Hold'em table

4-2 offsuit is too weak to profitably open or continue from the button, even with position and favorable pot odds.

Blind vs blind, Q5o is a reasonable raise from the small blind against a single opponent, and a 3x open applies pressure while keeping sizing small.

ATo is strong against a small-blind opening range. A 3-bet builds value and puts pressure on weaker hands.

Q5o is too weak to continue out of position against a big blind 3-bet to 10bb, even at 700 more into 1300. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand in a bloated pot.

62 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play against two blinds, so I fold.

With 8-5 offsuit heads-up from the small blind, completing for 50 keeps the pot small with a marginal hand.

A2 offsuit is strong enough to raise against a small-blind limp, and a moderate raise can take down the pot or seize initiative heads-up.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to call a 3.5 big-blind raise out of position.

Pocket queens are a premium hand on the button, so I raise for value.

AhKd is a premium hand, and the button's 3x open warrants a strong out-of-position 3-bet to build the pot and discourage the big blind from coming along.

62o facing an open and a 3-bet with the original raiser still to act is a clear fold. Calling 1100 with trash would be burning chips.

Pocket queens are strong enough to four-bet against a small-blind three-bet, and this size builds the pot without shoving 100 big blinds.

A♠? No—A♥K♦ is a premium hand three-handed, and the effective stack is already shallow relative to the pot. Shoving maximizes fold equity and avoids playing a large pot out of position.

Calling 7100 to contest a 20100-chip pot requires about 35% equity. QQ has enough equity against a plausible shove range that includes AK as well as bigger pairs.

With the button and a suited hand, I can see a flop cheaply and retain positional advantage; raising would overcommit a weak holding.

52o is one of the weakest hands, and I'd be out of position against the button limper with the big blind still to act. Even at 4:1 pot odds, completing isn't worth it.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to build a pot out of position against the button's limp. Checking sees a free flop.

Queen-high has some showdown value, but little reason to build the pot out of position on this paired flop. Checking keeps weaker hands in and avoids an unnecessary bluff.

Make a small stab after the big blind checks; the paired, low board gives this bet some fold equity, and I have backdoor heart equity if called.

The small bet offers good pot odds, and queen-high can still be ahead of a button limp's light stab. Calling keeps the pot manageable while I reassess on the turn.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand. Checking lets me see whether the button bets before committing more chips.

I have two pair and likely improved to the best hand, so a modest turn bet can get value from weaker pairs while charging straight draws. A larger sizing risks building the pot against trips or a made straight.

The small turn bet gives reasonable odds to continue with an open-ended straight draw. A queen may also be good if the opponent is betting a weaker hand.

My straight draw missed, but queen-high has some showdown value against missed draws. A river bluff is unlikely to get enough better hands to fold.

I have a reasonable two-pair showdown hand, but the river king improves some hands that could have called both bets. Checking avoids a thin value bet that may only get called by better hands.

K2o is a standard button open in a 3-handed game, where only the blinds are left to act. A 2.5bb raise gives me fold equity and position after the flop.

Nine-five offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Q♥T♥ is a strong suited hand against a button open, and calling keeps the pot manageable while defending the big blind.

With only a gutshot to the Broadway straight and backdoor flush potential, checking is preferable to building the pot with no made hand.

The ace-high board favors my preflop raising range, so a small one-third-pot c-bet should fold out many of the big blind's weak holdings. My king-high has little showdown value anyway.,

The small flop bet offers a favorable price, and Q-T retains a gutshot to Broadway plus some potential overcard improvement. I’ll call rather than raise with this marginal draw.

I have the Broadway nuts, but the three-spade board gives opponents a flush draw. A substantial turn bet builds the pot and charges draws while remaining callable by strong pairs and sets.

A weak king facing a big turn lead on a board that completes both the flush and the straight, after the villain check-called the flop, is well behind their value range. The 29% equity needed to call isn't there.

On the button in a three-handed game, Q3 offsuit is marginal but playable as a small open, with position throughout the hand.

8-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Facing a small 2.25x button open from the big blind, I'm getting 4:1 on the call. T3s is suited and has enough playability to defend profitably.

T3s with no pair and no draw on 9-4-4 is weak out of position against the button's raising range. Check to the preflop raiser and decide on the turn.

On this dry paired flop, a small continuation bet can fold out unpaired hands while keeping the cost of a bluff low.

Facing a small c-bet, we need only about 19% equity. Ten-high with a backdoor flush and some overcard potential is enough to defend by calling.

With ten-high and no real draw, betting into the preflop raiser has little fold equity, so I'll check and give up if he bets.

The turn favors the big blind’s flop-calling range, and Q-high without a club has little equity when called. Checking keeps the pot small.

Tens and fours with a 9 kicker beats most of the button's turn-checking range: 9x, underpairs and missed overcards. A small value bet can get calls from 9x and pocket pairs, while I stay cautious against strong Tx.

Queen-high has little showdown value, but this hand lacks useful blockers for a river bluff-raise. Folding to the bet is preferable to risking more chips.