Hold'em table

I'm on the button with a suited connector (4h5h); calling cheaply in position is profitable in a 3-handed game.

Calling the 50 chip to complete the small blind is the lowest cost option with a speculative K-high hand; I'll see a flop and reassess based on the board and opponent actions.

J8s is playable but not strong enough to inflate the pot out of position against two limpers, so I take the free flop.

I have a weak King-high with a backdoor flush draw, so I want to see a free card and control the pot size. Checking also keeps my range balanced and avoids building a big pot with a marginal hand.

Jack-eight has no pair and no draw on a paired nine board, so checking is the best option with no money to call.

Board is dry and paired, both opponents checked showing weakness; a small bet here has good bluff equity while my backdoor flush draw adds some backup value.

I hold 2s Kc, which is weak on a 9s 9h 3c board. Facing a 150 raise with only 100 invested, calling is -EV and a raise is unwarranted; folding preserves my stack.

Jd8d has no pair, no draw, and no equity worth continuing against a flop bet on a paired board. Folding saves chips for better spots.

Calling the 100 big blind with Ac9c in position is reasonable; I can see a flop cheaply and control pot size. Raising would isolate me and risk too much with a speculative hand.

Ten-deuce offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against two live opponents, even after a button limp. Folding saves the remaining small blind rather than calling into a hand with poor equity and playability.

I'm the big blind with J9 offsuit and no raise to face; checking is free and keeps the pot small with a mediocre hand.

I have middle pair with a decent kicker on a dry board in a limped pot; a small value bet builds the pot while limiting information given to the button.

Calling the 150 bet with Ac9c on a Jc-7d-Qh flop keeps me in the hand at a reasonable price. The board is relatively dry and I have a backdoor flush draw plus overcards, so I want to see the turn without committing more chips.

Top pair of jacks with a decent kicker; betting half-pot on the turn extends value against calling hands and folds out any missed draws.

I have a backdoor flush draw and gutshot with Ace high, but the board is paired and dangerous. Calling keeps me in the hand without overcommitting on a marginal draw.

I hold two pair (Jacks and Sevens) with a Queen kicker on a paired board; betting for value against a passive calling range.

Seat 1's river raise to 750 with a paired board and my weak Ace-high suggests a strong hand. The pot odds don't justify calling with this hand.

J9o is playable from the button in three-handed poker, and a small open uses position to take the blinds or play a pot in position.

Q5 offsuit facing a raise is too weak to continue from the small blind; folding avoids committing more chips with a marginal hand.

Folding 4s6c preflop after a raise to 250 from the button and a fold from the small blind. The pot odds don't justify continuing with this weak hand.

K8o is a reasonable button opening hand in 3-handed play; raising to build the pot with positional advantage.

I hold 2d4d, a weak hand with no preflop playability. The raiser has me covered and I have no reads, so folding minimizes loss.

Pocket threes have enough equity and set-mining value against a button open to continue. Calling 150 into a 400 pot is the standard play rather than folding or bloating the pot out of position.

Pocket threes are an underpair on Q-9-4 and I am out of position, so checking keeps the pot small and realizes equity without bloating against a button raiser's range.

Continuation bet on a dry board after preflop aggression; opponent's check suggests weakness, and I have overcard equity with King high.

Pocket threes are an underpair with no draw on a queen-high flop, and calling a c-bet here is unprofitable against a preflop raiser's range.

I'm on the button with Kh7h, which is too weak to call a 100-chip big blind raise from the BB with only 50 chips invested by the SB. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

A8s is strong enough to raise for value and initiative heads-up against the big blind after the button folds. A raise to 300 builds the pot while keeping the sizing reasonable.

A7o is playable as a button open in three-handed play, and raising builds the pot with position rather than limping.

Ad6d is a weak hand to continue against a raise from the button; folding preserves my stack for better spots.