Hold'em table

4-8 offsuit is a weak hand from the button against the big blind, so I fold to avoid investing chips with poor equity.

Pocket fives are well ahead of the big blind's random range heads-up, so I raise for value and to deny equity.

In a blind vs blind spot, a 3x raise from the small blind gives me 2:1 on the call. K6o is well within my big blind defending range, and I'll have position after the flop.

With a marginal underpair on a coordinated board, checking preserves showdown value and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

In position after a check, a small one-third-pot stab can take down the pot against the SB's many missed hands, and I still have backdoor equity from the king overcard and the backdoor club draw.

Pocket fives retain showdown value against a small flop stab and can improve on later streets. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in without inflating the pot.

With a weak underpair on a coordinated three-club turn, checking preserves showdown value and avoids inflating the pot against a likely strong continuing range.

I have a club flush draw plus a gutshot to a 7, about 12 outs, and the small blind checked to me again, which suggests weakness. A semi-bluff bet of about two-thirds pot adds fold equity to strong equity.

With only a small pair and a vulnerable open-ended straight draw on a three-club board, calling the turn bet has insufficient equity and poor implied odds.

Button open with 97 suited is a profitable steal and realizes well postflop three-handed. A modest sizing keeps weaker hands and blinds' folds in range.

A3o has an ace blocker and playability, which makes it a good SB 3-bet candidate against a wide 3-handed button open. That is better than flatting out of position with the big blind still to act.

Facing a raise and reraise with 9s3s out of position, this hand is too weak to continue for 950 more. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

9-7 offsuit performs poorly against a substantial small-blind 3-bet, especially with deep stacks. Folding preserves chips.

64o is at the bottom of the button opening range in 3-handed play and has little equity or playability against two blinds, so folding is fine.

AJ offsuit is strong enough to raise from the button against the blinds, applying pressure and taking initiative preflop. A raise to 300 should fold out weak hands and build the pot when called.

54 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind still behind.

QTo in the big blind facing a 3x button open in 3-handed play is a clear defend; we're getting good pot odds (200 to win 650) and have decent playability, so calling beats 3-betting.

Top two pair on a wet Q-T-5 board; leading for value and protection against the many straight draws and overcards, rather than risking a free card if the button checks back.

Calling 430 gives me a gutshot to the nut straight plus two overcards, and I have position with decent pot odds. I can realize my equity cheaply and fold to a big turn bet if I miss.

Top two pair is still strong on a draw-heavy board, so I'm betting for value and to charge flush and straight draws.

T6 offsuit is too weak to profitably open from the button without reads, especially facing two blinds.

Pocket nines are a strong hand in a blind-vs-blind spot, so I raise to 3bb for value and to deny the big blind a cheap flop.

A8o is playable against a small blind raise, and I'm getting good pot odds to see a flop in position. Calling keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate the board.

99 is an overpair on the paired J-J-2 board, and the BB's calling range has plenty of underpairs and overcards. A small c-bet of about a third pot gets value and protection while keeping bluffs and worse hands in.

Q9s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5x puts pressure on both blinds.

T7o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise with the big blind still to act, so folding loses only the small blind.

KTo is a reasonable big-blind defense against a button 2.5bb open, with good pot odds and enough equity heads-up.

Check top pair to keep the raiser's bluffs and weaker holdings in, while controlling the pot out of position on this coordinated board.

Q9s on K87 gives a gutshot, a backdoor flush draw and some fold equity, and as the preflop raiser in position a small c-bet of about 1/3 pot works well on this king-high board.

Call with top pair and keep the button's c-bets and draws in range. Raising would often isolate us against stronger kings and sets.

Lead for value and protection with top pair plus a gutshot on this highly connected board. This size can charge draws while still getting called by weaker kings, jacks, and straight draws.

I only have a gutshot to a ten, about 4 clean outs, with no pair and no flush draw. That's far short of the 29% equity needed to call 650 into 1600, and bluff-raising into a check-call-then-lead line is unappealing.