Hold'em table

2-5 offsuit is too weak to enter from the button against both blinds at this stack depth.

With the button folded, completing the small blind costs only 50 chips. I’ll see a flop rather than build a pot with a weak hand out of position.

K9o is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so raising to 4x for value and initiative is better than checking.

5-3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a raise to 400, especially when the opponent has position postflop.

K-Q suited is a strong button opening hand three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise builds the pot while keeping the sizing controlled.

62o in the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still behind, is a clear fold.

KJ offsuit is well ahead of a typical button opening range heads-up and makes a strong value/semi-bluff 3-bet candidate. Raising also denies realization to weaker broadways and suited hands.

KQs is strong enough to continue against the big blind’s three-bet. Calling keeps weaker hands in and lets me use position postflop.

I have trip jacks with a strong kicker in a sizable 3-bet pot. A moderate flop bet extracts value from pocket pairs and weaker holdings while keeping their range involved.

The small flop bet gives me a good price to continue with two overcards and a backdoor diamond draw. Position also lets me reassess on the turn.

I have top trips with a strong kicker on a paired, now draw-heavy board. A substantial turn value bet targets weaker jacks, eights, pocket pairs, and heart draws while building the pot.

King-queen high has no draw on this turn. Facing a substantial second barrel from the preflop reraiser, calling is unlikely to be profitable.

Pocket sevens on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise. 2.5bb is a standard sizing.

Q9 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

A5 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise, but I prefer calling to building a large pot out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value and a backdoor spade draw. Checking out of position keeps the pot controlled against the preflop raiser.

77 is an overpair to the 4 on a paired, dry-ish board, and villain checked to the preflop raiser, so a small c-bet gets value from worse hands and protection against overcards. It also denies equity to spade draws.

The small flop bet gives a good price to continue with ace-high, a backdoor nut-flush draw, and some showdown value against bluffs. Raising would risk too much against an eight or an overpair.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to get many better hands to fold. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

77 has showdown value, but the 9 turn improves many of the hands that called the flop. Checking back controls the pot and keeps the bluffs in their range.

Ace-high has some showdown value, and betting would often fold worse hands while getting called by pairs or flushes. I’ll check and preserve the option to respond to a bet.

Our 77 has showdown value but can't get called by worse on this flush-completing board, so a bet would only fold out weaker hands. Checking behind realizes our equity cheaply.

5-4 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button in this stack-reset format.

With 7-6 offsuit in the small blind, completing for 50 chips keeps the pot manageable while preserving the option to play a heads-up flop.

95o is weak even against a small-blind limp, so I take the free flop and keep the pot small out of position postflop. Raising would mostly get called by better hands.

Middle pair is often ahead of the big blind’s checking range. A small bet gets value from draws and protects against overcards without building a large pot.

Getting 4:1 against a small bet, with nine-high, backdoor flush and straight draws, and position, gives me enough equity and playability to call.

My pair of sevens has showdown value, but the jack improves some of the caller’s range. I’ll check and avoid building a larger pot out of position.

I have 9-high with no real draw, so checking gives almost no showdown value. SB's turn check after a small flop lead looks weak, so a modest stab can win the pot often enough to be profitable.

The bet gives me a reasonable price with a pair of sevens. Villain can have draws or weaker hands often enough to continue, though I should be cautious on the river.

Third pair is too weak to value-bet on a river that completes the diamond flush. Checking preserves the chance to reach showdown without investing more.

Nine-high cannot win at showdown, and the third diamond on the river lets me credibly represent a flush against a capped check. A 600 bet only needs to work about 40% of the time.

Bottom pair is a weak bluff-catcher against a river bet after the diamond flush completes. Calling 600 needs too many bluffs in the opponent's range.

A7 suited is a strong three-handed button hand. Raising builds the pot while preserving position postflop.

K7o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a weak, dominated hand out of position. Folding is standard.

Defend the big blind with 9-8 offsuit against the button's small open; the pot odds and playability justify calling.

With no made hand or strong draw on this ace-high flop, checking preserves pot control and allows the preflop raiser to act.

Top pair can get value from weaker pairs and draws. A small bet also protects the hand without building a large pot against stronger aces.

With only eight-high and no meaningful direct draw on this ace-high board, calling the continuation bet is not profitable. Folding preserves chips.

J9o on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open-raise; a 2.5bb raise applies pressure to both blinds.

K3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

Q2 suited has enough equity to defend the big blind against a 2.5bb button raise, despite the positional disadvantage.

I have a flush draw, but this ace-king flop favors the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to their bet.

The A-K-4 two-tone board strongly favors my button opening range. A small c-bet with J9o and a backdoor straight draw folds out many of the big blind's weak hands cheaply.

The small flop bet gives me a good price to continue with a flush draw. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

I have a flush draw but no made hand. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate a bet from the preflop raiser.

J-high with no draw and no useful blockers on a board where the caller's range stays sticky with Ax, Kx and draws; barrelling is unlikely to get enough folds, so I'll take the free card.

The river completes my queen-high flush. A 550-chip bet targets calls from aces and other one-pair hands while getting value from weaker flushes.

J-9 high with no pair and no draw on A-K-x with the flush completed; it can't call a 550-chip bet into 1460. Bluff-raising is unconvincing after we checked the turn, and it would cost too much.