Hold'em table

9-3 offsuit is a very weak hand even on the button in 3-handed play; calling 100 chips has negative expectation.

K-J offsuit is a playable hand, and completing the small blind for 50 more is a cheap way to see a flop against the big blind.

I have 52o in the big blind after the small blind limped; checking to see a free flop is the standard and best play.

I have King-high with no pair on a 9-8-2 board, so checking is free and keeps the pot small. Betting would mostly risk chips against stronger made hands.

I hold bottom pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board, so checking back for pot control and realizing equity is ideal.

I have King-high with a spade draw and no made pair, and both opponents checked the flop, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free river card.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker and modest showdown value. Checking behind keeps the pot small and lets me see a river for free.

We hold a pair of kings on a board with an ace, and both opponents have checked through, so checking to see a showdown is the sensible line.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker, which has some showdown value against missed high-card hands, but betting would only fold worse and get called by better.

QJ offsuit is a strong button hand against two blinds, so raising to 300 builds the pot and takes the initiative rather than limping.

AQs is an elite holding in 3-handed play; 3-betting from the small blind builds value and establishes initiative against the button open.

42 offsuit is far too weak to call a 3-bet for 900 from the big blind, especially out of position.

Calling 700 into a 2100 pot needs about 33% equity, and Queen-Jack offsuit in position against a 3-bet range should be close to that. Folding would give up too much equity.

As the preflop 3-bettor on a King-high board that favors my range, a standard one-third pot continuation bet puts pressure on pocket pairs and floats while leveraging my gutshot and overcard equity.

I hold a pair of jacks with a queen kicker, which is good enough to continue against a 700 flop bet into a 2800 pot, but not strong enough to raise given seat_3's aggression.

The 7 on the turn is a blank that doesn't improve our gutshot and overcard equity. Checking controls the pot against seat 2's flop-calling range.

I have a pair of jacks with a queen kicker, a medium-strength hand that is good for showdown but vulnerable to a raise, and checking keeps the pot controlled while I can see whether seat_3 keeps betting.

Ace-high has showdown value against missed straight draws like QT and T9 that floated the flop and checked the turn. Checking gives us a cheap showdown or a clean exit if villain bets.

I hold two pair (jacks and sevens) and can check for free; betting risks running into a stronger hand after the opponent's line.

Q3s is well within standard 3-handed button opening range, giving us initiative and position.

J9 offsuit is marginal out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act behind; calling risks a squeeze and difficult postflop play, so folding preserves chips.

Facing a 100-chip call into a 350-chip pot as the big blind, the price is close to 3.5:1 and the button's raise is likely wide, so calling with 3-9 offsuit is a reasonable defend.

I hold 9-high with no pair on a Q-6-5 board, so I have little showdown value and no reason to bloat the pot. Checking is free and keeps the hand cheap.

We hold top pair on a wet board and bet one-third pot for value and protection against draws and weaker pairs.

I have no pair and only a weak backdoor-level holding on a Q-6-5 board, so calling 150 into a 600 pot is not justified. Folding is the disciplined choice.

42 suited is a marginal but playable button open in 3-handed play; raising gives fold equity against the blinds and lets me play in position if called.

Queen-five offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button open, so folding the small blind is the disciplined play.

Defending the big blind with 98s against a standard button open; getting great pot odds to see a flop.

Flopped a ten-high flush on a monotone board; checking to the preflop aggressor to let them continuation bet.

With 4c2c on a monotone diamond flop I have only a weak gutshot and no diamond blocker, so betting would likely be called by pairs and diamond draws. Checking in position takes a free card and avoids spewing into a board that favors the caller.

Holding the absolute nuts with a ten-high straight flush blocking the higher straight flushes. Betting a reasonable sizing to get value from any flush or entice a raise.

With 4c2c on a four-diamond board I have no diamond and only a weak straight draw that loses to any flush. Calling 350 against the turn lead has almost no winning equity, and a bluff raise is unlikely to fold a made flush.

Queen-trey offsuit on the button is marginal, but calling 100 into a 150 pot is cheap and keeps steal and postflop equity in a three-way pot.

Q7 offsuit plays poorly out of position postflop, even getting 5:1 pot odds to complete the small blind.

Pocket nines are well ahead of a button limp range heads-up. Raising builds the pot for value and denies a free flop to a wide range.

Only one opponent remains and I'm on the button with pot odds of about 37% needed, which a heads-up Q-3 offsuit can roughly reach against a wide BB raise range while keeping position.

As the preflop raiser, a small c-bet on A-J-5 represents the ace and protects my pocket nines from overcard hands that would get a free turn if I check.

With Q-high and no pair or real draw on A-5-J, I have little equity against a flop bet from the preflop raiser, so folding saves chips.

J7o is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

QJo is strong heads-up from the small blind against the big blind after the button folded; raising builds a pot in position postflop with good equity.

Facing a 200-chip call from the small blind with 3c Kd, the price is good enough to see a flop heads-up, and folding would give up too much equity against a wide raising range.

Out of position on a low dry board that favors the big blind caller, QJ has only overcard equity and little backdoor value. Checking preserves the pot and lets me realize equity or fold cheaply to aggression.

I have a pair of threes with a king kicker on a low board, and seat_1 checked, so a half-pot bet builds the pot for value and denies cheap equity to weaker pairs and draws.

With only Q-J overcards, no pair or draw on a 7-3-2 rainbow board, calling 300 out of position offers insufficient equity against a flop bet and risks further turn pressure.