Hold'em table

KTo on the button in 3-handed play is a strong opening hand well ahead of blind ranges, so raising to apply pressure and build pot in position.

With only Tc5d, I have no pair and poor equity against a 300 preflop raise. Calling 250 more is too expensive relative to my hand strength, so folding preserves my stack.

Getting about 31% pot odds against a wide button open heads-up, a suited hand like 42s is a marginal but acceptable defend. It can make flushes and wheel straights.

With a flush draw plus a wheel gutshot out of position against the preflop raiser, I'll check to the raiser's range on this ace-high board. If they c-bet, I plan to check-raise this strong draw.

As preflop raiser in position on A-Q-3, I have range advantage and a gutshot to the nut straight, so a moderate c-bet gains fold equity while building value if I improve.

A spade flush draw plus a wheel gutshot gives about 12 outs, which makes this a strong hand to check-raise as a semi-bluff. Raising wins the pot now when he folds, and keeps plenty of equity when he calls.

Facing a flop check-raise on A-Q-3, K-T has only a 4-out gutshot to Broadway and no flush draw, far below the ~27% equity needed to call 850.

I have a backdoor flush draw and a high card with the Ad, so calling the big blind is reasonable. I'll see a flop and keep my options open.

The button limped, so I only need to put in 50 more to see a three-way flop in a 300 pot. That's a good enough price to complete with J4o, despite being out of position.

K8 suited is strong three-handed against two limpers who have shown weakness. Raising builds value, can take the pot now, and isolates worse hands while retaining good equity if called.

I have J♠ A♦, a strong hand that benefits from seeing a flop. Calling 350 to continue with a big blind advantage and position is reasonable; folding would be too weak and raising too expensive preflop.

J4 offsuit out of position against a BB squeeze and a caller is too weak to continue, even at 350 to win 1000.

As preflop raiser on an ace-high board, a small c-bet can fold underpairs and unpaired hands while my K8 spades has backdoor flush and straight draws if called.

Top pair with a strong kicker on a dry flop. The opponent's small flop bet is likely a continuation bet, so calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving equity for future streets.

King-high has little showdown value after the flop call, but the third club completes the flush my preflop raise and flop bet can credibly represent. A sizable turn bet pressures non-club pairs and weak aces to fold.

I have top pair with a strong kicker and the board is a flush draw; calling keeps my hand disguised and avoids bloating the pot with a marginal value raise.

King-high has no showdown value, but opponent called a large turn bet on a three-club board, indicating a flush or strong ace unlikely to fold to another bluff. Checking preserves stack and gives up the pot.

The pot is 3800 with no bet to call on the river. My Js-Ad is a weak showdown value against the board, so I want to see a showdown without risking more chips. Checking preserves my stack and lets me win if seat_1 also checks.

A5o is a clear open from the button in 3-handed play. A 2.5bb raise steals the blinds often and plays well postflop with the ace blocker and wheel potential.

2-5 offsuit is very weak facing a button raise to 250; calling 200 from the small blind out of position has poor equity and reverse implied odds.

3h 8d is a weak hand with poor equity against a preflop raiser; folding avoids losing more chips with a speculative hand that rarely improves enough to justify a call.

Ace-Ten offsuit is a strong button hand in 3-handed play, well ahead of blind ranges, so I open-raise for value and initiative.

I have a pocket pair of twos, which is a speculative hand. Calling 200 to see a flop is reasonable given the pot odds and my remaining stack, while preserving chips for better spots.

Getting 150 to win 600 (4:1) in the big blind with suited-ish connector 76o in a multiway pot; closing the action makes a call profitable given implied odds.

The pot is 750 with no call required, and my hand is a pocket pair that can improve; checking lets me control the pot size and see a cheap turn card.

76 offside has no equity on A99, and the preflop raiser is still to act behind me, so a bluff here is low-percentage. Checking gives up cheaply.

Top pair with paired board in position after two checks; bet for value and protection against weaker Aces and pocket pairs.

Calling a 450 flop bet with a pair of twos on a 9-9-A board is a speculative play; I'm getting decent pot odds and keeping the hand alive cheaply in case the board pairs or improves to a straight draw.

76o has no pair and no draw on the A99 board, facing a c-bet and a call. Calling 450 into a 1650 pot isn't justified, and a bluff-raise is unlikely to get through two players.

I have a set of twos on a 9-9-A board with the turn 9 completing a full house for anyone holding a 9. Seat 1 raised the flop and seat 3 folded, so I want to keep the pot controlled and avoid building a big bet with a vulnerable hand.

I have nines full of aces, losing only to the last nine for quads. Betting for value against pocket-pair full houses and pressuring ace hands that would otherwise chop.

I have a set of twos on a 9-9-A-9 board, which is a very strong hand. Calling the turn raise is correct to keep the pot controlled and avoid scaring away value while protecting against overcards.

I hold a weak pair of twos on a board dominated by nines and an ace; checking allows me to realize my equity cheaply and avoid building a bigger pot with a marginal hand.

I have nines full of aces, only losing to the last nine for quads which is combinatorially rare. A moderate river value bet can get calls from lower full houses bluff-catching while allowing me to fold if he shoves with quads.

I have a pocket pair of twos, giving me a full house (nines full of eights) on this board, which is a very strong hand. Seat 1's river raise is large, but calling is profitable given my equity and the pot odds.

I hold 5h 6s, a weak suited connector that is unlikely to dominate the field with the button and big blind still to act. Folding avoids a marginal call and preserves my stack for better spots.

KQs is a strong hand for the small blind against the big blind alone. Raising to 3bb gets value and builds the pot while I keep the initiative.

2-3 offsuit is one of the weakest hands and has poor equity against a small blind raise, so folding saves the additional 200 chips.

Three-handed on the button, J6o is a marginal but playable steal. A small open to 2.5bb pressures the blinds, and I keep position postflop.

T3 suited is weak out of position from the small blind facing a button raise; calling 200 risks more postflop losses than its equity justifies.

I hold 4s 8s, a weak hand that is unlikely to hold up against a preflop raise. With the small blind already folded, folding avoids losing more chips on a marginal spot.