Hold'em table

Nine-four offsuit is too weak to open profitably on the button against two unknown opponents. Folding avoids investing chips with poor equity and playability.

Button folded, so it's SB vs BB heads-up; K6o is a standard open-raise from the small blind in a blind-vs-blind spot with 100bb stacks.

Closing the action with a suited connector and position for 200 more; the 2:1 pot odds and postflop playability justify a call.

As preflop raiser on a dry 2-8-T board with K-high and a backdoor, a small continuation bet of a third pot pressures the BB's wide calling range; folding equity is good and the bet is cheap.

My 5c4c misses this flop completely with no pair, no draw, and only backdoor possibilities. Facing a 200 bet into 800, I don't have enough equity to continue.

On the button in a 3-handed game, 65o is a marginal but playable open; raising to 2.5bb takes advantage of position and steals blinds often.

88 is ahead of the button's wide opening range, so 3-betting to 1000 applies pressure and takes initiative. I can fold if the button 4-bets.

43 offsuit is too weak to continue against a sizable three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. Folding avoids an unprofitable call or cold four-bet bluff.

6-5 offsuit facing a 4x 3-bet out of position is a clear fold; poor equity and playability for 750 more.

With 7s5s on the button in a 3-handed game, I have good implied odds and position. Calling the small blind keeps the pot manageable while letting me see a cheap flop.

Completing costs only 50 into a 250-chip pot, making T2 suited worth seeing a cheap flop. Raising would inflate the pot out of position with a weak hand.

J6 offsuit is a weak hand in the big blind; both opponents limped so I take the free flop rather than raise with a marginal holding out of position.

With ten-high and only a backdoor flush draw, betting into two opponents out of position is unattractive. Check to preserve chips and potentially see a free turn.

I flopped top two pair (J6) on a limped pot with a flush draw present; betting ~2/3 pot for value and to charge club draws.

Gutshot and backdoor flush draw isn't enough equity facing a 200 bet into a 500 pot; folding avoids chasing thin odds out of position.

Ten-high with only a backdoor flush draw is too weak to continue against a two-thirds-pot bet out of position. There are better hands to defend or use as check-raise bluffs.

54 offsuit is too weak for a standard button open against two unknown opponents. Its limited equity and poor high-card strength make folding preferable to investing chips.

Button folded, so it's SB vs BB heads-up; 76s is a solid raising hand with good playability and raising takes initiative rather than giving BB a free flop.

Getting 3:1 pot odds with K4o against a wide small-blind raise; calling closes the action and the hand has enough equity to see a flop.

Paired dry board, I'm the preflop raiser out of position with 67s backdoor flush draw; a small continuation bet takes it down often and keeps the pot manageable if called.

K4 offsuit missed a dry paired flop, and calling a small bet with only a weak overcard has poor equity and reverse implied odds. Folding avoids further investment with a hand that rarely improves to the best hand.

AJo on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear value raise; open to 2.5bb to take initiative against the blinds.

Three-handed button open is wide, and KQo is strong enough to 3-bet for value while denying the big blind equity.

Nine-four suited is too weak to cold-call a 9bb three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. It also lacks useful blockers for a four-bet bluff.

AJo on the button facing a SB 3-bet at 100bb is a standard call in position; we have good equity against a 3-handed SB 3-bet range and position for the rest of the hand, while 4-betting would fold out worse and get called by better.

I flopped top pair with a strong kicker. Betting for value and to charge flush draws.

Ace-high with no draw on a K-high board facing a large c-bet from a 3-bettor's strong range; not enough equity or playability to continue.

Three-handed on the button, 9-6o is weak but a steal raise applies pressure and gives me position; fold equity plus positional advantage makes it profitable enough to attack the blinds.

64 suited is too weak to defend profitably from the small blind against a 3bb raise with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids poor equity realization out of position and the risk of a squeeze.

2-3 offsuit is among the worst starting hands; calling 200 more out of position against a button raise is unprofitable.