Hold'em table

Ten-four suited is too weak to play even from the button 3-handed; folding avoids bleeding chips with a dominated hand out of position postflop.

76o is too weak to play out of position against the big blind, so folding is the standard play.

J3o is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play, making a fold standard.

Complete the small blind with a mediocre but playable queen-high hand; raising would build the pot with weak equity, while folding gives up too much for the price.

J2o is marginal but playable heads-up against a limper; checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating with a weak kicker.

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

I hold bottom pair (twos) with a weak kicker on a checked flop; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building it with a marginal hand out of position.

I have only queen-high, so betting is unlikely to get called by worse hands. Checking keeps the pot small while preserving my chance to improve on the river.

I hold bottom pair with a weak kicker on a checked-through board; the limper has shown no aggression, but betting here risks getting outdrawn or raised with little fold equity. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me reassess on the river.

With queen-high, I can beat missed draws and other unpaired hands, so checking preserves showdown value. A river bet risks chips against the opponent’s likely pairs without a strong reason to expect a fold.

I only hold the board's pair of nines with a J kicker, which loses to nearly any pocket pair, so betting for value is thin at best. Seat_3 has shown no aggression all hand, so checking down and hoping their limped hand is air maximizes EV with no risk.

With a small pair on the button and no prior action, opening for a modest raise takes advantage of position while retaining set-mining value if called.

5s7s is a weak suited connector facing a 2.5x raise out of position from the button; calling 200 more risks a dominated, hard-to-play hand with poor reverse implied odds. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

AJo is well ahead of a standard button opening range in 3-handed play; 3-betting to 900 extracts value and takes initiative from out of position.

The big blind’s large 9bb three-bet makes calling 6.5bb with a small pair unattractive: set-mining odds are poor against this sizing, and 44 has limited equity when it misses.

5-4 offsuit from the button is a weak hand even in 3-max; folding preserves chips and avoids playing a marginal spot out of position postflop.

Pocket nines is a strong holding blind versus blind; raising to 3bb builds the pot and exerts pressure.

A♣T♠ is strong against a wide small-blind opening range, so I’ll 3-bet for value and take the initiative out of position.

Pocket nines have solid equity and implied odds facing a standard 3-bet in blind-versus-blind play, making calling profitable.

I am out of position as the preflop caller on an ace-high board that favors the 3-bettor's range, making a check standard with second pair.

I have top pair with a strong kicker and should value-bet while charging diamond draws and straight-draw possibilities. A 700-chip bet is a modest size relative to the pot.

Facing a continuation bet on an Ace-high board from the preflop 3-bettor out of position, pocket nines have poor playability and low equity against a strong range.

76 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button even 3-handed.

A♣6♣ is strong enough to raise from the small blind after the button folds, and a raise builds value while denying the big blind a cheap flop.

King-two offsuit is dominated by most of the SB's 3x raising range, and I'd be out of position with a weak kicker. Folding saves 200 chips with no meaningful equity edge.

A8 offsuit is a strong button open three-handed; raising puts pressure on the blinds while retaining a playable stack.

45 offsuit is far too weak to call 250 more out of position against a button 3x raise; folding and preserving chips is clearly best.

76s has good playability and sufficient equity to defend the big blind against a button open laying 2.25:1 odds.

I missed the flop completely on a heavy Broadway texture, so checking to the preflop aggressor is standard.

A-high with only a backdoor flush draw has little value as a bet on this K-Q-high flop. I’ll check back in position and preserve my showdown value.

I have seven-high with no draw on a three-flush board, so checking to see what the opponent does is the standard line.

I have an ace-high flush and am well ahead of likely one-pair hands. A substantial turn bet builds the pot and charges draws to continue.

I have seven-high with only a gutshot on a three-flush board, giving me insufficient equity to call a turn bet.