot to take down the pot or fold out weaker hands; my ace-high has some backup equity if called.

Ten-high has no made hand or immediate draw on this king-high flop, and calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

Three-handed on the button, Q7o is a reasonable open to apply pressure on the blinds and take initiative with position.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3-bet-blind button open with the big blind still to act.

ATo is easily strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, getting attractive pot odds to see a flop.

I am out of position as the preflop caller on a dry K-high board that favors the button's range, making a standard check optimal.

Continuation bet on a dry K-high board as the preflop aggressor; opponent checked, so a small bet can fold out weak hands and take the pot.

I missed the king-high dry flop completely with Ace-ten offsuit, lacking backdoor flush draws and facing a half-pot c-bet out of position.

Q6 offsuit is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise uses position while limiting the investment with a weak hand.

With zero rake and deep 100bb stacks, calling 175 chips from the small blind with 76s is profitable due to strong postflop playability and implied odds.

6s2d is a very weak offsuit hand facing a raise and a call; calling 125 more has poor equity and plays badly postflop, so folding is best.

I completely missed this heavy broadway board with seven-high, so checking to the preflop raiser is standard.

Top pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but this connected flop also hits many hands that would continue against a bet. I’ll check back for pot control.

I paired my six on the turn, but the board is heavily coordinated with broadway cards. Checking to see what the button does is the standard play.

Bottom two pair is strong enough to value bet after two checks. A 375-chip bet also charges straight and flush draws on this connected board.

Bottom pair of sixes on a highly coordinated board of broadways has very little equity against a turn bet, so folding is the clear disciplined play.

T2s is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play, so folding is the standard decision.

98o has decent equity heads-up against a random big blind hand, and a min-raise applies pressure to fold out weaker hands while keeping the investment small.

Pocket deuces are worth defending against a small-blind min-raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable while I play in position postflop.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board and am first to act. Checking controls the pot and avoids building a large pot out of position with a marginal hand.

My underpair has limited value on this high, coordinated flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the turn.

With middle pair and a weak kicker out of position, checking controls the pot and avoids getting raised by stronger Kx/Jx hands. I can evaluate river action.

After two checks from the preflop raiser, a small turn bet can deny equity to overcards and draws while sometimes folding out better small pairs.

Pot odds are decent (250 to win 650) and opponent could be betting a draw or bluff after checking the flop. I'll call and evaluate the river.

I have a marginal pair of eights on a coordinated board and the opponent showed turn aggression, so checking controls the pot and avoids value-cutting myself against Kx/Jx or better.

Bottom set is strong on this river, and the opponent’s check leaves room for a value bet that Kx or Jx may call.

Middle pair with a weak kicker faces a river bet after opponent showed turn and river aggression. Their line likely represents top pair or better, and the pot odds do not justify calling with few bluffs in their range.

T4o is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability, and calling 100 into a small pot out of position postflop is not profitable enough. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Q7 suited is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind, applying pressure while retaining reasonable postflop playability.

T2o is too weak to defend against a 3bb open raise from the small blind.

J5 suited is playable as a button open in a three-handed game. A small raise uses position without committing too much with a marginal hand.

Holding T2o out of position against a button open is an easy fold.

Closing the action with 150 to call into a 400 pot, Q5o is weak but has enough equity against a button steal to defend, and folding would be too tight for 3-handed play.

I have top pair on a flush-draw board and am first to act; betting for value and protection against clubs and overcards.

J5 has no pair or meaningful draw on this flop, so calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.