Hold'em table

94 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button, even 3-handed with both blinds still to act.

Complete the small blind with 9-high suitedness absent but sufficient equity versus the big blind's random holding at this price.

With Ts Js and the small blind limping, I can apply pressure and take control of the pot while still having a playable hand. A minimum raise gives me initiative and denies the small blind a free flop.

Getting 3:1 closing the action against a min-raise, 97 suited is worth defending heads-up from the small blind.

Check back with a weak gutshot and limited immediate showdown value. Preserve the pot and evaluate the turn.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a coordinated board, so I should bet for value and to charge any diamond or straight draws. A bet of 300 into the 400 pot applies good pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

The gutshot and weak backdoor possibilities do not justify calling against this flop bet, especially on a coordinated two-diamond board.

Button 87 offsuit is a reasonable steal candidate three-handed, and a small open raises pressure on the blinds while preserving maneuverability.

J6o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, so I fold and preserve chips.

T7s in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open is getting 150 to win 400, and it has good playability. Calling beats folding here.

Middle pair with no heart, on a monotone board that hits the button's range. Checking to the raiser controls the pot and keeps my bluff-catcher alive.

With middle pair but no heart on a monotone board, checking back preserves showdown value and avoids building a pot against a range that contains many flushes.

With four hearts and a straight-heavy board, our heartless pair of sevens is only a bluff-catcher. Checking keeps the pot small and lets us decide against a bet later.

With four hearts on board and no heart in my hand, my pair has limited value and a bet is unlikely to be called by worse often enough. Checking keeps the pot controlled and realizes showdown value.

I have no heart, so I am playing the board flush and can at best split the pot. Betting would only get called by hands that chop or beat me, so I check.

We have only a pair of sevens on a five-heart board, and checking realizes our modest showdown value without risking a bluff into an opponent who may hold a heart.

J9o is playable from the button in a 3-handed game, and raising to 300 applies pressure on the blinds while taking initiative preflop.

42o in the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably.

A3 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button 3x raise at this stack depth.

K7 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb is a standard steal size.

Suited-independent 65 offsuit has enough playability and pot odds to defend the small blind against a small button open, especially with the big blind still to act.

J4o is a weak offsuit hand facing a raise and a call, with poor playability and reverse implied odds multiway. Folding preserves chips rather than investing more with a dominated hand.

This board strongly favors the preflop raiser's range, while 5-high has no meaningful made hand or immediate draw. Checking avoids investing further with very limited equity.

Top pair with a weak kicker on a two-tone board, in position against a check. A small value/protection bet of about 40% pot gets called by worse hands and draws while keeping the pot controlled.)

Fold; 5-high with only a weak gutshot is not worth continuing against the flop bet.

9-2 offsuit is a very weak button hand and not worth entering against two blinds.

On the button with a decent ace, I'll open with a min-raise to try to take the blinds or narrow the field.

92s from the small blind against a button min-raise, with the big blind still left to act, is too weak to call out of position or 3-bet. Folding is standard.

Defend the big blind against a minimum button raise with 6-5 suitedness absent but decent connectivity and favorable pot odds heads-up.

Check the open-ended straight draw to the preflop raiser and retain flexibility versus their continuation bet.

I have middle pair with a strong ace kicker, so I bet for value and to protect against straight draws and overcards.

Call with an open-ended straight draw on this dry board. The price is reasonable and we retain implied odds against a likely one-pair range.

We have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand on this king-high board. Checking preserves flexibility and lets the preflop/flop aggressor continue with weaker bets.

With only six-high, checking has virtually no showdown value. A moderate river bluff can fold out smaller pairs and missed flop calls after the opponent checked the turn.