Hold'em table

9-4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two unknown opponents.

Blind vs blind, 97o is a reasonable raise from the small blind against a single opponent. A 3x open puts pressure on the big blind while keeping the pot manageable.

JTs is a strong suited hand with good postflop playability; calling the small additional amount keeps weaker hands in and avoids inflating the pot out of position.

As the preflop raiser, I have the range advantage on a high Q-J board. A small one-third-pot c-bet with backdoor straight and flush equity can take the pot down often.

I have a pair of jacks and am getting favorable pot odds against a small flop bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary raise on a queen-high, two-diamond board.

The flush completed on the turn, and I have only 9-high with one diamond. The big blind's flop call range contains many diamonds, so barreling from out of position is poor; I'll check and give up if they bet.

I have a modest one-pair hand on a three-diamond board, so betting risks value-owning myself or facing a difficult raise. I’ll take the free card and preserve showdown value.

Our pair of sevens has some showdown value against missed draws and weak pairs. Betting would mostly get called by better hands and fold out worse, so checking to reach a cheap showdown is best.

With only one pair and a three-diamond board, a value bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. I’ll take the showdown rather than risk being raised or called by a stronger hand.

87o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to steal the blinds with a hand that plays well in position.

J♦6♠ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind facing a raise, with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids putting more chips into a poor spot.

T7 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, but not strong enough to favor a three-bet out of position.

I have middle pair on a monotone flop and am out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me evaluate their action.

Top pair on a monotone board is ahead of much of the BB's checking range, but it is vulnerable to overcards and hearts. A small one-third-pot bet gets thin value and denies equity while keeping the pot manageable.

Middle pair has enough equity to continue against a small flop bet, but raising on a three-heart board without a heart would overplay it.

I have a weak pair with no heart on a four-heart board. Checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate the opponent's turn action.

With four hearts on board and a 4-5 straight possible, our heartless pair of sevens has little value and gets called by better hands, so we check back and take a free showdown.

The board already makes a king-high flush, and I have no heart to improve it. Betting cannot win more from a hand that plays the board, so I’ll check.

The board is a heart flush and I hold no heart, so I can only chop. Betting mostly gets called by any heart or by a hand that also plays the board, so checking is best.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative while keeping the pot manageable.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A3 offsuit in the big blind facing a 2.5bb button open is getting good pot odds (150 to win 400), so it is a clear defend. Calling keeps the button's weaker hands in the pot rather than 3-betting them out.

A3o with an ace blocker and a gutshot to Broadway on a monotone QKT board we have no diamond for; checking to the preflop raiser keeps the pot small and realizes equity cheaply.

I have a strong king-high straight and can value-bet while charging diamond draws. A moderate bet also avoids inflating the pot excessively on this monotone board.

A3 with no diamond on a monotone broadway board has only a gutshot and weak ace-high, out of position. That is not enough equity to call 350 into 550.

K7 suited is a profitable button open three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise keeps the risk modest while applying pressure to the blinds.

65o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. Calling out of position is unprofitable, and 3-betting this hand is too loose.

J♠4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5bb raise, even with the favorable pot odds.

92 offsuit is below a profitable button opening range in 3-handed play at 100bb deep, so folding is the standard choice.

Q7 offsuit is a modest hand, but completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot with the button folded. Calling preserves a cheap heads-up flop without inflating the pot.

T3 suited is too weak to build a large pot out of position, but I can see a free flop.

I have only queen-high with no meaningful backdoor draw, so a bluff is unlikely to be worth risking chips in this small pot. I’ll check and see the turn.

Top and bottom pair is strong against the small blind’s limping range. I’m betting for value from weaker pairs and draws.

I have only queen-high with no meaningful draw, and calling 150 into the 350-chip pot is not justified against the big blind’s flop bet.

A7 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. A 2.5× big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the sizing controlled.

Nine-deuce suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Getting about 27% pot odds against a wide 3-handed button open, and 65o has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

Out of position with a gutshot (need a 3 or 8) on a K-high board that favors the button's raising range, so check to the preflop raiser and plan to continue against small c-bets.

I have a modest pair on a king-high board and can take a free card in position. Checking preserves showdown value without inflating the pot against stronger hands.

We hold an open-ended straight draw (4-5-6-7) and the button checked back the flop, showing weakness, so a semi-bluff stab has good fold equity plus 8 outs.

A pair of sevens with an ace kicker has enough showdown value to call this moderate turn bet, especially after the flop checked through. Raising would isolate myself against stronger hands and fold out bluffs.

Six-high has no showdown value, and the button's range is capped after checking back the flop. A roughly two-thirds pot bluff can fold out weak pairs like 88, 99, 7x and A-high.

I have a weak pair but the river bet is modest relative to the pot, so I need to be good less than one-third of the time. The line can include bluffs or worse pairs, making a call preferable to folding.