Hold'em table

Pocket jacks on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand; open-raise to 2.5bb to build the pot and take initiative.

32 suited is the weakest type of hand, out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act behind, so folding is best.

9-3 offsuit is a very weak hand facing a button raise; calling 150 from the big blind has negative expected value.

8-4 offsuit is a weak hand, and out of position postflop against two opponents it is not worth 100 chips to call. Folding on the button is the disciplined choice.

Blind versus blind with T8o, I am out of position postflop, so completing cheaply keeps the pot manageable while retaining decent top-pair and straight equity.

K3 offsuit in the big blind facing a small blind limp; checking takes a free flop with position and a marginal hand rather than raising into a limper with a weak holding.

With middle pair on K-T-7 against a big blind who checked preflop, I likely have the best hand; betting for value and protection against overcards and straight draws.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a dry board in a limped pot; opponent's small bet could be anything. Calling keeps the pot controlled while retaining a likely best hand.

With second pair on a king-high board after opponent called the flop, checking controls the pot and avoids being raised by a king while keeping weaker pairs and draws in.

Top pair with weak kicker on a board with a club flush draw; opponent bet flop then checked turn, so a moderate value/protection bet gets called by worse pairs and draws while denying free cards.

Second pair of tens has enough equity against the big blind's wide turn-betting range, including straight and club draws and weaker pairs, to justify calling 300 into 800.

With two pair Kings and Tens on a paired river, betting folds worse hands and is called by Kings, full houses, and higher pairs; checking preserves showdown value and lets bluffs bet.

Trips kings on a paired board after villain's passive check-call line; bet ~2/3 pot for value from Tx, 7x, and worse pairs while worse-kicker K-x is rare and we still beat many hands.

River King gives any K trips and opponent's turn and large river bets look value-heavy; my 8c and Tc block several missed-draw bluffs, so I lack the 28% equity needed to call.

T8o is playable on the button in 3-handed play with position postflop. Raising applies pressure to the blinds and avoids giving a free cheap flop to weaker ranges.

J9 offsuit in the small blind facing a 2.5x button open with the big blind still to act is a standard fold; it plays poorly out of position and is dominated by much of the button's range.

7h4h is a weak suited hand, but the button's min-raise to 250 leaves me getting 400 into 150, about 2.7 to 1. Calling in the big blind is profitable enough with that price and suited playability.

I have 7h4h on a Th Ad 8s board, so only a backdoor flush draw and a weak gutshot-type draw. I'm out of position against the preflop raiser, so I'll check and see what they do instead of bluffing into a board that favors their range.

Flopped two pair tens and eights with ace kicker on a rainbow board, likely best against BB's calling range. Betting about two-thirds pot extracts value from ace pairs and weaker tens while charging straight draws.

7h4h on an Th Ad 8s board has only a backdoor flush draw and no pair. The button's 400 bet into 550 asks for about 30% equity, and a hand this weak doesn't have it against a continuing range, so I fold.

K3 offsuit on the button in a 3-handed game is marginal; it's a reasonable raise in aggressive button ranges but dominated often and plays poorly post-flop, so folding is a fine low-variance choice.

6-4 offsuit is weak; as the small blind I'd be out of position against the big blind, so a fold is the safe choice even though completing costs only 50 more. Chips reset each hand, so folding gives up little.

8-6 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against two players behind me, so folding to the 100 bet preflop is the disciplined play, even though the button is the best seat.

J8o is ahead of a wide big blind range heads-up after the button fold, and calling for 50 chips lets me see a flop cheaply out of position rather than building a larger pot.

72o is the worst hand; SB limped so I can see a free flop. Raising with this trash is unprofitable, checking is free.

J-high with only backdoor straight potential is too weak to bet for value, and checking keeps the pot small while seeing a free card heads-up.

I have 7-2 with only a gutshot (4 for a straight) on a T-6-5 board; the small blind limped and checked, so I take the free card rather than bluff a tiny pot.

J-high with no strong draw on a paired board; checking keeps the small pot cheap and realizes showdown equity for free.

I have 7-high with only a gutshot (need 8 or 4... actually 7-2 with 6-5-T-5 gives a gutshot to 8 for a straight only with 4; weak). Pot is tiny and opponent has shown passivity; checking back keeps the pot small and realizes equity for free.

River gives me Jacks and Fives with the board Ten kicker. After checks on flop and turn, a moderate value bet should be called by worse Tens, sixes, and weaker pairs while risking little against rare trips or full houses.

I hold 7-high with no pair on a 6-5-T-5-J board facing a river bet; my hand can't win at showdown and a bluff-raise into a limper who bet the river is low-value. Fold.

Suited ace on the button in 3-handed play is well ahead of blind ranges; raising leverages position and can win blinds or build a pot in position.

J3 offsuit in the small blind facing a button raise is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position and is dominated by the button's raising range.

KTo in the big blind getting 400-to-150 odds (about 2.7:1) against a button min-raise-ish open of 2.5bb is a clear call; the hand has decent playability and position is the only drawback.

Top pair with a king on a dry Q-8-2 board, heads-up and out of position. I bet about half the pot for value and to deny equity.

Ace-high with no pair, flush draw, or straight draw on Q-8-2 facing a 300 lead from the preflop caller; my few outs do not meet the pot odds and will face further pressure.