Hold'em table

Open-raising suited King from the button in 3-handed play to steal blinds and realize positional advantage.

J5 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Closing the preflop action with suited J6 against a button raise, I only need to call 100 into a 350 pot and can realize equity cheaply. Folding would be too tight given the price, while raising risks bloating the pot with a marginal hand.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker on a draw-heavy flop and am out of position; checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate the preflop raiser's action before committing more chips.

The flop connects well with the big blind's defending range and we have only King-high with minimal equity, making a check behind the standard, low-variance line.

I have trips with a J kicker on a draw-heavy board, so I bet for value and to charge flush/straight draws.

I have king-high with virtually no equity or redraws on a paired, coordinated board facing a turn bet, making an easy fold.

J2 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button against two unknown opponents at 100 big blinds.

Completing the small blind with a suited connector; the pot odds are favorable and I can fold if the big blind raises.

I have 5h 2h in the big blind after the small blind limped. Checking to see a free flop is the standard play with this weak suited hand.

I have a weak hand with only a gutshot and backdoor flush potential, and I am first to act on the flop. Checking preserves chips and avoids building a pot out of position with little equity.

Holding five-high with minimal equity, checking behind allows me to take a free turn card in position.

We have only a weak gutshot draw with no made hand, so checking to see a free river is the best play.

I have picked up a combo draw (flush draw plus gutshot) on the turn. Checking behind allows me to realize my high equity for free in position.

With 4-high and no pair on a connected, paired board, my hand has no showdown value and little fold equity against a range that checked but can still hold many pairs and straights. Checking avoids risking chips and lets me fold to any bet.

The board is heavily coordinated with many straights and pairs possible. Since bluffing into a wide limped range that hits this board frequently is likely unprofitable, checking is the safest option.

On the button with a speculative 6-7 offsuit, I prefer a small raise to apply pressure on the blinds and take the initiative with position rather than limp.

Facing a button open in 3-handed play, pocket nines is well ahead of a wide opening range; 3-betting out of position to 1100 extracts value and denies equity.

Q7 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large small-blind three-bet, especially with the button still in the hand.

76o is too weak to continue against a small-blind 3-bet, and calling 800 out of position with a dominated offsuit connector is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Opening King-Jack offsuit from the button is standard in 3-handed play to exert positional advantage.

A-T offsuit is strong against a typical button opening range. Raising from the small blind applies pressure and avoids inviting the big blind in cheaply.

Q5o is too weak to continue against a button open and a small blind three-bet, especially with poor playability and domination risk.

KJo faces a large 3-bet to 10.5bb from the small blind; it is heavily dominated by 3-betting ranges and folds profitably here.

On the button in a three-handed, rake-free pot, a minimum raise can profitably contest the blinds while keeping the risk modest with a weak hand.

T4o is a weak offsuit hand in the small blind facing a button raise; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position with poor equity.

Holding ATo in the big blind facing a min-raise from the button, calling gives attractive pot odds (100 to win 350) and plays well against a wide opening range.

Check to the preflop aggressor with Ace-high and backdoor potential out of position.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting risks building a pot against stronger pairs. I’ll check back in position and reassess on the turn.

I have Ace-high with backdoors and straight possibilities on a checked-through flop, so checking to see river or realize equity is standard.

Bottom pair is too weak to value bet confidently. Checking in position keeps the pot small and lets me see the river.

Ace-high has decent showdown value after the hand checked through flop and turn, and betting won't be called by worse.

Bottom pair has some showdown value against missed draws and unpaired hands. Betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough, so I’ll check behind.

K2o is a weak offsuit hand that is easily dominated, and calling 100 chips from the button invites further aggression from the blinds. Folding avoids playing a marginal hand out of position postflop.

In a blind-vs-blind battle after the button folds, A6o is comfortably ahead of a random BB holding and standard to open-raise for value and initiative.

K6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, especially with position after the flop.

C-betting one-third pot for value and protection with top pair against BB's calling range.

K6 has no made hand or immediate draw on this ace-high flop. Against the preflop raiser’s bet, calling is unlikely to be profitable.