Hold'em table

J5 offsuit is a weak button holding and folds profitably at this stack depth.

72o is the worst hand in the deck, and out of position from the small blind against the big blind it plays poorly. Folding loses only the 50-chip blind.

Three-handed on the button, K3o is a standard open. A 2.5bb raise pressures both blinds.

7-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against the button raise.

Q3 offsuit is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A minimum raise uses position while keeping the investment small.

A7 suited has solid equity and playability against a button min-raise in a three-handed pot. Calling closes the action cheaply while keeping weaker aces and suited hands in.

JTs in the big blind closing the action at 100 to win a 500 pot is getting great odds and is very playable multiway. Squeezing is less attractive against a small button open and a small-blind flat call.

With bottom pair and the ace-high heart blocker on a coordinated multiway board, checking controls the pot and preserves flexibility.

I flopped the nut straight on a wet two-tone board, so I'm betting for value and to charge flush and straight draws in a three-way pot.

Q-high has no made hand or immediate draw on this connected flop. Calling the bet against two opponents is unlikely to be profitable.

I have bottom pair plus the nut-heart flush draw on this coordinated flop, giving sufficient equity to continue against this sizing. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while preserving flexibility.

We have a ten-high flush on a coordinated board. A substantial value bet targets straights, sets, and lower flushes while charging single-heart holdings.

We hold a jack-high straight, which is strong but vulnerable to flushes and QJ given the villain's check-call then donk lead on the heart turn. Calling keeps their bluffs and weaker made hands in while controlling the pot against better hands.

Our pair of sevens is weak on this four-liner, three-heart board after the turn bet was called. Checking realizes our showdown value and avoids betting into likely straights or flushes.

Our jack-high straight beats the 6-high straights, sets and two pair that can call a modest bet. A smaller size limits our losses if the villain is holding a flush or Q-J and check-raises.

The river bet into a large pot after turn action is heavily weighted toward a made straight or flush on this coordinated board. My pair of sevens is not strong enough to profitably call.

Button J8 suited is a reasonable opening hand three-handed; a 2.5bb raise pressures the blinds while retaining maneuverability.

94o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold. The hand is too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet.

K8 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open at this price. Calling keeps the pot manageable while retaining its postflop potential.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but I'm out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot manageable while preserving the option to continue against a reasonable bet.

With middle pair and a gutshot on this highly connected board, checking back controls the pot and realizes our equity in position.

The flop checked through, so a turn bet can fold out weaker hands. I also have an open-ended straight draw when called.

Call with middle pair and an open-ended straight draw on this coordinated board. The sizing is small enough relative to the pot to continue and realize river equity.

My king makes a king-high straight. Betting for value can get calls from lower straights and strong two-pair hands, while leaving room to reassess if raised.

We hold a queen-high straight and need only modest equity against the river bet. Villain can have worse value hands, chops, and bluffs often enough to justify calling.

TT is a strong hand on the button in 3-handed play, so I'm opening to 2.5bb for value.

J4 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

J2 suited is too weak to defend against a button raise at this depth, especially out of position.

K9 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed, and a 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while preserving position.

J3 offsuit is a weak small-blind hand facing a button open, with the big blind still behind. Folding avoids defending a dominated hand out of position.

A4o in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is a clear defend, needing only 150 more into a 400 pot. Calling keeps the button's wide range in, while 3-betting is also viable but less necessary.

With ace-high and a gutshot to the 6 on a board that favors the button's raising range, checking is best; I can continue against a small c-bet and fold to aggression.

Top pair with a strong kicker is likely ahead of the big blind's calling range. A bet builds value and charges draws on this connected, two-diamond flop.

The button's continuation bet range is wide, and I'm getting about 29% pot odds. Ace-high with an overcard and backdoor straight potential is enough to defend once.

Ace high with no real draw on a coordinated board; check and likely give up to a bet.

With second pair on a connected board, I prefer to control the pot after the flop call rather than build a larger pot against Tx or a straight.

Ace-high has some showdown value against the missed draws in the villain's turn check-back range. A bluff is unlikely to fold out the many weak pairs that check back here, so I'll check.

My pair of nines has showdown value, but this connected river makes a value bet unlikely to be called by enough worse hands. Checking avoids losing more to a straight or stronger pair.