Hold'em table

7-5 offsuit is too weak to enter from the button facing the blinds without prior action.

We have a premium hand (AK suited) and are heads-up against the BB; raising to build the pot and apply pressure.

Closing the action in position against a likely wide small-blind steal. I'm getting 3:1, so I only need about 25% equity, and 73o should have more than that against their range.

I have a strong semi-bluff with two overcards and a gutshot straight draw, so I can apply pressure and take down the pot now. A continuation bet around two-thirds pot is appropriate on this flop.

7-high with only a weak gutshot and a backdoor flush draw lacks the equity to call 400 into 1000 on this coordinated board. Even when a 9 hits, a Q or K can still hold a higher straight.

On the button with a suited connector, I raise to steal the blinds and take initiative preflop.

Three-handed, the button opens a wide range. A3o has an ace blocker and plays poorly as a call out of position with the big blind still to act, so a 3-bet to 12bb works well as a semi-bluff.

4h6d offsuit is far too weak to continue against a raise and large reraise preflop. Folding preserves the stack.

Calling 900 with a suited connector in position; the pot odds and implied odds justify seeing a flop against the 3-bet.

As the preflop 3-bettor, I have the range advantage on this Q-T high board, and my Ah gives me a nut-flush blocker plus a backdoor nut-flush draw. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot should fold out a lot of the caller's hands.

In 3-handed play the button opens a wide range, and J7o is a profitable steal against the two blinds. A standard 2.5bb open keeps the price low if we have to fold to a 3-bet.

8-7 suited has solid multiway playability and good implied odds versus a button min-raise. Calling completes cheaply while keeping weaker holdings in.

Weak hand (3-5 offsuit) facing a raise and a call, poor equity and out of position. Folding is the best option.

I lead for value and protection with top pair plus a heart draw on this coordinated board. A moderate sizing charges overcards, draws, and weaker pairs.

J-high with no pair and no real draw facing a two-thirds-pot donk bet, so there's too little equity to continue.

Open-raising on the button with 97 suited leverages position and has reasonable playability three-handed.

7c2h is a very weak hand and I'm facing a raise from the button. Calling offers poor equity, so I fold to avoid wasting more chips.

Getting 400:150 odds in the big blind against a wide button open, so T7o is a profitable defend even though I'm out of position.

We are out of position with ten high, a gutshot and a backdoor flush draw on a board that favors the button's raising range, so we check to them. We can then continue against a bet with our draw.

I have an open-ended straight draw and can apply pressure to the preflop caller after their flop check. A moderate continuation bet can fold overcards and weaker unpaired holdings while retaining strong draw equity when called.

A 9 gives me a gutshot straight, and I also have backdoor spade draws and a ten that may be live, while the small c-bet only needs about 26% equity. Calling is cheaper than raising out of position on this paired board.

With T7 we only have ten high and a gutshot to a 9 on a paired, trips board, so betting into the preflop raiser has little fold equity. Checking lets us realize our equity cheaply.

My nine kicker is marginal on this paired board, and betting mostly folds worse missed draws while stronger kickers, eights, sixes, and pocket pairs continue. Checking preserves pot control and allows a river decision.

The board plays trip eights, so my T7 only beats weaker unpaired hands. A bluff is unlikely to fold out pairs, which make full houses, or strong high-card hands, so I'll check and take the cheap showdown.

I have a nine-high straight and can extract thin value from weaker straights, pairs, and curious bluff-catchers. A modest river bet limits losses against the many trips/full-house combinations possible on this board.

I have trip eights with a ten kicker. Calling 350 to win a 1500 pot only needs about 19% equity, and the small bet includes many bluffs and weaker kickers, so a call is clearly profitable.

KQs is a strong hand from the button, so I raise to build the pot and put pressure on the blinds.

Three-handed, the button opens a wide range. 33 plays poorly as a small-blind flat out of position and invites a squeeze from the big blind, so I prefer a 3-bet that can take the pot down preflop and keeps the initiative.erer.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to continue facing a 3-bet to 11bb out of position, especially with the button opener still behind.

KQs is strong enough to continue in position against a 3bet, and calling 800 offers reasonable pot odds with playable implied odds. Folding would be too weak, while raising risks unnecessary chips without a premium hand.

Holding 33 with no diamond on a monotone, connected board that smashes the button's calling range, betting out of position gets called or raised by better hands. Checking keeps the pot small, and I can give up to aggression.

With only overcards and a gutshot on a monotone diamond board, checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn card.

With no diamond on a four-diamond board, 33 has little equity and bluffs poorly without a blocker. Checking keeps the pot small and takes a free showdown if the button checks behind.

33 has almost no showdown value on this four-diamond board, and the opponent's range after two checks is capped. A bet of about 60% pot can fold out their non-diamond pairs and big unpaired hands, and their last check was a timeout fallback, which would fold if it happens again.

My K-high has no diamond on a four-flush board, and I only beat a narrow range of pure bluffs. Facing a river bet after a preflop 3-bet, folding is the best option.

K8s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5x puts pressure on the blinds.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open, especially out of position with the big blind still behind.

J6o is a weak offsuit hand and I am out of position against a raise, so continuing would likely be negative EV. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.