Hold'em table

7♥3♦ is too weak to continue for a full big blind, even with the button position.

K-Q suited is strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 350 builds the pot and pressures a wide blind range.

JTo in the big blind facing a small-blind open to 3.5bb is a clear defend: we get good pot odds (250 to win 700) and will have position postflop. It plays well as a call rather than a 3-bet.

A small continuation bet can pressure the big blind’s broad range on this dry paired flop. KQ also has two overcards and some backdoor potential if called.

Top pair with a ten kicker on a paired board is well ahead of a small-blind c-bet range that bets small often. Calling keeps their bluffs in and controls the pot size.

The turn changes little, and KQ has some showdown and improvement potential. After the flop call, checking avoids building a larger pot against a jack or a five.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a paired, dry board, and villain checked the turn, which shows weakness. A roughly half-pot bet gets value from underpairs, weaker jacks and straight draws while protecting against overcards.

With only two overcards and no flush draw, I lack the equity to call this turn bet against a likely made hand.

J7 suited is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5 big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

A5o is a strong 3-bet candidate from the SB against a wide 3-handed button open: the ace blocker helps fold equity, and 3-betting avoids playing out of position with the BB still behind. Sizing about 4.2x keeps pressure on the opener.

54 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button raise and a substantial small-blind 3-bet. The price does not justify calling out of position.

J7 suited is too weak to call this large three-bet, even with position.

Pocket eights on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong open, so I'm making a standard 2.5bb raise.

T6 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

3-2 offsuit has poor equity and playability against a button raise. Calling another 150 chips out of position is unlikely to be profitable.

43 suited is playable from the button in a three-handed game. I’ll open to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the raise modest.

A2 offsuit blocks strong ace hands and is a reasonable three-bet against a wide button opening range. Raising also avoids calling out of position with the big blind still to act.

Q7o facing an open and a 3-bet to 10bb is a clear fold; far too weak to call or 4-bet.

The small blind's 3-bet is substantial, and 4♦3♦ is too weak to continue profitably from this position.

On the button, 7-6 offsuit is playable as a wide three-handed open, and a modest raise gives me a chance to win the blinds.

43o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. It is too weak to call out of position and not worth using as a 3-bet bluff.

The button’s small open gives the big blind a good price, and 9-5 offsuit is marginal but playable against a wide button range. Call rather than inflate the pot out of position.

I have a weak middle pair on a connected flop that favors the preflop raiser, so I’ll check and avoid building the pot without a stronger hand.

A small continuation bet pressures the big blind's missed hands, and my gutshot gives me some equity when called.

Middle pair has reasonable showdown value against a small flop bet and can continue against bluffs and draws. Calling keeps the pot manageable with a weak kicker.

With a weak pair of nines and a poor kicker, betting is unlikely to get called by worse. Check and keep the pot controlled.

The turn brick gives my gutshot little equity, and a second bet is unlikely to move many hands that called the flop. I’ll take the free river card.

I have only a weak pair of nines on a connected river board, so checking avoids building the pot and takes the free showdown.

Seven-high has virtually no showdown value. A river bet can represent a queen for the straight and may fold out weaker pairs.

The river completes several strong straight possibilities, and my weak pair of nines is behind most hands that value-bet here. Calling requires substantial bluffs, which this line does not support enough.

T2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play, so folding is the standard choice.

Q4 offsuit is strong enough to complete in a blind-versus-blind pot, and calling keeps the pot small while preserving its decent equity.

Pocket sevens are strong against a small-blind limp. Raising for value takes advantage of my position postflop.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to continue against a substantial big-blind raise, even with the prior small-blind call invested.