Hold'em table

7-3 offsuit is too weak to play from the button, even three-handed.

KQ suited is a strong hand heads-up against the big blind after the button folded. Raising to 3bb from the small blind builds the pot with a hand that plays well.

In a blind-vs-blind situation, JTo has plenty of equity and plays well in position against a standard SB opening range, getting 2:1 pot odds.

Heads-up on J-5-5 with KQ suited: two overcards, a backdoor flush draw and some fold equity. A small continuation bet of about 2/3 pot is reasonable in position-less spot as the preflop raiser.

I flopped top pair on a paired board with position against the preflop raiser's c-bet, making a call standard against their range.

I have king-queen high with a backdoor club draw on a paired board, and I've shown strength by betting the flop. Betting 700 into a 1400 pot should fold out many hands like a small pair or an underpair, and I still have some equity if called.

In a BvB confrontation, top pair with a ten kicker is well ahead of bluffing ranges and we are getting 3:1 pot odds on a turn half-pot bet.

Board Js 5c 5d 3h 5h; I hold K-high with a jack on board, which only beats bluffs. Checking is best to get to showdown cheaply.

We hold Fives full of Jacks in position. While ahead of lower pairs and missed bluffs, better full houses (AA, KK, QQ) beat us and worse hands rarely call, so checking behind to realize showdown value is optimal.

J7 suited is a marginal hand. Facing two blinds on the button, calling is roughly break-even and it plays poorly postflop against a possible raise from either blind, so I fold.

Holding an unsuited Ace blind versus blind, raising to 3bb applies pressure and captures initiative preflop.

Calling 200 closes the action preflop, and 5-4 offsuit has enough playability in position against a small-blind raise.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a highly coordinated board that hits the big blind's calling range well, making checking the best way to control the pot.

This flop connects well with the preflop raiser's range, and 5-high has little equity or useful bluffing potential. I'll take the free card.

With top pair weak kicker on a very coordinated board where many straights and two-pair combos are possible, checking to control the pot and see a river is best.

With almost no showdown value, I’ll bluff after the preflop raiser checked both the flop and turn. A 400-chip bet pressures weaker hands without risking too much.

We have top pair on a board where the flop checked through. Opponent's bet can be a float, draw, or worse pair, giving us sufficient equity and pot odds to call.

I have top pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board; checking to control the pot and evaluate any river action is the best line.

Bottom pair has some showdown value against missed draws, while a river bluff is unlikely to fold enough better hands after the opponent called the turn.

Opening pocket eights from the button with a standard 2.5bb raise.

T6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

3-2 offsuit is the worst hand; calling 150 to win 400 out of position against a button raise is not profitable given how poorly it realizes equity, so fold.

On the button, suited connected cards are playable as an opening raise, with position helping realize their equity.

A2o out of position in the small blind facing a button open to 2.5bb, with the big blind still to act behind. It plays poorly and is dominated often, so folding is the disciplined choice.

Q7o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x open from the button.

7c6s is a suited-less connector, but on the button in a 3-handed game with a cheap price of 100 into a 150 pot, it has enough equity and position to call rather than fold.

Holding 34o out of position is too weak to complete, even getting 5 to 1 pot odds against a limp.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to raise for value against a button limp. Checking lets me see the flop for free.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but betting out of position into the limper risks building a pot against stronger hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

I have 7-6 on a 9-K-T flop, which gives an open-ended straight draw. Villain checked in the big blind and is heads-up, so a small bet gets fold equity and builds the pot with a strong draw when called.

Bottom pair is weak, but the small flop bet gives me a reasonable price to continue against a button limper who may be betting a wide range.

Middle pair with a weak kicker has showdown value, but little reason to build the pot out of position. I’ll check and assess a bet.

I have 7c6s on 9d Kh Tc 2s, which is a gutshot straight draw to an 8. Seat_1 checked the turn and has shown weakness. A bet of about 60% of the pot can win the pot now, and I still have some outs if called.

The turn is a blank, and the small bet gives my pair of nines a reasonable price against a range that can include draws and bluffs.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands. Checking avoids building the pot against stronger hands.

Board is 9d Kh Tc 2s Jd, so my 7c 6s makes a 7-high-straight-free hand, no wait: 9-T-J plus 7-6 gives no straight, only 7-high. It has no showdown value, but the opponent checked all streets while only calling bets, which looks like a capped, weak range, so a roughly half-pot bluff should fold out hands like a weak pair.

A weak pair of nines is unlikely to beat a third bet on this board, especially with any queen now making a straight.

T2o is too weak to open from the button even in 3-handed play.

With the button folded, completing the small blind for 50 more is worthwhile heads-up, but Q4 offsuit is too weak to build a larger pot out of position.

In the big blind with a pair of sevens against a limping small blind, I have a strong hand heads-up, so I raise for value and to take the initiative in position-disadvantaged play.

Q4 offsuit is too weak to call a 4bb raise out of position.