Hold'em table

Ace-king offsuit is a premium opening hand on the button. Raising to 2.5 big blinds builds value while taking advantage of position against the blinds.

Q2o is a very weak hand, especially out of position in the small blind facing a button raise. Folding avoids losing more chips with a hand that rarely flops well.

Pocket sixes are a playable pair getting a good price to see a flop heads-up against the button's raise, so calling 150 is better than folding or re-raising out of position.

I hold a pair of sixes on a Th Kc 9h board, which is weak and likely behind the preflop raiser's range, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it with a bluff-prone hand.

Top pair with top kicker merits a value bet against weaker kings and the many straight and flush draws. Betting about two-thirds of the pot charges those draws while retaining calls from worse hands.

My pair of sixes is weak against the board, and the 375 bet only gives about 29% pot odds against a button range that includes many hands that beat me, so folding is the better choice.

Holding J2o on the button is a weak hand with little equity, even three-handed. Folding avoids risking chips and preserves stack for better opportunities.

Calling the 50-chip completion heads-up against the big blind gives about 3:1 pot odds, and T8 offsuit has enough equity to justify seeing a flop.

Checking lets 76 suited see a free flop and preserves its playability without inflating the pot. We will have position against the small blind after the flop.

Checking is free and keeps the pot small while I hold a T-high straight draw that needs a Jack, with no reason to bet into a field of two.

With a flush draw and almost no showdown value, betting is a useful semi-bluff against the small blind’s checked range. A three-quarter-pot bet can fold out weak hands while building the pot when a diamond arrives.

I have T-8 with no pair and only a single inside straight draw (needs a Jack), which is not enough equity to call 150 into a 350 pot.

Seat 2 and 6c-2s is the weakest possible holding in a 3-handed game, and facing a 100-chip call from the button with no pair or connectivity, folding is the disciplined choice.

With the button folded, J8 offsuit is strong enough to complete the small blind at 3:1 pot odds. Calling keeps the pot small while out of position against the big blind.

I have a weak offsuit hand (9s6d) and can see a free flop in position against the small blind. Raising would risk chips with a hand that plays poorly postflop.

Middle pair has showdown value, but betting out of position risks building a pot against queens and strong draws. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me assess the opponent's action.

I have a gutshot straight draw and backdoor flush potential, but no made hand. The small blind checked, so I'll take the free card to see if I improve on the turn.

Third pair has some showdown value, but betting is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands on this board. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids turning a marginal made hand into a bluff.

I have a gutshot straight draw and a flush draw, giving me 12 outs. A small bet of 100 could win the pot now or build it for when I hit, while risking little.

The half-pot bet gives us 3-to-1 pot odds, and our pair of eights can still beat draws and delayed bluffs after the flop checked through. Calling preserves that showdown value without inflating the pot against stronger pairs.

My pair of eights has showdown value but is too weak to value-bet after the opponent bet the king turn. Checking keeps the pot small and allows missed draws to bluff.

I have a weak pair of sixes and opponent called my turn bet, so I'll check behind to see a showdown without risking more chips.

K4 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed, with position and flush potential. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

95o is a very weak hand, especially out of position against a button raise; folding is the best option.

Calling 150 into a 400 pot from the big blind gives about 2.7 to 1 pot odds against a button raise, and J8 offsuit is playable in a three-way pot.

I have only a backdoor-level flush draw (8d with three board diamonds) and no pair, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the turn for free in the big blind.

Top pair has showdown value, but without a diamond it is vulnerable on this coordinated board. Checking back controls the pot against the big blind's strong board coverage and avoids a difficult check-raise.

Checking is free with no bet to call, and my 8d-Js holds only a backdoor-level flush draw on this board, so I'd rather see the river cheaply than bloat the pot.

Our pair has some showdown value, but betting offers limited value on this monotone, connected board. Checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids being raised off our equity.

Our only made hand is a pair of deuces on the board with a Jack kicker, which is weak and unlikely to win at showdown, and we can check for free. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids investing more chips.

My fours and deuces have showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get enough calls from worse hands on this coordinated board. Checking avoids paying stronger pairs or inviting a check-raise.

K8o on the button in 3-handed, raising to 250 to pressure blinds and take initiative.

Facing a 200-chip call from the small blind with 600 chips in the pot after calling, A4o has enough equity against a button open's range, especially with an ace and good playability, to justify calling over folding.

Calling costs 150 to contest a final pot of 750, giving favorable 4-to-1 pot odds. QJo is strong enough to defend against a button open and small-blind call, while raising would unnecessarily inflate the pot out of position.

With As 4h on a 2-3-5 board I have the nut wheel straight (A-2-3-4-5), so I raise for value to build the pot against the two callers.

Q-high has no meaningful draw on this low flop, and our overcard outs may not be clean. Facing a two-thirds-pot bet with another player still to act, folding avoids an unprofitable continuation.

K8o misses this low board entirely with no draw and only weak overcard outs. Folding now preserves my stack rather than chasing against a donk bet that likely represents a pair or better.

On the button with 3d Jh facing only the 100-chip big blind, calling is a cheap way to see a flop in a three-way pot with position, which is better than folding a playable suited hand.

Completing costs only 50 chips into a 250-chip pot, giving favorable 5-to-1 odds. With no rake, 7-5 offsuit has enough straight and two-pair potential to justify a cheap flop despite being out of position.

AQo is a strong hand in 3-handed play; raising to 300 builds the pot and takes initiative against two limpers.

Calling 200 into a 500 pot gives about 2.5 to 1 odds, and J-3 offsuit has enough playability and multiway potential to continue against a raise from the big blind.

Offsuit 7-5 is too weak to call a raise out of position against two opponents. The pot odds do not compensate for poor equity realization and limited implied odds.

C-bet half pot with AQo, representing the King on a draw-heavy flop to get folds from missed hands and take control of the pot.

I have only Jack-high on a K-5-9 board facing a 350 bet into a 1050 pot, so I need roughly 25% equity to continue and this hand is well short of that.