Hold'em table

Five-deuce offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two live blinds.

Blind vs blind, 53o is a reasonable raise-or-fold hand from the SB. A 3x open pressures the BB's wide range and avoids playing out of position in a limped pot.

Defend the big blind against the small blind's small heads-up raise with K9 offsuit, which has adequate equity and playability at this price.

Five-high with a gutshot to the wheel (needs a 2) on a K-J-4 two-tone board that hits the big blind's calling range hard, so c-betting out of position has poor fold equity. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my small equity cheaply.

I have top pair with a useful club blocker on a coordinated board. A medium value bet protects against draws while getting called by worse kings, jacks, and club draws.

53 offhand on K-J-4 with two clubs is only a gutshot to a 2, and facing a 400 bet into 600 the equity and implied odds are too thin. Folding is best.

KQs on the button in 3-handed play is a strong open, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative.

2-6 offsuit is an extremely weak small-blind holding against a button raise, with poor playability out of position.

KJo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Trip jacks with a king kicker are strong on this dry flop. A small bet builds the pot while giving pocket pairs and ace-high hands room to call.

Small donk bet gives about 4:1 odds; KQ has two overcards and a backdoor flush draw and plays well in position, so calling is better than folding or turning it into a bluff.

Trips with a king kicker are strong here. Betting about two-thirds pot gets value from weaker jacks and draws while charging heart draws.

King-high with no real draw on a paired board facing a turn lead. Only K or Q outs, which may not even be good, so the price doesn't justify continuing.

Pocket sevens is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 3bb builds value and applies pressure to the blinds.

Q9 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids a marginal spot.

A5s-type hands play well in the big blind against a wide button 3x open; calling 200 into 450 gives good odds, and this A5 offsuit is still ahead of much of the button's range. Calling keeps the pot controlled, though a 3-bet is also viable.

A5s with the nut flush draw and a backdoor wheel draw out of position on a paired board; checking to the preflop raiser is standard, and I plan to check-raise or call a c-bet.

We have an overpair to the board with 7s and can value/protect against overcards and spade draws. A modest continuation bet targets worse pairs and draws.

A5 with the ace of spades has a backdoor nut flush draw, an ace overcard and a gutshot-ish wheel backdoor, so it is good enough to defend against a half-pot c-bet on a paired board. The button's range is wide, and calling keeps my hand in the pot while getting good odds.

A5 with the nut flush draw (As) and a gutshot-ish backdoor; checking to the button keeps the pot manageable and lets me realize equity or check-raise/call depending on sizing.

I have a medium pair with showdown value, and a modest turn bet can charge spade draws and worse pairs while keeping the pot controlled.

Ace-high with no real draw facing a second barrel is not getting the price it needs: calling 700 into 2950 requires about 24% equity. We would also face tough river spots, so folding is best.

Offsuit 5-4 is too weak to open from the button against two opponents at 100 big blinds.

Blind vs blind with 76o, a raise to 3bb is a standard SB opening range play that pressures the big blind; limping is also fine but raising keeps initiative.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to defend against the small blind's raise, especially out of position postflop.

A7s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds.

K7 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially out of position with the big blind still behind.

Nine-eight offsuit has enough playability to defend the big blind against a button open at this price, but is not strong enough to three-bet for value.

I have little equity on this ace-high flop and no compelling reason to bet into the preflop raiser.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a dry A-4-3 board in position; a small c-bet gets value from worse aces and wheel draws while keeping the pot controlled.

Nine-eight offsuit has no pair or immediate draw on this ace-high flop. Out of position against a continuation bet, it is unlikely to realize enough equity to justify calling.

J9 suited is a playable button opening hand in a three-handed game. Raising applies pressure and leverages position.

K3 offsuit is too weak to call a 3x button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Getting 3.25:1 on a call (200 to win 650) against a button 3x open, Q2 suited has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

The nut flush draw on an A-K board is out of position against the preflop raiser, whose range hits this flop hard. Checking lets me check-raise or realize equity cheaply, and I don't have to bet into a board that favors his range.

I have no showdown value but retain range advantage as the preflop raiser on this ace-high board. A modest continuation bet can fold out missed holdings while risking little.

Nut-ish flush draw (Q-high, plus A/K on board limit) with 9 outs getting 3.6:1 on a small c-bet; calling keeps villain's range wide and realizes equity cheaply.

I have the second-nut spade flush draw out of position on a board that strongly favors the preflop raiser. Checking lets me realize my equity cheaply, and I can call a reasonably sized bet.

With no made hand or meaningful draw and no relevant blockers, checking back preserves chips rather than firing a low-equity turn bluff.

The river gave me a queen-high flush, and only a Ks-x flush beats it. Villain's turn check suggests a one-pair hand such as Ax or Kx, which can call a medium bet, so I'll bet about 70% of the pot for value.

J-high has no showdown value, and the river bet is likely supported by an ace, king, or flush. A bluff-raise is unlikely to fold enough of this opponent's range.