Hold'em table

98o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a 2.5x raise lets me take the blinds often and keeps a playable hand in position.

AQo is strong enough to continue against a 2.5x raise; calling keeps the pot manageable with position and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

Holding 7h-Th, I have a playable suited connector getting 150 to call into a 600 pot from the big blind, so calling is better than folding and avoids bloating with a raise out of position.

I hold AQ with a queen-high flush draw on Td5hJd; betting builds the pot with strong equity and fold equity while checked to me.

I have top pair of tens with a seven kicker facing a 500 bet into a 1250 pot, so calling 500 is well priced and keeps me in against a likely wide range.

I have an open-ended straight draw plus a backdoor flush draw, and calling 500 into a 2250 pot needs only about 22% equity. Calling multiway with good implied odds is better than raising into a bet and a call.

I hold AQ with an open-ended straight draw (any K or 8) on the turn; checking keeps the pot small and realizes equity cheaply against two opponents.

I have a pair of tens with a gutshot straight draw, which is medium strength on a four-flush-free board. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me see whether seat_2 bets again on the river.

Both opponents checked to me on the button. With middle pair plus an open-ended straight draw, a semi-bluff bet for protection and thin value is better than giving free cards.

Facing a turn raise with only Q-high and an open-ended straight draw; calling 1300 into 3550 with no made hand is unprofitable, so I fold.

I have a pair of tens with a gutshot straight draw, and calling 1300 into a 3550 pot gives roughly 3.7 to 1 pot odds, which is enough to continue against a single opponent's turn bet.

I hold only a pair of tens on a board with an ace, jack and two diamonds, so I have a modest hand that is unlikely to be best against a turn raise. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a hand that rarely wins a showdown.

Our pair of nines has some showdown value against missed draws. The Ad completes many of the opponent's draws, and their check-call range is full of Jx/Tx that would likely call a bluff, so checking back is best.

7c4c offsuit is a weak hand from the button facing a raise; folding is the profitable play.

Completing the small blind costs only 50 chips to see a flop heads-up against the big blind with a cheap price, so calling is reasonable despite the weak 4-3 offsuit hand.

92 suited is weak, so I'll check my option in the big blind against the small blind's limp and take a free flop with position.

The board has trips and my 3-4 offers no real improvement, so checking is the cheapest way to see the next card and avoid building a pot I can't win.

On a trips board our 9-high only beats the weakest hands, and the small blind checked to us in last position. A cheap half-pot stab can win the pot from the many unpaired overcards in their limping range.

With 3c4h on a T-T-T board I have only a weak kicker and no realistic straight or flush outs, so calling the 100 bet is unprofitable against a range that includes many tens with better kickers.

Q7 suited on the button is a playable steal spot against two blinds, so I raise to isolate and try to win the pot preflop.

Three-handed, the button's opening range is wide, and A4o from the small blind plays poorly as a flat call out of position with the big blind still to act. The ace blocker makes this a reasonable 3-bet bluff, so I'll 3-bet to 10bb."}

T7s is a weak hand facing two raises with a large pot commitment ahead; folding is clearly best. I still have my BB and a fresh 100bb stack for future hands.

Q7s is weak facing a 1000 re-raise from the small blind, and calling 750 needs about 36% equity, which this hand unlikely has against that range.

97s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; a 2.5bb open applies pressure to both blinds.

Q9 offsuit is too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position with two players behind potentially acting.

Facing a 2.5bb button raise with 150 to call from the big blind, the pot odds are good enough to defend with suited 8-5 against a wide steal.

I have 8-5 of hearts with no pair on a J-3-Q board, so I have no strong hand to value bet and can take a free showdown by checking.

Small range c-bet in position on Q-J-3 rainbow. We have range advantage, and 97 has little showdown value but some backdoor straight equity, so folding out better high cards is valuable."}

I have 8-5 of hearts with no pair and only a backdoor flush draw, so I need about 20% equity to call 185 into a 735 pot and I don't have it.

AJo on the button is strong; a standard 3x raise builds the pot with position while keeping the range wide.

KJo is a playable hand in a three-way pot, and calling 250 to see the flop is cheaper than raising out of position against a button open.

Q4o is dominated and realizes poorly in a three-way pot, and I would play much of it out of position against the button. That outweighs the 22% pot odds on 200 to win 900.

I have King-high with no pair and no strong draw on a 3-7-8 board, and checking is free, so I take the free card rather than bet into two opponents' possible holdings.

I raised preflop and the flop checked to me; A-high on a dry 3-7-8 board is a standard small c-bet to take it down, backed by fold equity with ace high.

Facing a 300 bet into a 1000 pot, calling needs about 23% equity, and K-J high with two overcards to the 8 is a reasonable price to continue against a wide button bet.

Our king-high with a gutshot to a straight is weak, and checking is free, so we take the free card rather than bluff into a button who has shown aggression.

I only have ace-high with no showdown value, but seat_3 called a flop bet and checked again, suggesting a medium hand or draw. Betting into that range risks more than the fold equity justifies in a small pot, so I take the free river card.

I have only King-high with no made hand on a paired-free but straight-possible board, and checking keeps the pot small while avoiding bluffing into a player who has shown strength on the flop.

I hold ace-high on a checked-down river; seat_3's double check suggests weakness, so a small bluff bet can take the 1300 pot cheaply with minimal risk.

I have King-high with no pair on a paired-free board that shows a possible straight, and the river raise from the button after a turn check looks strong, so calling 600 into this pot is not justified.

A4 offsuit on the button is a playable late-position hand in a 3-handed game, so I'll raise to isolate and build the pot while folding out the weaker blind hands.

Against a wide 3-handed button open, A7o is too strong to fold, but calling out of position with the big blind still to act is unattractive. A 3-bet to 12bb uses the ace blocker, takes the initiative and squeezes out the big blind.

T9o is a weak hand facing a 3-bet to 1200 out of position; folding is clearly best.

Calling 900 into a 1600 pot is about 36% pot odds, and A4o has reasonable equity against a 3-bet range while I keep position as the button.

As the preflop 3-bettor I have the range advantage, so a small one-third pot c-bet can take the pot from hands like small pairs and missed overcards. My ace also keeps some equity if I get called.

I have only ace-high with a weak kicker and no pair, and facing an 850 bet from the preflop aggressor I need roughly 20% equity, which this hand does not reliably have. Folding avoids a costly call.