Hold'em table

76o on the button 3-handed is a reasonable open-raise; stealing blinds with a small sizing is profitable.

A7o has enough equity against a button open to call the small amount, and I prefer keeping the pot small out of position.

Ah8s has sufficient equity to defend the big blind getting strong immediate pot odds, though playing cautiously out of position postflop.

I have ace-high with no made hand on a paired board, so I check to see a free turn and keep the pot small out of position.

I bet half pot as a semi-bluff with ace-high and the nut-heart flush draw, leveraging the paired board after the flop check.

Bottom pair on a paired board, getting 4:1 on a half-pot lead; it has enough equity against a range with bluffs and draws to continue, though it is too weak to raise.

Ace-high with no real draw on a paired board facing a bet and call is likely behind; multiway action suggests someone has a king or better, so folding saves chips.

I will continue representing a king or strong pocket pair on this blank turn, applying pressure to the many pocket pairs and missed overcards that called the small flop bet.

Our pair of sixes has some showdown value against a range that likely includes draws and air, and the price is decent at roughly 27% equity needed. Raising would fold out worse hands, so calling is best.

I have the nut flush on this paired board and can value-bet strongly against kings and weaker flushes after the opponent called both prior streets.

Our hand is only a weak pair of sixes on a paired board where the river completed the heart flush. Against a triple barrel with a large river bet, it loses to kings, nines, overpairs and flushes, so it doesn't reach the roughly 31% equity needed to call.

Complete from the small blind with a suited-ish? Actually J4 offsuit is weak, but closing action against the big blind gives a very favorable price and preserves flexibility postflop.

82o is weak; take the free flop against the SB limp rather than raising a hand with poor equity.

With a weak bottom pair on a coordinated board out of position, checking controls the pot and allows us to respond to the big blind's action.

The small blind limped and then checked in a heads-up limped pot. A cheap half-pot stab with 8-high and backdoor draws can take down the pot often, and the draws give me some equity when called.

I will continue with middle pair and a strong enough kicker at this small sizing, keeping weaker hands and bluffs in.

I have top two pair on a coordinated board and should value-bet while charging club and diamond draws. A moderate sizing can be called by weaker jacks, nines, and draws.

I have 8-high with no pair and no real draw, since both the straight and the flush would need two more cards. Calling 300 into a 1000 pot needs about 30% equity, which I don't have against a turn bet.

Button 8-6 suited is playable three-handed and benefits from applying pressure to the blinds. A small open preserves maneuverability while leveraging position.

95o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position.

Calling 150 to see a flop with J5o is reasonable given the pot odds and the button's wide opening range. Folding is too weak at this price, and raising would likely only get called by better hands.

I have bottom pair with a weak kicker on a wet board; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what the preflop raiser does.

Bottom two pair is strong enough to value bet on this highly connected, two-club flop. A substantial bet also charges draws and weaker one-pair hands.

KQs on the button is a strong open in 3-handed play, so I'm raising to 2.5bb for value and position.

K2 offsuit is too weak to continue against a preflop raise, especially out of position. Folding saves chips for a better spot.

Q5 offsuit is too easily dominated and realizes equity poorly out of position against a button open. Folding preserves chips versus continuing with a marginal hand.

Pocket threes are a good set-mining hand, and calling one big blind with deep stacks is profitable. I'll see a cheap flop and play cautiously if I miss.

Completing from the small blind is cheap and Td6h is playable multiway at this price.

QTo is well above average against two limpers who have both capped their ranges, so an iso-raise to 5bb gains fold equity and initiative. Checking is also fine, but the raise should take down the pot often.

Calling 400 with pocket threes is reasonable given deep stacks and position, offering good implied odds to set-mine against the raise.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 5bb raise and a caller from the small blind.

I have top pair with a ten kicker on a wet board, heads-up and out of position as the preflop raiser. A c-bet of about 40% pot gets value from worse queens, nines and draws while protecting my hand.

Calling 450 with a small pair and position; the pot odds are decent and I can fold to a big turn bet if I don't improve.

Top pair with a turned spade flush draw is strong enough to keep betting for value and protection against the heart draws and weaker pairs in the caller's range. The draw also gives us a good backup if we get raised.

I only have a pair of threes and face a large turn bet with a queen on board; calling 1300 is too expensive for such a weak hand.

4-2 offsuit is far too weak to open from the button under standard tournament-style chip EV considerations.

73o is among the weakest holdings in a blind-vs-blind spot, and it plays poorly out of position against the big blind. Completing or raising has thin equity, so I fold and give up the small blind.