Hold'em table

Nine-six offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two unknown blinds.

Heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, A4o is a strong enough hand to raise for value and to take the initiative from the small blind.

Holding JTs in the big blind against a small blind open, I have position and excellent playability with 2:1 pot odds, making a call standard.

Top pair with an ace kicker on an A-8-4 flop, heads-up and first to act. Betting about two-thirds of the pot for value and protection against flush draws and 8x hands.

I completely missed the flop with no draws or showdown value against a 2/3 pot continuation bet on an ace-high board.

Q2 offsuit is a weak hand out of position against two players still to act behind me in the blinds; folding avoids a losing spot for a small cost.

JTo is well ahead of a random holding and warrants an open-raise from the small blind against the big blind.

AJs is strong against a small-blind opening range. A three-bet builds the pot with a hand that plays well in position postflop.

Folding JTo out of position facing a 3-bet to 900, as it plays poorly postflop and lacks sufficient equity against a 3-bet range.

Q2o is too weak to open from the button, making an easy fold.

JTo is strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind. Raising to 300 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

K8s in the big blind facing a 3x raise from the small blind gets 3-to-1 pot odds (200 to win 500) and closes the action heads-up with a suited king, so a call is profitable versus a wide range.

This ace-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small bet can fold out weaker unpaired hands while keeping my risk modest.

King-high with a backdoor flush draw on an A-9-4 board is weak. The preflop raiser bet again on the flop, so I fold rather than pay 200 to call 600 with little equity.

On the button, I can open a marginal hand at a modest size and use position after the flop.

J6 offsuit from the small blind is weak against a button open with a big blind still to act behind. Calling 200 more out of position with two opponents is unprofitable, so I fold.

Q5o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x button open.

4d7d is a weak offsuit-ish hand from the button in a 3-handed pot facing a big blind; folding avoids a marginal spot, though calling is close. Fold is a simple low-variance choice.

Holding an Ace in a blind-versus-blind confrontation gives solid blocker equity and fold equity against the big blind, so raising to 3bb is standard.

64 offsuit is a weak, poorly connected hand against a 3× raise. Calling another 200 chips is unlikely to be profitable.

83o is far too weak to open or play from the button.

Completing costs 50 into a 150-chip pot. Even with a weak hand and poor position, the price is good enough to see a flop against the big blind.

J7 offsuit is a weak hand, so I take the free flop from the big blind instead of raising out of position against a limper.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see how the big blind responds.

I have top pair (sevens) with a weak jack kicker on a wet board. Seat_1 checked after limping, so a small bet of about 75% of the pot should get value from worse pairs and draws and charge those draws.

I have an open-ended straight draw. Calling 150 keeps the pot manageable while giving me a chance to improve.

I have little showdown value and only a narrow draw to a useful straight. Checking avoids investing more on a turn that can also improve the big blind's range.

I have top pair with a 7 on a 7-6-5-9 board, and the opponent checked twice, which suggests weakness. A 300 bet is about 60% of the 500 pot, which should get worse hands to call while protecting against straight and flush draws.

My straight draw has few clean outs, and calling 300 into an 800-chip pot is not justified against a second bet.