Hold'em table

76 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button in a standard 3-max structure.

Button folded, and A7o is ahead of a random big blind, so I raise to 300 to apply pressure and take the pot down or isolate. If called, I will proceed cautiously out of position.

A8 offsuit plays well enough against a small-blind raise, and calling keeps weaker hands in while giving me position after the flop.

My A-high has decent showdown value and the paired board favors a small continuation bet to fold out worse unpaired hands and take the pot down. I'll bet one-third pot.

The small bet gives me good pot odds to continue with ace-high, an overcard to the six, and a backdoor nut-flush draw. Calling keeps weaker hands in while I have position.

Ace-high has some showdown value, and checking keeps the pot small while allowing me to see the river.

Ace-high has no showdown value against a calling range on this board; a river bet can fold out better pairs like 6x/4x and missed draws, while I can safely fold to a raise.

Ace-high beats only bluffs here. The river bet after a flop bet and turn check does not give me enough reason to call.

J4o is too weak to continue against a full big blind, even on the button; folding avoids playing a dominated trash hand.

J4 offsuit is playable heads-up from the small blind. Raising puts pressure on the big blind and gives me a chance to win the pot preflop.

Holding 8c 2s in the big blind facing an open raise from the small blind is an easy fold given how poorly the hand plays postflop.

On the button in a three-handed, rake-free game, 8-6 offsuit is playable as a small opening raise.

Holding 95 offsuit in the small blind against a button open is an easy standard fold.

J5o is a dominated offsuit hand out of position; folding avoids putting in more chips with poor postflop playability.

Opening from the button with King-Queen suited to 2.5bb for value and position.

Kd2s is a weak offsuit hand facing a button raise with the big blind still to act; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

Q5 offsuit is marginal, but the price and lack of rake make defending the big blind against a button raise worthwhile.

With bottom pair on a dry flop, I prefer to check and keep the pot manageable against the preflop raiser.

I have position, two overcards, and backdoor equity on a dry T-high board; a standard 1/3 pot c-bet exerts pressure and denies equity.

The small flop bet gives good pot odds. Bottom pair with a queen kicker is strong enough to continue on this dry board.

My pair of fives has some showdown value, but the turn adds several draws. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to a bet.

The turn 4h connects heavily with the big blind's calling range, so checking behind with two overcards allows us to see a free river card and realize equity.

Bottom pair has some showdown value against missed overcards, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands.

King-high has virtually no showdown value, but the runout of low cards (4 and 7) heavily connects with the big blind's flop-defending range, making a river bluff unlikely to succeed.

With a small pair on the button in a 3-handed game, raising to 300 applies pressure, can take down the blinds, and gives me position if called.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3x button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting over 2:1 odds closing the action against a button open in 3-handed play, QTo is standard to defend.

Flopped top pair with a ten kicker out of position; standard play is to check to the preflop raiser.

With a small underpair on a coordinated Q-high board and no flush draw, checking behind controls the pot and avoids getting raised by stronger hands or draws.

I have top pair after the preflop raiser checked back the flop, making a value bet on the turn appropriate against weaker pairs and draws.

My pocket threes are an underpair to the board and have very little equity against a turn bet; folding is the best play.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to open on the button, even three-handed.

Holding 73 offsuit out of position against the big blind is an easy fold.