Hold'em table

4♦2♥ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling from the button would invite a difficult multiway pot.

Opening with J9o from the small blind after the button folded to attack the big blind.

Nines are well ahead of a 3x open's range; 3-betting builds a pot and takes initiative while keeping the SPR manageable at 100bb.

J9o is too weak to call a 3-bet out of position.

Pocket sevens on the button in 3-handed play is a standard value open to take initiative and leverage position.

Suited connector 76s has good multiway equity and cheap pot odds (200 into 400) with 100bb stacks for implied odds, so I'll see the flop despite being out of position.

T9 offsuit is a reasonable defend in the big blind with a caller already in and favorable pot odds. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot with a marginal hand.

I have no pair or immediate draw on this low, connected flop, and two opponents saw the flop. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves my chance to improve.

Check back with an overpair on a connected board multiway to control the pot size and keep their bluffing and worse ranges intact.

I hold two pair (sixes and twos) on a double-paired board, and the preflop raiser checked the flop, suggesting weakness. A small value bet can extract from worse pairs or A-high while keeping risk low against sets or a deuce.

I have only T-high with no meaningful draw, and the turn bet from the small blind gives me insufficient equity to continue.

Getting attractive pot odds in position with an overpair to the flop board and potential improvement, calling is standard against a probe bet.

I have a medium-strength pair of sevens with good showdown value; betting is unlikely to get called by worse hands, so checking behind is optimal.

Queen-high on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; I'll raise to 2.5x to apply pressure and take the initiative.

J9 offsuit is a weak out-of-position hand against the button raise, with the big blind still to act. I fold rather than call or make a marginal 3-bet.

Holding 72o out of position against a button open is an easy fold.

K5 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed; raising applies pressure to the blinds and lets me take initiative.

K7o is too weak to defend out of position from the small blind against a button open.

Ten-four offsuit is far too weak to defend the big blind against a 2.5bb button raise; it flops poorly and plays badly out of position. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Open-raising with pocket eights on the button to build the pot and leverage positional advantage.

Nine-two offsuit is one of the worst hands in hold'em, and I'm out of position facing a 2.5x raise with two players left to act. Folding loses only 50 chips versus risking a dominated situation.

A4 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button open, and the pot odds support calling. I avoid a marginal 3-bet with a hand that plays better cheaply.

Top two pair is very strong, and checking lets the preflop raiser continuation-bet weaker aces, pairs, or bluffs. I can build the pot after seeing their action.

Check back to control the pot size and realize showdown value with second pair on an Ace-high board.

I have two pair with a strong ace-high hand, and the turn brings a flush draw. A sizable value bet can get calls from weaker aces and draws while charging them to continue.

After checking back the Ace-high flop, my hand is under-represented and strong enough to call a turn probe bet in position against bluffs and worse pairs.

I have top two pair, which can get a small call from weaker ace or four holdings. The river completes a possible flush, so I’m keeping the value bet modest.

Getting better than 5-to-1 pot odds against a small river bet, holding two pair with 8s and 3s beating turned pairs and missed gutshots.

J3s is far too weak to play even from the button in a 3-handed game; folding preserves chips for better spots.

J5 suited is a reasonable heads-up blind defense at this price; calling keeps the pot small with a playable hand.

I have 86 offsuit in the big blind facing a small blind completion; checking to see a free flop in position is standard.

I have no pair or immediate draw, and the king-high board can connect with the big blind’s range. I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into a checked-through pot.

I hold eight-high with a gutshot straight draw on a dry king-high board in a limped blind-versus-blind pot, making a free turn card the most standard play.

I have only jack-high with no meaningful draw, and checking preserves a free river rather than bluffing into the big blind after the flop checked through.

We have 8-high with little equity and no immediate draw, but checking costs nothing and allows us to see the river in position.

A small river bet can fold out ace-high and missed draws after the big blind checked every street. I have little showdown value with jack-high, so I’m using the minimum bet size to keep the bluff inexpensive.

I hold eight-high with no showdown value and cannot profitably call a river bet or justify a bluff raise here.