Hold'em table

A6 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

K7s from the small blind facing a 2.5x button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a marginal hand that plays poorly out of position. Folding is standard; a 3-bet bluff is possible, but I'd rather save chips here.

9-6 offsuit is a weak, poorly connected defense against a button open, and folding avoids continuing out of position with a dominated-prone hand.

34o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play against two blinds with 100bb stacks; folding is the standard play.

A small blind 3x raise with a pocket pair isolates the big blind and can win immediately while retaining flexibility postflop.

J9 offsuit is playable against a small-blind raise, especially with position after the flop. Calling keeps the pot manageable.

I flopped a straight on a coordinated board and should bet for value while charging flush draws and pair-plus-draw holdings.

J-high has little equity or useful draw potential on this board, and calling a sizable flop bet is unlikely to be profitable.

7-2 offsuit is far too weak to enter with from the button at this stack depth.

A9 suited is strong heads-up against the big blind. Raising from the small blind builds the pot and gives the big blind a chance to fold.

76o in the BB facing a 3.5x SB open, calling 250 into a 700 pot gives about 26% equity needed, and we hold position postflop. Calling is fine versus a wide blind-vs-blind range.

On this dry flop, a small continuation bet can fold out weaker unpaired hands while keeping the risk modest with ace-high and a backdoor flush draw.

Getting about 4:1 against a small c-bet, a gutshot to the 5 plus backdoor potential and some pair outs make this a profitable call out of position.

Ace-high has some showdown value and a gutshot to a wheel, but the turn can improve the big blind’s calling range. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

Villain checked the turn after a small flop c-bet, which suggests weakness or pot control. My 7-high has almost no showdown value but has a gutshot to a straight (any 5), so a semi-bluff of about 65% of the pot applies pressure and keeps outs if called.

Ace-high with a gutshot lacks the equity to call 750 against this turn bet, and a raise would risk too much with little chance of improving.

5-2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two opponents.

AKo is a premium hand in the blind-vs-blind spot, so I raise to 3bb for value and to take the initiative out of position.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a small-blind raise heads-up.

Pocket fives on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise. A 2.5bb size pressures both blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

6c2c is far too weak to defend against an early 2.5bb raise from the small blind in a three-handed game.

Q7 suited has enough equity to defend the big blind against a button min-ish raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Top pair with a weak kicker is strong enough to continue, but checking out of position keeps weaker hands and bluffs in the pot without building it unnecessarily.

Small pocket pair on a Q-T board that hits the big blind's calling range hard; checking back keeps the pot small, preserves showdown value, and avoids getting check-raised off my equity.

The ace weakens my second pair against the button’s range. Checking keeps the pot manageable with a weak kicker.

Pocket fives are a weak showdown hand on an A-Q-T board. Betting would mostly get called by better hands and fold out worse ones, so I'll check back to realize equity cheaply.

Second pair has showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands on this board. Checking avoids building the pot against straights and flushes.

Our 55 has little showdown value on a board where many checked-down Tx and 3x hands beat us. Betting 400 into 550 credibly represents a straight or flush and can fold those better pairs.

A pair of queens is a weak bluff-catcher on this river. The bet can represent an ace, a king-high straight, or a flush, so I’ll avoid paying it off.

Open-raise the button with pocket twos to leverage position and often take the blinds or play a manageable pot with a concealed pair.

K4 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

K6s in the BB against a button 2.5x open is getting 150 to win 400, and it's a clear defend. Calling is better than 3-betting with this hand.

King-high with a backdoor flush draw is out of position against the preflop raiser on an ace-high board that favors their range, so checking is standard. I'll look to continue against a small c-bet.

A small continuation bet leverages the ace-high board that favors my preflop raising range, while pocket twos retain some showdown value if called.

Against a small c-bet I'm getting about 4:1. King-high plus backdoor flush and straight draws is enough equity to continue by calling.

We turned bottom pair and have a backdoor-free weak showdown hand out of position, so checking controls the pot size. If the button makes a small bet, we can consider calling.

I have a set on a coordinated board and should value-bet against aces, tens, draws, and pair-plus-draw hands. A substantial turn bet also charges club and straight draws.

Bottom pair with a king kicker, getting about 3.7:1 on the call (27% equity needed). A small-flop, bigger-turn line from the button includes plenty of draws and air, so calling once is reasonable, and I'll reassess on the river.

A weak pair of sixes on a board where the flush just completed has showdown value but can't bet for value. Villain has barreled twice, so check and re-evaluate against any bet.

Our pair of twos has limited value against a player who called both flop and turn, and a river bet is unlikely to get better hands to fold. Check back for showdown value.