Hold'em table

On the button, 7-6 offsuit is a marginal but playable open with position. A 2.5 big-blind raise gives me a chance to win the blinds or play a manageable pot postflop.

A7 offsuit is a useful ace blocker against a wide button opening range, and a substantial 3-bet avoids entering a likely multiway pot out of position. The size applies pressure while keeping the raise noncommittal at these stack depths.

A8o facing a button open and a small blind 3-bet is dominated too often and would be out of position; with the button still left to act, folding is clearly best.

76 offsuit is too weak to call a large three-bet, even in position.

J♥4♠ is a weak offsuit hand on the button, and calling a full big blind risks too much without sufficient equity or initiative.

In a blind-vs-blind spot J4o is a reasonable steal from the small blind, and raising to 3bb applies fold equity rather than limping out of position.

8-2 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 3x raise, even with position after the flop.

Three-handed on the button, 86o sits near the bottom of a wide opening range, and stealing the blinds is profitable. A small open to 2.5bb keeps the cost of the steal low.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

J5 offsuit is weak, but as the big blind I’m getting a favorable price against a button open and can continue heads-up rather than overfolding.

Bottom pair is too weak to build a pot on this connected, two-tone flop. Check and keep the pot small while preserving the option to continue against a modest bet.

Top two pair on a wet, draw-heavy board, heads-up in position after BB checks. I'm betting about two-thirds pot for value and to charge flush and straight draws.

Bottom pair has enough showdown value to continue against this moderate flop bet, especially at the price offered. Raising would isolate me against stronger hands and draws.

I have only a weak pair with a gutshot on a three-club board, so checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids betting into a range that can contain strong draws or made hands.

Two pair is vulnerable on a four-to-a-straight, three-club turn, and BB's flop check-call range is full of 7s and clubs. Checking back keeps the pot controlled and avoids a check-raise we can't continue against.

I have only a weak pair on a highly connected, three-club board. Checking preserves showdown value without risking a bet that is likely to be called by better hands.

Two pair (8s and 6s) is ahead of much of a range that checked twice, including 8x, 5x and pocket pairs, so a small thin value bet makes sense. The small size limits losses if villain holds a straight or flush, which they would likely have bet or check-raised earlier.

The small river bet offers favorable pot odds, and my pair of fives can still beat missed overcard bluffs. I’ll bluff-catch rather than fold to this sizing.

KQs is a strong button hand three-handed, so I’m opening for value while keeping the sizing modest.

K♦2♠ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling leaves the big blind to act behind. Folding avoids investing more with poor equity and position.

Getting about 3.7:1 against a wide three-handed button open, Q5o has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind. Calling is better than 3-betting this weak hand.

Middle pair with a weak kicker out of position against the button's range; checking controls the pot, and I can call a reasonable c-bet.

A small continuation bet can fold out some of the big blind’s unpaired hands while keeping the cost modest when called. KQ also has two overcards that can improve.

Middle pair against a small c-bet (180 into 550) is getting great odds, and it has decent showdown value against a wide button range. Calling keeps their bluffs in the hand rather than raising and folding out the worse hands.

Middle pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board where the 4h brings straight and flush draws; checking controls the pot and lets me bluff-catch against the button's small c-bet range.

KQ has two overcards but little else on this turn. Taking the free card avoids building a pot against the big blind's flop-calling range.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has showdown value against a button that checked back the turn. The river 7 completes straights for any 6, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids getting raised off my hand.

K-high has some showdown value against missed draws. The river improves many of the hands that called the flop, so a bluff is unlikely to fold enough better hands.

With a small pair on the button in a three-handed game, I’ll raise for value and initiative while keeping the sizing modest.

T6o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; flatting out of position leaves me in a dominated, awkward spot.

QTo has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button raise at this price, but it is not strong enough to three-bet for value.

With top pair and a middling kicker out of position, I can check and evaluate the button's action without inflating the pot.

With a small underpair on a queen-high, two-heart board, I have some showdown value but little reason to build the pot. I’ll take the free card in position.

Top pair is likely ahead after the preflop raiser checked the flop. A turn bet gets value from draws and weaker pairs while charging them to see the river.

The 3s are an underpair to the board with no meaningful draw, and the sizable turn bet makes continuing unprofitable against a typical value range.

42 offsuit is among the weakest hands, and opening it from the button three-handed is -EV against two blinds, so I fold.

7-3 offsuit plays poorly out of position against the big blind. Folding avoids putting more chips into a marginal spot.