Hold'em table

9♣3♦ offsuit is too weak to open from the button, especially with both blinds still to act.

Button folded, so I am heads-up with the big blind holding KQs. A raise to 300 builds the pot with a strong suited hand and takes the initiative.

Holding T6s in the big blind with position against a small blind open, getting 2:1 pot odds makes this a profitable call.

I have a nut flush draw plus an open-ended straight draw on a wet flop, so a half-pot semi-bluff builds the pot and applies pressure while I still have strong equity if called.

We hold middle pair with position against the small blind's c-bet, getting adequate pot odds to continue to the turn.

I have the nut flush draw plus an open-ender on a paired board, so a pot-sized pressure bet builds the pot and charges worse hands and draws.

Holding two pair with Tens and Sevens with a Jack kicker, we only beat pure bluffs against a strong double-barrel range from the preflop raiser.

Pocket sevens are ahead of a random button open range and play well as a raise first in. A 3bb open builds the pot while keeping fold equity against the blinds.

J9o is too weak to call a 3bb open out of position from the small blind with the big blind still left to act.

KTs is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps weaker hands in while avoiding an unnecessary 3-bet.

K-high has little equity or protection value on this dry, low flop. Check and avoid building a pot out of position.

Dry flop and I have the preflop initiative with pocket sevens. A small continuation bet gets value from worse pairs and folds out overcards.

The small bet offers favorable pot odds, and my two overcards give useful equity against many hands. Calling is preferable to raising with no made hand or immediate draw.

I have only king-high with limited improvement potential, and the queen favors the preflop raiser’s range. I’ll check rather than bluff into a range with plenty of pairs and strong queens.

I have a weak underpair on a queen-high board after the big blind called my flop bet, so checking controls the pot and realizes my showdown value.

K-high has some showdown value against missed draws, and a river bluff is unlikely to fold enough of the opponent’s check-back range to be profitable.

Pair of sevens has some showdown value on this dry board, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse. Checking realizes that value.

T3o is far too weak to open on the button even 3-handed. Folding is standard.

Complete the small blind with a suited hand at favorable pot odds; raising would isolate me out of position with a weak holding.

AJo is well ahead of a small-blind limp, so I raise for value and to take the initiative heads-up. Four big blinds is a standard size that builds the pot without overcommitting.

84 suited is too weak to continue against a 4x raise, especially out of position and with no other callers.

A9 offsuit is a solid button-opening hand in three-handed play. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative and apply pressure to the blinds.

K4 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, especially out of position. Folding avoids dominated spots and poor reverse implied odds.

Holding 75s in the big blind getting 2.67-to-1 pot odds against a button open, this hand has sufficient playability and equity to defend.

Check to the preflop aggressor out of position on an ace-high paired board with weak equity.

Bet small for value and protection: weaker pairs and diamond draws may call, while checking risks giving them a free turn.

I hold seven-high with no flush draw and only runner-runner straight possibilities on a paired ace board against the preflop aggressor's continuation bet.

84 suited is too weak to open from the button with both blinds still to act, so folding avoids a dominated spot.

95o is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind, so folding is the clear optimal play.

A5o is a standard opening hand from the button in 3-handed play, so I min-raise to steal the blinds or play in position.

K3 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Jack-six offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise; folding avoids a dominated, hard-to-play hand.