Hold'em table

64 offsuit is too weak for a standard button open at 100bb against two unknown opponents. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and limited playability.

QJo is strong enough to raise against the big blind, despite being out of position after the flop.

7h9h offsuit is a weak hand facing a 3x raise out of position; folding is the profitable play.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5 big blind raise builds the pot while preserving position.

Ace-four offsuit is too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position in a 3-handed pot; folding is the profitable play.

QTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, needing only 27.3% equity before accounting for postflop realization. Calling preserves its value without unnecessarily inflating the pot out of position.

Check to the preflop raiser with top pair and a backdoor heart draw. This keeps weaker hands and bluffs in their range while avoiding an unnecessarily large pot with a middling kicker.

A-high has some showdown value, but this connected, two-heart flop favors the big blind’s calling range. Checking in position controls the pot and lets me reassess on the turn.

Top pair is strong enough to value-bet after the button checks back the flop. This sizing gets calls from weaker pairs and draws while charging them to see the river.

Ace-high has few ways to improve on the river, and calling the turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

K5 offsuit is strong enough to complete blind-versus-blind for just 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. Calling keeps the pot small while out of position with a weak kicker.

With 6c5s against a small-blind limp, I can see the flop for free and play in position rather than build a pot with a weak hand.

With king-high and the second-nut flush draw, I have useful equity but little immediate value from betting. Checking keeps the pot controlled out of position on this coordinated board and leaves room to call a reasonable bet.

I have an open-ended straight draw, but no heart on a three-heart flop. Checking in position takes the free card without building a pot against a possible flush.

With little showdown value and a king-high flush draw, this is a useful semi-bluff after the flop checked through. The bet can fold out better high-card hands and some weak pairs while retaining equity when called.

I have only a weak draw on a coordinated board, and calling 150 is unlikely to be profitable.

QJo is a strong enough button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while leveraging position if called.

Six-five suited has enough potential to continue against a button open, especially with no rake. Calling keeps the pot manageable while the big blind is still to act.

9-3 offsuit is a trash hand facing a raise and a call; folding is clearly best.

I have a strong straight-and-flush draw. Checking to the preflop raiser keeps weaker hands in and gives me the option to raise if they bet.

Bet half-pot for value from weaker queens, pocket pairs, and draws. Top pair with a jack kicker is strong enough to bet here, while charging hands that could improve.

An open-ended straight flush draw has strong equity against most made hands. Raising can also win the pot immediately if the bettor folds.

Top pair with a reasonable kicker is strong enough to continue in position against a check-raise that can include club draws and straight draws. Calling keeps those bluffs in while avoiding inflating the pot against sets and two pair.

The open-ended straight flush draw has substantial river equity, and a turn bet may also fold out some one-pair hands after the ace arrives.

Second pair with no meaningful draw is a weak bluff-catcher against a large flop check-raise followed by a substantial turn bet. The ace improves some opposing semibluffs, and without evidence of excessive bluffing, calling is unlikely to be profitable.

K6 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. A small raise applies pressure while preserving position for postflop play.

AJo is strong enough to call 200 more in position; 3-betting small is an option but calling keeps the pot manageable against the button's 2.5x open.

Despite favorable pot odds, 85 offsuit realizes equity poorly against two opponents with the raiser in position. It is too weak to defend profitably and lacks useful blockers for a squeeze.

Heads-up with top pair plus gutshot on a paired board; I bet for value and protection since I'm first to act with the checked option.

King-high has few ways to improve and is unlikely to be ahead often enough against a sizable flop bet.

72o on the button is a trivial fold against two players already in the pot; no equity worth calling 1bb with.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to open blind versus blind, and the ace blocks some strong continuing hands. Raising to 3bb pressures the big blind while keeping the investment modest out of position.

AQ offsuit is strong heads-up against a small-blind opening range. A three-bet builds value and compensates for playing out of position.

A4 offsuit realizes equity poorly out of position against this sizable three-bet and is often dominated. Without evidence that the big blind is over-bluffing, folding is preferable to calling or four-bet bluffing.