Hold'em table

Five-four suited plays well in position against two blinds, so I open for a standard small raise.

K2o is far too weak to defend out of position against a button open raise.

Closing the action with J8s against a likely wide button raise, getting good pot odds and a hand with decent playability.

I have no pair and little equity on a paired board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a pot out of position against the preflop raiser.

On this dry paired flop, a small continuation bet can fold out some overcard hands. My suited connectors also have backdoor possibilities if called.

I have J-high with no pair or draw on a paired board, and the button's flop bet suggests strength. Folding avoids further investment with a weak hand.

Opening with A9s on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard value raise.

T2o is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5x button raise; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

J9 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a 2.5x button open, especially with the small blind folded. Calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Middle pair with a modest kicker has showdown value, but betting out of position into the preflop raiser risks building a large pot against stronger hands.

Check back in position with an overcard and backdoor draws to realize equity on a coordinated board that hits the big blind's calling range.

After the flop checked through, a modest turn bet can get value from weaker pairs and draws while charging overcards. I can reassess if raised.

I only have Ace-high with virtually no draw on a paired board after opponent bets more than half pot on the turn.

J9o on the button in a 3-handed game is strong enough to raise for initiative and position; a 2.5x open pressures the blinds and can take the pot down preflop.

Q5 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, with the big blind still to act.

6-4 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a button raise out of position.

K8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

42s is too weak to continue with from the small blind facing a button open raise.

Closing the preflop action with a small pair, I have good implied odds to flop a set for only 150 more against the button's raise.

With a small pair and a queen-high flop, I want to keep the pot small and see what the preflop raiser does.

A small continuation bet on this dry flop can fold out weaker hands while keeping the risk modest with king-high.

Pocket threes on a Q94 rainbow board are a weak underpair with only two outs; facing a bet, folding is better than chasing without position.

K7s is an easy open from the button in 3-handed play to attack the blinds.

A8s has good equity against a button raise, and we have pot odds to call. Out of position, but we can evaluate on the flop.

QJo has enough equity to call 150 into this multiway pot, but a raise would build a larger pot out of position with a hand that can be dominated.

With ace-high and no club on a monotone flop, checking is safest; I have little equity and do not want to bloat the pot out of position.

Top pair is worth continuing with, but without a club on a monotone flop, I prefer to control the pot three-way and see what the button does.

In a 3-way pot on a monotone board where I hold no clubs and only King-high, taking a free card in position is much safer than bluffing.

With ace-high and no club on a coordinated board, I have little equity and prefer to see a free river rather than bluff into two opponents.

Top pair with an open-ended straight draw is strong enough to bet for value and protection after two checks. A moderate bet can get calls from weaker pairs and draws.

I only hold King-high with a gutshot straight draw on a three-club board, and facing a bet with a player still behind me, a fold is clearly optimal.

Ace-high with only a weak gutshot and no club; facing a turn bet, the pot odds are insufficient and there is little chance of improving to the best hand on the river, so folding is the highest-EV play.

A7o is a reasonable button opening hand in a 3-handed game, and raising applies pressure on the blinds while using position. I will make a standard 3x open.

Pocket fours can profitably see a flop against a button open at this stack depth. Calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving the chance to make a set.

Getting attractive pot odds of 3.5 to 1 closing the action in the big blind with suited ace Ad 6d.

With an underpair on a high-card, two-club flop against two opponents, I prefer to check and avoid building the pot.

I have Ace-high with weak equity on a broadway-heavy flop; checking to the preflop aggressor is standard.

Both blinds checked to me on a king-high board, so I'll continuation-bet with ace-high and backdoor club equity to fold out weaker hands and take the pot down.

Pocket fours are an underpair on a K-J board, and the button's bet into two players leaves too little equity to justify a call.

I have only Ace-high with no draw on a king-high board facing a bet from the preflop aggressor.