Hold'em table

K3o is too weak to open profitably from the button in a 3-handed game.

J2 suited is a weak hand out of position against the big blind, so folding the small blind and giving up 50 chips is the disciplined choice.

6-3 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands. Calling from the button out of position against two players isn't worth 100 chips, so I fold.

AJs is strong heads-up against the big blind, so I raise for value rather than limp out of position.

Defending BB with A4o in position against SB open raise getting 2:1 odds.

A small continuation bet can fold out some of the big blind’s weaker hands. Ace-jack also has overcards and backdoor straight and flush potential if called.

I completely missed this flop with A4o, holding only Ace-high and negligible backdoors against a continuation bet.

J8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5 big blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

A6s is a prime 3-bet candidate from the small blind versus a button open to leverage blockers and take initiative out of position.

Facing a button open and a large SB 3-bet to 950 with a call still needed of 850, JTs is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position against a strong range with another player still to act. Folding is the disciplined choice.

J8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, even in position.

Opening with AJo on the button is a standard value raise in 3-handed play.

J5 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, so folding is the better play than paying 200 more.

8-3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5 big blind button raise, even with the small blind's chips in the pot.

2-5 offsuit is one of the weakest starting hands, and playing it out of position against two opponents is unprofitable, so I fold rather than pay 100 to call.

A8 offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 300 puts pressure on the blind without risking too much.

Defending the big blind in position against a small blind open with A4o at favorable pot odds.

A small continuation bet pressures the big blind's unpaired hands on this dry king-high flop while risking relatively few chips.

I have second pair with top kicker in a blind-versus-blind pot facing a 1/3 pot c-bet, which is an easy call getting 4-to-1 pot odds.

The turn completes a possible flush, and my ace-high hand has only a gutshot to improve. After my flop bet was called, checking avoids building a larger pot with a weak hand.

Turn completed the wheel straight. Bet 600 into 1000 for value against kings, pair-plus-draw hands, and combo draws after opponent checked.

Ace-high with a gutshot lacks the equity to call this turn bet against a range that includes many kings and made hands.

K2 offsuit is a marginal but playable button open three-handed. A small raise uses position while limiting the cost if a blind fights back.

94o is an unplayable hand out of position facing a raise.

QJo in the big blind getting 370 into 120 (about 3:1) against a button min-raise-style open of 2.2bb is a clear call, with good playability and position disadvantage manageable. A 3-bet with this hand is unnecessary.

Queen-high with a jack on an A-5-5 board is a marginal hand. The button raised preflop and likely holds an ace or a pair, so I check, keep the pot small, and avoid bloating it out of position.

This dry, paired ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can win the pot from unpaired hands without risking much.

Queen-high with an ace kicker on an A-5-5 board is decent. The pot offers roughly 4:1 on a small 160 continuation bet from the button, who bets wide. Calling keeps bluffs in and avoids bloating the pot.

I hold Q-J high with a gutshot on an A-5-5-T board. Seat 3 bet the flop and I called, so I'd rather check and get to showdown cheaply than bloat the pot with a marginal hand out of position.

The flop call leaves the big blind with many aces, pairs, and tens that may continue on this turn. King-high has little incentive to build the pot, so I’ll take the free river.

The board plays for me as tens and fives with an ace kicker, so my Q and J add nothing. I can only tie or lose at showdown, and a bet would fold out only hands that tie, so I check.

The board plays for my hand. A bet risks getting called by a better hand, while checking preserves a likely split against other unpaired hands.