Hold'em table

Nine-deuce suited is too weak to open profitably here, even with position and no rake.

Blind vs blind, T3o sits near the bottom of a raising range, but a 3x steal or a limp are both reasonable here. Raising takes the initiative and wins the pot often against a big blind who folds a lot.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small blind raise, and calling avoids bloating the pot out of position with a marginal hand.

As the preflop raiser on an ace-high board, a small c-bet has good fold equity against BB's wide calling range, and T3 has a backdoor straight draw, so a cheap 1/3-pot stab is reasonable.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against a small bet, but the weak kicker makes a raise unnecessary. I'll call and evaluate the turn.

I have ten-high with no real draw, and the big blind called my flop c-bet on an ace-high board, so I'm unlikely to get folds. Checking and giving up keeps losses small.

Make a modest value and protection bet with top pair after the small blind checked. This can get calls from weaker pairs or draws without building an unnecessarily large pot with a weak kicker.

I have ten-high with only a gutshot to a 5 (A-4-7-8 board, T3 doesn't make a straight easily; really no strong draw) and I'm facing a bet after being called on the flop. Folding is best since the equity is too low to call 350 into 1350.

A7o on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds.

7-6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

6-3 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5-big-blind raise.

With AKo on the button in a three-handed pot, raise for value and take initiative; 300 is a solid open size.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Button opens to 3x in 3-handed play, so their range is wide. Calling 200 to win a 450 pot needs only about 31% equity, and 65o has decent playability against that range from the big blind.

Weak holding on a paired ace board that favors the preflop raiser; checking to see what the button does and keeping the pot small with a gutshot-less low hand.

I have trip aces with a strong kicker on a board that offers flush draws, so I’m betting for value and protection while keeping worse hands in the pot.

6-high with only a gutshot to a 4 (a 4 makes 4-5-6-7, needing just one more card; really it's a weak backdoor draw) on an A-A-7 board facing a c-bet, so there's little equity. Folding is best; floating out of position with no pair isn't profitable.

Ace-king is a premium button hand, so I’m raising for value and to take the initiative against the blinds.

A4s is a good 3-bet candidate from the small blind against a button open in 3-handed play, since the ace blocker and suited playability hold up well against a wide range. Raising avoids flatting out of position with the big blind still to act.

T3 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a button raise and a substantial small-blind 3-bet. Folding avoids investing another 10 big blinds in a dominated hand.

Ace-king offsuit is strong enough to four-bet the small blind’s three-bet. Raising to 2500 applies pressure while keeping the sizing controlled in position.

A4s has enough equity against a likely wide three-handed 4-bet range, and the price is good: 1400 to win 5100. Postflop the stack-to-pot ratio is low (about 1.5), which helps a suited ace realize its equity even out of position.

Bottom pair with no spade on a monotone board is weak against a button 4-betting range of mostly overpairs and AK, so I check out of position and plan to give up to a big bet.

I have the nut flush draw and two overcards in a four-bet pot. A small bet can win the pot now while preserving room to maneuver on later streets.

I'm getting about 4.4:1, so I need roughly 18.5% equity. Villain's small c-bet on this monotone board likely covers AK, AQ and bluffs as well as overpairs. My pair of 4s plus the Ac blocker gives enough equity to call, and I plan to proceed cautiously on the turn.

Bottom pair with no spade is weak against a preflop 4-bet range on a monotone board, and a bet would only get called by hands that beat us. Checking keeps the pot controlled, and we can fold to a large bet.

The nut-flush draw and gutshot give me substantial equity when called. Shoving also pressures hands that called the flop but may not withstand a turn bet.

Bottom pair with an ace kicker against a preflop 4-bettor's turn jam on a monotone board mostly faces overpairs, AQ, or flushes. My estimated equity (about 23%) is below the roughly 30% needed to call 6000 into 20100.

A3o is a standard button open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds.

Fold this weak offsuit hand facing a button raise, especially out of position with the big blind still to act.

A8 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open at this price. Calling keeps weaker hands in without building a large pot out of position.

I missed this coordinated flop and am out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking avoids building the pot with ace-high.

On a K-Q-7 two-club board the Ac gives us a nut flush draw, a gutshot to Broadway and some ace-high showdown value, and the button raise range connects well with this texture. A small c-bet of about a third of the pot applies pressure cheaply and keeps our equity if called.

The small flop bet gives me good pot odds to continue with ace-high against a range that can include bluffs. I’ll reassess on the turn.

Ace-high has a gutshot straight draw but little reason to build the pot out of position. Checking preserves the chance to see a free river card.

Semi-bluff with the nut gutshot (a J makes Broadway) plus the ace blocker, on a wet board where the big blind's turn check suggests weakness; this can fold out weak pairs and draws. If called, I still have outs to the nuts.

Ace-high with a gutshot has too little equity to call 600 into this pot against a second barrel.

Q5 offsuit is marginal but playable on the button three-handed; a small open raise can win the blinds and keeps me in position if called.

J9 offsuit is a marginal defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A3o in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is getting 150 to win 400, so it's an easy defend. Calling keeps the button's wide range in; 3-betting is a reasonable mix but calling is fine.

Ace-high with a weak kicker on a coordinated J98 board is out of position against the button raiser's range, so check and give up to meaningful aggression.

Q-high has a gutshot to a ten but otherwise little equity, and this connected flop favors the big blind’s calling range. I’ll take the free card in position.

The button checked back the flop, which caps their range. I hold the nut flush draw with the Ah and have little showdown value, so a two-thirds pot semi-bluff can take the pot now and still has outs if called.

I have only a gutshot to a ten, giving roughly four outs against a turn bet, far short of the equity needed to call.