Hold'em table

Q5 suited is a reasonable button open in three-handed poker, so I raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative with position.

Holding 4d 2s in the small blind against a button open is an easy fold with virtually zero equity or playability.

9♦2♥ is a very weak offsuit hand and will be difficult to realize equity out of position against the button's raise. I fold rather than defend with it.

Q4o is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play.

With the button folded, completing from the small blind costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot. J2 offsuit is weak, so I’ll avoid raising and take the favorable price.

96o is too weak to raise, and checking is free after the small blind completes.

I have no pair, no diamond, and no meaningful draw on this monotone flop, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the big blind.

No pair and no diamond on a monotone flop, so checking back is the only sensible option with nothing to continue with.

The four-diamond turn is a strong scare card after the flop checked through, and a small bet can fold out many hands without a diamond.

Nine-six offsuit has no pair and no diamond on a four-diamond board with an ace, so calling a turn bet is unprofitable.

J-2 offsuit is too weak to call from the button, and raising risks more chips with little showdown value.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind. Ace-three suited is strong enough to raise for value and take the initiative rather than just complete.

ATo is well ahead of a standard small blind opening range and we have position postflop, so calling to close the action is a solid play.

Nut flush draw with an overcard on a dry-ish board; a half-pot bet builds the pot and applies pressure heads-up.

Holding top pair top kicker in position against a half-pot c-bet, calling allows us to keep the opponent's bluffing range wide while controlling the pot on a coordinated board.

Nut flush draw with an overcard on a blank turn; a two-thirds pot semi-bluff continues pressure and builds the pot when I improve.

I hold top pair top kicker on a board where the turn is a blank. Calling is standard against a double barrel to evaluate the river.

I have the nut flush on the river against a sticky caller, so I am betting pot for maximum value.

Seat 1 has triple-barreled and bet full pot on a river that completed flushes and brought an overcard Queen. With only second pair and no spade blocker, this is an easy fold.

T4 suited is too weak to open from the button; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

Blind vs blind with a connected offsuit hand, raising to 3bb to apply pressure and take initiative.

84 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3x raise, especially given the poor pot odds and likely difficulty realizing equity postflop.

On the button in 3-handed play, 98o is a playable hand to open-raise for position and steal equity.

K♦9♦ is a playable suited hand against a small button raise, but calling keeps the pot manageable while out of position with the big blind still to act.

9sTs is a suited connector with good multiway playability, and calling 100 into a 500 pot is a clear price. No need to inflate the pot out of position against two live ranges.

With no pair or meaningful draw on a multiway flop, I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into two opponents.

I have a flush draw plus a gutshot on a checked flop, so a two-thirds-pot semi-bluff builds the pot and can take it down immediately.

Facing a 2/3 pot lead on a two-tone board with a player yet to act behind, a weak gutshot straight draw does not have the direct or implied odds to continue.

Kd9d has missed this flop and offers no meaningful draw; against the flop bet, its equity is too low to justify calling.

Pocket tens are a strong opening hand on the button three-handed. Raise to 3 big blinds for value and to apply pressure to the blinds.

Pocket threes have enough equity and implied odds against a button open to continue, and calling keeps the price right rather than bloating the pot out of position.

Getting 3.5:1 pot odds closing the preflop action with A9o in a 3-handed game makes calling clearly profitable.

Pocket threes are an underpair on 5-4-8 in a three-way pot, so I check and realize equity rather than bloating the pot.

Check to the preflop aggressor in a three-way pot with Ace-high and no direct pair or draw.

Bet for value and protection with an overpair on a low, connected flop. A half-pot sizing can charge overcards and straight draws while getting called by weaker pairs.

Pocket threes are an underpair on 5-4-8 in a multiway pot, and the preflop raiser's flop bet is strong enough that calling is unprofitable.

I only have Ace-high with weak backdoor draws on a 5c 4h 8s board, facing a substantial bet from the preflop aggressor.