Hold'em table

4-2 offsuit is too weak to play from the button against two opponents at full stacks.

Q5 offsuit is weak, but heads-up from the small blind it has enough equity to complete at a favorable price. Calling keeps the pot small and avoids folding too much of the blind.

ATo is well ahead of a small-blind limping range, so raising for value and initiative is better than checking. A 4x raise builds the pot while I'll be in position after the flop.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a large preflop raise; the pot odds do not justify calling.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to continue profitably, even with the button's positional advantage. I'll preserve the chips rather than limp into a likely multiway pot.

Blind vs blind with 85o, which is a reasonable raising hand from the small blind; a 3x open applies pressure and avoids playing a limped pot out of position.

A2 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind 3x raise, especially with position after the flop.

This dry A-J-J board favors my preflop raising range, so a small c-bet of about a third of the pot should take it down often. My hand has almost no showdown value, which makes it a reasonable bluff.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, but raising would often fold out weaker hands while getting action from stronger ones.

With 8-high and no draw, a turn barrel on a board that heavily favors the BB's flop-calling range (Ax, Jx, broadways) is unlikely to get enough folds. Checking keeps the loss small.

Top pair is likely ahead of many hands that checked the turn. A modest bet can get value from queens and charge straight draws without building an oversized pot.

85o has no pair and no real draw on JJAQ. Villain called the flop and then bet when we checked the turn, so their range is strong and a bluff-raise is unlikely to work.

Pocket queens on the button are a premium hand, so I'm opening to 2.5bb for value against both blinds.

Ace-king offsuit is strong enough to three-bet against a button open. Raising to 1100 puts pressure on the opener and discourages the big blind from entering cheaply.

6♠2♥ is an extremely weak offsuit hand, and facing a large 3-bet with another player involved, calling or reraising is not worthwhile.

QQ is well ahead of a small blind 3-bet range in a 3-handed game. A 4-bet to 25bb gets value from worse pairs and AK-type hands, and it can still fold to a 5-bet jam if the opponent is tight.

Ace-king is strong enough to shove against a button four-bet in this three-handed spot. The shove also pressures any four-bet bluffs to fold.

Calling 7500 to win a total pot of 20100 requires about 37% equity. Against a 5-bet shove range of AA, KK and AK, QQ has roughly 38-40% equity, and more if the range includes any bluffs, JJ or AQ, so calling is profitable.

On the button, 7-4 suited is playable as a small open-raise, with position helping realize its equity.

5♠2♣ is a very weak, disconnected hand. Calling 200 more out of position against the button’s raise is not worthwhile.

Q6o is a standard big blind defend against a wide 3-handed button open at 2.5x. We only need about 27% equity, and Q6o is too weak to 3-bet profitably.

Q-high with a backdoor straight draw on a paired low board that favors the button's range, so check to the preflop raiser and decide on the turn.

The paired, low flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can fold out unpaired hands, and a six gives me a straight if called.

Against a small c-bet on a dry paired board, Q-high with a backdoor straight draw has enough equity versus the button's wide range to call at the 27% price.

The 4d gives me an open-ended straight draw: a 2 or a 7 makes my straight, so I have 8 clean outs. The low board suits the big blind's range, so a lead of about 63% pot is a semi-bluff that can win the pot now and still has equity when called.

I have a pair and a gutshot straight draw, and the turn lead can include draws or weaker pairs. Calling keeps those hands in while I have position on the river.

Our missed open-ender leaves only Q-high with almost no showdown value. The K is a scare card, so a two-thirds-pot barrel can fold out middling pairs and missed diamond draws that beat us.

My pair of fours is a weak bluff-catcher. The turn lead and substantial river bet represent enough stronger hands that calling 1400 is unlikely to be profitable.

As the button in a three-handed game, K2 offsuit is playable as an open-raise; a small sizing applies pressure while keeping weaker hands in the range.

95o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act, is a clear fold; calling out of position with a weak offsuit hand is unprofitable.

QTs is strong enough to defend against a button raise, but calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

With only a gutshot and no flush draw on an ace-high flop, I prefer to check out of position and see how the preflop raiser acts.

K-high has little equity or useful backdoor potential on this board. Checking back preserves showdown value and avoids bluffing into a caller’s ace-heavy range.

I have a Broadway straight and want value from pairs and draws. Betting 400 into 550 also charges hands with a single spade to see the river.

I have a pair of kings and am getting a reasonable price to continue. Calling keeps weaker value bets and spade draws in while avoiding a raise with a weak kicker.

Broadway is strong on this river, and a 900-chip value bet can get called by aces, two pair, and sets. A flush is possible, but checking would miss value from many weaker hands.

My pair of kings has a very weak kicker, and the river bet is substantial after the opponent bet the turn. I’m unlikely to be ahead of their value range often enough to call.

Three-handed on the button, Q3o sits at the edge of a wide stealing range, so a small open to 2.5bb puts pressure on both blinds.

8-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

T3 suited is marginal but playable from the big blind against a button open, and the price is reasonable. Call rather than inflate the pot with a weak hand.

With only ten-high and no immediate draw, checking is preferable out of position. I retain the backdoor spade-flush possibility without inflating the pot.

The board is dry and paired, which favors the preflop raiser, and the big blind checked to me. A small c-bet with queen-high takes the pot down often, and it keeps a backdoor straight draw as a small backup.

T-high has no immediate draw, and the backdoor spade possibility is too weak to justify calling out of position against the button's flop bet.