Hold'em table

J2s is too weak to call a raise from the button in a 3-handed pot, and there is no reason to bloat the pot out of position. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Ace-five offsuit is a marginal hand, but completing the small blind for 50 more into a 3-handed pot is cheap and keeps me in with a reasonable hand.

A9 suited is strong against a small-blind limp, and raising for value lets me play the rest of the hand in position.

A5 offsuit is out of position against a 400 raise, and calling 300 needs about 37.5% equity that this weak holding is unlikely to reach against a raising range.

Queen-jack offsuit on the button is a playable hand against two blinds, so I'll call the 100 to see the flop cheaply rather than fold or inflate the pot.

A4 suited plays well as a preflop raise against a button limp. Raising to 450 puts pressure on the limper while building the pot with a playable hand.

8d2d is too weak to defend against a sizable small-blind raise, even with the button limping. Folding avoids playing a dominated suited hand out of position preflop.

QJo on the button is a playable hand getting 650-to-350 pot odds against a small blind raise, so calling is better than folding or re-raising out of position.

A small continuation bet can fold out some weaker hands while keeping the cost of a bluff modest. The ace-high hand also has backdoor diamond and straight potential.

I have an open-ended straight draw (Q-J with T-9 on board), and calling 350 into a 1700 pot needs about 21% equity, which the 8 outs plus implied odds roughly cover against a seat betting on the flop.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting into a flop caller would build a pot against many better hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

No bet to call and I hold an open-ended straight draw (J-Q with T-9 on board), so checking keeps the hand cheap and gives a free river card.

My two pair has showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called often by worse hands. Checking also leaves room for a bluff.

My Q-J high has little showdown value on a paired T-9-9 board, but betting would be a weak bluff into a player who has shown strength on the flop, so checking keeps the pot small and gets to showdown cheaply.

Six-deuce offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button at these stack depths.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with a decent king-high, calling to see a flop. Fold would be too tight heads-up.

With 6-3 offsuit and no bet to call, checking the big blind sees the flop for free and avoids investing more chips with a weak hand.

I have a gutshot straight draw plus an overcard on a coordinated flop, so a small continuation bet can take the pot down or build value with equity if called.

I have a pair of sixes plus a flush draw and a straight draw, which is strong enough to continue. Calling 100 into a 300 pot is well priced against my roughly 15 outs.

I have an open-ended straight draw and can apply pressure as the flop aggressor; a turn bet can fold out better unpaired hands and build the pot for when I improve.

Calling 300 into a 700 pot needs about 30% equity, and my pair of sixes plus 13 outs for a straight or flush gives roughly that against a stab-heavy range.

I have king-high with no pair on a coordinated board; checking preserves chips and avoids bluffing into an opponent who has called two streets.

I hold two pair (sixes and threes) with a jack kicker, which is strong but could be beaten by a set or a straight-type hand, and the opponent's river check gives me a free showdown without risking more chips.

T7o is weak but playable in position 3-handed; a small button raise can steal blinds or isolate and gives me initiative. Folding for 100 with position is too tight, and calling invites the blinds in cheaply.

Facing a button raise to 250 with 200 to call into a 450 pot, Q4 suited has enough equity in a three-way pot to justify calling rather than folding.

Calling 150 into a 600-chip pot gives me favorable immediate odds. J5 offsuit is weak, so I’ll proceed cautiously in this multiway pot.

I have a four-flush draw with Qh and 4h but no made pair, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card.

Jack-high has little immediate value on this multiway flop. Checking avoids building a pot while leaving the option to continue if the price is favorable.

With middle pair and a weak kicker on a K-high flop, checking behind controls the pot and avoids getting raised by top pair or draws.

I have only a four-heart flush draw with no made hand, and both opponents checked the flop, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river for free.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand. Checking avoids a multiway bluff and lets me see whether the button bets.

I have two pair (tens and sevens) with a flush draw backup, and both opponents have shown weakness by checking. Betting for value and protection against draws is best.

I have only a four-heart flush draw with one card to come, about 9 outs in 46 unseen cards (roughly 20%), which is less than the roughly 29% equity needed to call 500 into a 1250 pot.

An 8 or Q completes my straight. The immediate odds are short, but the modest bet leaves enough potential river value to justify a call.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but a bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands. I’ll check and avoid inflating the pot.

I have two pair (tens and sevens) on a blank river, and seat_3 has shown passivity with two checks. Betting for value targets weaker pairs and missed draws; I can fold if raised.

Bottom pair is unlikely to beat a river bet after the button bet the turn and was called. Calling 900 requires winning often enough that folding is the better choice.

3d6d is a weak suited hand, but calling the 100 chips from the button keeps the cost low and realizes some equity in a three-way pot without bloating the pot out of position.

Completing for 50 chips offers good pot odds against a button limp. K2 offsuit is too weak to raise from the small blind.

With 8-9 offsuit in the big blind and no call required, checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating with a marginal hand out of position.

Bottom pair is worth continuing with against a small bet, but betting into two opponents on this coordinated flop risks building a pot while behind. I'll check and assess their actions.

I flopped top two pair on a draw-heavy board. Betting for value and to charge flush and straight draws.

I hold 3d6d with no pair and only backdoor draws on an 8-9-2 board, so I need about 40% equity to call 200 into 500 and have far less.

Bottom pair with a king kicker has enough equity against the big blind’s broad range to call 200 into a 500-chip pot. I’ll reassess on the turn.

My bottom pair is weak on the ace turn. Checking controls the pot and lets me reassess if my opponent bets.

I have two pair on a draw-heavy board, so I'm betting for value and protection against flush and straight draws.

Bottom pair has little chance to improve, and calling 600 needs substantially more equity than it likely has against a second bet.

Pocket eights are strong enough to open on the button, and a 2.5-big-blind raise builds the pot while preserving flexibility.

J6o is too weak to continue against a button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

Ace-six suited is a playable hand in a multiway-capable spot, and calling 150 to close the action from the big blind is cheap relative to the 400-chip pot.

I have ace-high with a backdoor-to-moderate flush draw on a paired king board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity for free.

Pocket eights have some showdown value, but this paired K-Q flop favors many hands in the big blind's calling range. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess on the turn.

Top pair of kings with an ace kicker is strong enough to bet for value against an opponent who just checked back the flop. A bet around half the pot builds the pot and charges any king-high or draw hands.

Pocket eights can still be ahead of draws and lower pairs, and calling 300 keeps the pot manageable. A raise would risk too much against a king or queen.

I hold only ace-high on a board with three kings, so I have little showdown value and should not bet into a player who called a turn raise. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids putting more chips in with a weak hand.

My full house can get called by ace-high or weaker pairs. A small river bet seeks value without risking much against stronger full houses.

I hold trip kings with an ace kicker, which is strong on this board. The 250 bet is small into a 1400 pot, so calling is a good price against a range that includes many bluffs and thin value bets.