Hold'em table

Pocket jacks are a premium pair, so I open-raise to 3bb from the button to build the pot and take the initiative.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a three-big-blind raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Eight-five offsuit is a weak hand that plays poorly out of position against a button raise, so folding the big blind here is reasonable despite the pot odds.

Nine-five suited is playable as a button open three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise uses position and gives me a chance to win the blinds.

AKs is a strong hand in a 3-way pot; raising to 700 builds the pot and puts pressure on the button and big blind while we have strong equity.

Pocket tens is strong enough to continue versus a 7bb three-bet, and calling keeps the pot manageable while realizing equity rather than bloating it against a likely stronger continuing range.

Nine-five suited is too weak to continue against a three-bet and a cold call, even with position and a favorable pot price.

I have ace-high with a two-club backdoor draw and no pair on an 8-Q-3 board, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids bloating it out of position.

Pocket tens are ahead of many hands that check this flop, so a small bet gets value and charges draws without bloating the pot.

I have A-K high with two overcards to the board, and calling 550 into a 2200 pot needs only about 20% equity, which this hand plausibly has against a wide betting range.

I have only ace-high with a paired board and no made hand, so I take the free check rather than bloat the pot against an aggressive flop bettor.

I have queens and tens on a paired board and seat_3 has checked twice after calling the flop, so a half-pot bet gets value from worse queens and floats while keeping the pot manageable.

With only ace-high and no pair on a Q-paired board, I need about 27% equity to call 1600 into 4350, and my hand falls well short against a queen-heavy betting range.

Six-three offsuit is one of the weakest hands and facing a 100-chip call from out of position with multiple players, folding avoids a costly marginal decision.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind with KTo. A small raise builds the pot and takes the initiative rather than just completing.

J4 offsuit is marginal, but getting 2-to-1 against a small-blind open and having position postflop makes a call reasonable.

I have top pair plus a four-flush on a monotone flop, so I bet half pot for value and protection against the preflop caller.

Middle pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, though the monotone board and weak kicker make raising unattractive.

Top pair with a ten kicker and one spade blocker; the 9c does not complete the flush, so I bet about two-thirds pot for value and protection against the remaining draw.

With a weak kicker and no spade, my pair of jacks is vulnerable on this board. The larger turn bet makes continuing unattractive.

83o is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind, so folding preserves chips.

Completing for 50 chips is inexpensive heads-up against the big blind. Although 8-5 offsuit is weak, it has enough potential to see a flop at this price.

I'm in the big blind with no bet to call, so checking sees the flop for free with a weak hand.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on this high-card flop, so I’ll check rather than build the pot.

I have 3-9 with no pair on a Q-T-K board, and seat_2 checked, so checking to see the next card for free is the cheapest option.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, and a turn bet is unlikely to fold out many better hands. Checking avoids investing more with a weak hand.

I hold 9-high with no pair on a Q-T-K-4 board, so checking to see a free card is the lowest-risk line.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but a bet is unlikely to be called by enough worse hands. Checking avoids building the pot with a weak hand.

I have no pair and no strong draw on a paired-off river, and seat_2 checked, so checking to showdown is the cheapest way to realize my equity.

K-J offsuit is strong enough to open on the button. A 2.5 big blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

Queen-deuce offsuit is a weak hand that is out of position against a button open, so folding the small blind and conceding the 50 chips is the disciplined choice.

97o is too weak to defend out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated, hard-to-play hand.

Ace-3 offsuit on the button is marginal, but calling 100 into a 150 pot is cheap and keeps me in with a live Ace and position.

36 suited is too weak to complete from the small blind out of position after a limp, especially with the big blind still able to raise.

QTo is strong enough to raise against a button limp, building the pot against a likely wide range and giving us a chance to win it preflop.

Ace-trey offsuit is weak, but calling 300 on the button in position against a single raise is reasonable given the ace and the cheap price to see a flop.

A half-pot bet pressures the button’s wide limp-call range while building the pot when my ten-high flush draw improves.

I have a four-card spade flush draw plus a backdoor straight draw, with about 9 outs to a flush. Calling 425 into a 1275 pot gives roughly 25% pot odds, which is well below my draw equity.

The turn gives me top pair, and my ten of spades adds a flush draw. A value bet charges weaker pairs and draws while building the pot when I'm likely ahead.

Calling 1100 into a 2800 pot needs about 28% equity, and a spade flush draw with one card to come has roughly 20% equity, so folding is correct against a consistent turn bettor.