Hold'em table

6-4 offsuit on the button is too weak to play even in position; folding preserves chips for better spots.

QJo is strong enough to open from the small blind after the button folds. Raising to 3 big blinds pressures the big blind and builds value against weaker calling hands.

Nine-seven suited plays well against a small-blind opening range, and calling keeps the pot manageable in position.

Top pair with a decent kicker is worth betting for value and protection against the big blind's wide range. This sizing charges draws while allowing weaker queens and some nine-pair hands to continue.

Middle pair is strong enough to continue against this small flop bet, especially with position. Raising would build the pot unnecessarily with a modest hand.

Top pair with an open-ended straight draw is a strong check-call candidate on this connected turn. Checking controls the pot against improved hands while allowing weaker hands and draws to bluff.

My pair of nines has some showdown value, but this board connects well with the preflop raiser's range. Checking avoids building a pot with a marginal hand.

Top two pair has showdown value, but the river completes diamonds and gives any king or eight a straight. Checking avoids a thin value bet that would struggle to get called by worse.

My pair of nines has some showdown value, but this river completes several straights and a diamond flush. A bluff is unlikely to fold enough better hands, so I’ll check.

A9 offsuit is a clear opening raise on the button three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while retaining positional advantage if called.

A4 offsuit is vulnerable to domination and plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

Queen-Ten offsuit has decent playability heads-up against a 2.5x button raise; calling 150 keeps the pot small while retaining equity and position advantage postflop.

Top pair queen with a heart flush draw heads-up; betting builds the pot and protects against draws while charging seat_2's preflop raising range.

Ace-high with only backdoor draws is too weak to continue profitably against this sizable flop lead. Our pair outs are unreliable, and we have stronger hands and direct draws to defend.

T7 offsuit is playable as a button open in a three-handed game. A small raise uses position while limiting the investment with a marginal hand.

K5 offsuit is dominated by the button's 2.25x opening range; calling 175 more with a weak king out of position has poor equity. Folding is clearly best.

Calling costs 125 into a final pot of 500, giving favorable odds against a typically wide button opening range. With no rake, 6-5 offsuit has enough equity and straight potential to defend the big blind at this price.

With only a gutshot and no heart on a monotone flop, our draw is weak and some straight outs may be compromised. Check to the preflop raiser rather than build the pot out of position.

Top and bottom pair is strong but vulnerable on this coordinated, three-heart flop. A 350-chip bet gets value from draws and worse made hands while charging them to continue.

My open-ended straight draw has compromised outs on this monotone board, and I have no heart. Facing a 70%-pot bet out of position, the draw's poor equity realization makes folding preferable.

QJo on the button in 3-handed is a standard open; raising for position and fold equity.

Against a 3bb button open, 65 suited is a marginal defend from the small blind with the big blind still to act. Poor position and squeeze risk make folding preferable without opponent-specific reads.

Nine-three offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind against a three-big-blind raise, especially out of position.

K6 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A small raise pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest with a marginal hand that will have position postflop.

AJs is strong enough to 3-bet against a button open, and a raise to 950 applies pressure while discouraging the big blind from entering cheaply.

8d5s is far too weak to call 850 more against a 4x raise and a 3-bet; folding is clearly best.

K6 offsuit is too weak to continue against this large small-blind three-bet, despite having position. Its domination risk and poor equity realization make folding preferable to calling or four-bet bluffing.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two opponents.

A4s heads-up against the big blind is worth a cheap call to see a flop rather than fold or inflate the pot.

AQ offsuit is a strong value raise against the small blind's limp. Raising to 4 big blinds builds the pot with a likely range advantage and position postflop.

Ace-high with a suited kicker is worth defending in position heads-up against a modest 4x raise; I can fold if I miss the flop.

A-high with only a weak backdoor flush draw; heads-up I'll check and fold to significant pressure rather than invest more.

A modest continuation bet pressures weaker pairs and unpaired hands while leveraging my preflop raising range. I retain equity with a gutshot to the nut straight, an overcard, and a backdoor spade draw.

I only have ace-high with a backdoor flush draw on a K-J-9 board; seat_2's flop bet after preflop aggression likely beats me, and calling 300 with little equity is unprofitable.