Hold'em table

4h8d offsuit is a weak hand from the button in a 3-handed game, and calling out of position postflop against two players is not profitable. Folding costs nothing.

Pocket fives are strong enough to raise against the big blind. Raising to 300 gives me a chance to win the pot now while building a pot when called.

K6o is too weak to defend profitably against a full 3bb open raise from the small blind.

Nine-seven offsuit is playable as a button open in a three-handed game. Raising gives me position and a chance to win the blinds.

A3o plays poorly out of position against a button open with the big blind still to act, making folding the standard play.

9s3s is a weak hand, and calling 150 more out of position against a button open, with the risk of being dominated, is not worth it. Folding is the simplest choice.

64o is far too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play.

Ace-five suited-ish (offsuit) ace is strong heads-up against a big blind after the button folded; raising in the small blind for value and fold equity is profitable.

J8 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable while retaining good postflop potential.

Heads-up on a paired 8-8-3 board with ace-high and a backdoor-ish 5d; as the preflop raiser acting first, a small continuation bet of about 2/3 pot takes the initiative and folds out hands like underpairs and overcards.}</br>

Trips with a jack kicker are strong against an opening range. Raising gets value from overpairs and diamond draws while charging them to continue.

Ace-high with a backdoor flush draw and a wheel draw is not strong enough to raise. The pot odds are 2200+800 to 800, about 27% equity needed, so calling is reasonable against a check-raise range that includes bluffs and 8x or better; I keep the option to fold later.

Ace-high with a weak backdoor on a paired board is mostly a bluff-catcher. Seat 2 raised the flop, so betting risks getting raised off the best draw or into a stronger hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river.

Trips with a jack kicker are strong here. Betting for value also charges flush draws and overpairs.

Ace-high with a weak 5 kicker on an 8-8-3-T board is behind the value range of an opponent who raised the flop and bet the turn again. Calling 1900 into a 4900 pot needs about 28% equity, which this hand doesn't have, so I fold.

AJo on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong hand, so a standard 3bb raise builds the pot with position against two players.

5-4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3x raise with the big blind still to act.

Defending big blind with QTo getting favorable pot odds against a button open.

Flopped two pair out of position against the preflop button raiser; checking to allow them to continuation-bet into our strong hand.

Ace-high with a gutshot and backdoor draws on Q-T-5 heads-up in position; the big blind checked. A small bet of about 60% of the pot takes the pot often and gets value from weaker hands, and the ace-high and gutshot equity backs it up if called.

I flopped top two pair on a draw-heavy board. Raising builds the pot and extracts value from one-pair hands and straight draws.

Ace-high with a gutshot (KQ needed... actually Jd with Q,T on board gives a K-high straight draw needing K or 9) plus overcard ace makes this a reasonable call: 900 to win 2350 (about 28% pot odds), and I have roughly 8 outs to a straight and 3 ace outs. Raising risks stacks against a check-raise range that is strong.

The King on the turn hits much of the opponent's flop calling range like KQ, KJ, and straight draws, so checking to pot control with our two pair is prudent.

I have Ace-Jack on Q-T-K-5, so I hold the nut straight. Seat 3 check-raised the flop and then checked the turn, so I bet for value at about 55% of the pot to get paid by Qx, Kx, or draws.

I hold two pair (Queens and Tens). While the King brings straight and higher two-pair possibilities, I still beat one-pair hands like AK, KJ, and QJ as well as bluffs, making this a clear call getting roughly 2.8 to 1.

I have two pair, Queens and Tens, but the King on the turn completes potential straights and counterfeits some value; checking allows me to control the pot and evaluate any subsequent action.

I hold Ah Jd, which makes the nut Broadway straight (A-K-Q-J-T). Seat 3 checked the river after check-raising the flop, so a large value bet of about 66% of the pot should get called by sets, two pair, or a Q or K.

Seat 1 called a flop check-raise on a rainbow board, bet the turn after an overcard King arrived, and sized up massively on the river. Given the rainbow flop, Seat 1 has almost no natural bluffs and heavily represents hands that beat QT like KQ, J9, or sets.

T6 offsuit is a marginal button open three-handed, and its poor playability makes folding preferable without a read on the blinds.

I hold pocket nines in the small blind after the button folded; raising to 3 big blinds is standard for value and isolation against the big blind.

A8o offsuit is a reasonable defend in the big blind against a small blind 3x open in a 3-handed game, getting 2:1 pot odds (200 to win 500). The hand plays well against a wide range, so I call rather than 3-bet.

Check with a medium pocket pair on a paired board to keep the pot controlled out of position.

Ace-high on a paired J-J-2 board is likely best heads-up after the small blind checked, and a small bet takes the pot or gets value from worse Jx-less holdings while denying equity. I'm betting about 2/3 pot as a thin value/protection bet.

I have two pair (Jacks and Nines) on a paired board after opening preflop; calling 400 gets good pot odds and keeps the opponent's bluffs in.

With a middle pocket pair on a paired board where an overcard to our pair just landed, checking to keep the pot controlled and realize showdown value is standard.

Seat_3 checked the turn twice, showing weakness on a paired Jd Jc Qc 2h board. I hold ace-high with a backdoor-less but blocking Ad, so a modest half-pot-ish bet can win the pot now or fold out queen-less hands, though a check is also reasonable. I'm choosing a smaller sizing to limit risk.",

With the queen peeling on the turn after opponent bet flop, our underpair to the board faces significant reverse implied odds and beats very few value hands despite the favorable pot odds.

Opening from the button with a strong suited hand (Q9s) to 2.5x big blinds.

T7 offsuit is weak out of position from the small blind facing a button raise, with the big blind still to act behind. Folding avoids putting 200 more chips into a losing spot.

KTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a 2.5bb button raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Top pair with a moderate kicker is strong enough to continue, but checking out of position lets the preflop raiser act without inflating the pot unnecessarily.

As the preflop aggressor in position, this dry King-high board heavily favors my range, making a small continuation bet profitable.

Top pair with a ten kicker is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the pot without inflating it against stronger kings.

Top pair with a middling kicker has showdown value, but betting out of position risks building a large pot against stronger hands. I’ll check and evaluate the opponent’s action.

The Jack on the turn favors our preflop and flop aggressor range, and betting allows us to fold out second/third pairs while retaining equity with a gutshot to the nut straight.

Top pair with a gutshot is strong enough to continue against this turn bet, but raising would risk too much against stronger hands.

Top pair has showdown value, but a river bet risks getting called by better kings or straights. Checking lets weaker hands bluff or reach showdown.

I have only Queen-high after missing the board, and seat 2 has called two streets, making a river bluff unlikely to generate enough folds from their calling range.