Hold'em table

Q♣J♣ is a strong button-opening hand three-handed; raise for value and to take the initiative.

Folding 76 offsuit in the small blind against a button open as it is too weak to continue out of position.

94o is too weak to continue against a button open after the small blind folds, so folding saves the remaining stack.

Opening from the button with an Ace blocker to apply pressure on the blinds in 3-handed play.

92s is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding preserves chips.

J♣6♣ is weak but playable suited in the big blind against a small button raise. Calling gets a favorable price and avoids inflating the pot with a marginal hand.

I have no made hand and only a gutshot on a monotone board, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot.

I have air with no flush draw on a very wet monotone flop that heavily hits the big blind's defending range, so checking behind is optimal.

I picked up an open-ended straight draw on the turn, and the opponent checked back the monotone flop. A modest semi-bluff may win immediately while retaining useful equity if called.

I have unsuited Ace-high on a very wet and coordinated board with no draw or showdown value facing a 2/3 pot turn bet.

T6 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in a three-handed pot; it has poor playability and little equity against continuing ranges. Folding preserves the full stack for better spots.

QTs is a strong heads-up hand from the small blind, so I raise for value and initiative rather than completing.

Holding 8c 2d facing an open raise from the small blind, this hand is far too weak to defend.

A♣T♠ is strong enough to open from the button; a 3× big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping weaker hands in the range.

9c 6h is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise.

KQo is ahead of a button open and plays well as a value 3-bet. Raising to 900 builds the pot and denies cheap equity while keeping the sizing standard.

Calling keeps a playable ace-high hand in the pot with position and offers reasonable pot odds. ATo is not strong enough to 4-bet against this sizable 3-bet.

I am the preflop aggressor on a dry paired flop with two overcards, so a small continuation bet applies pressure and can win the pot without committing too much out of position.

The small bet offers favorable pot odds, and ace-high may still be ahead of some bluffs or broadway hands. I also have backdoor nut-flush potential and overcards to the board.

I have two pair, queens and deuces, with a king kicker, and the opponent has called both my three-bet and flop bet. A half-pot turn bet gets value from worse pairs and draws while keeping the river manageable.

The turn bet is large, but the nut-flush draw plus potential ace outs gives enough equity to continue at these pot odds. I’ll call rather than raise and risk isolating against a stronger made hand.

I have ace-high with no made hand, so betting is unlikely to get called by worse. Checking preserves showdown value against missed draws.

Holding 4s 2c on the button is far too weak to open raise or play profitably.

72s is weak, but completing for 50 into 150 only needs about 25% equity, and suited cards clear that versus a wide big blind. Raising out of position with this hand is not worth it.

A-6 offsuit is strong enough to raise against a small-blind limp, and a modest raise can build the pot while pressuring a weak range.

72s is too weak to continue against a raise from the big blind; folding avoids putting more chips in with a dominated, low-equity hand.

Pocket nines are ahead of a random button open range, so I raise to 3x for value and to take the initiative rather than flat the big blind.

3♦7♠ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling a 3× big-blind raise from the small blind would leave me out of position against both players.

T6o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3x open from the button.