Hold'em table

Ten-four suited is playable on the button 3-handed; a min-raise to 300 applies pressure and can win blinds or build a pot in position.

7♦6♣ is a weak offsuit hand facing a sizable raise from the button, and calling out of position with the big blind still to act is unprofitable.

Holding premium AKo in the big blind against a button open, raising to 1100 for value and to take initiative out of position.

Facing a 3-bet to 1100 with T4d, a dominated trash hand, folding is clearly correct; calling would risk 800 more with almost no equity edge.

J♣3♠ is a weak offsuit hand, and calling from the button risks chips with poor playability. I fold.

Q6o has poor playability out of position against the big blind, making a fold the most disciplined play.

Opening with a pocket pair on the button in 3-handed play is standard for value and positional advantage.

5s7s is a weak suited connector facing a 2.5x raise out of position with the big blind still to act; folding avoids a dominated, hard-to-play spot for 200 more chips.

AJo is strong against a button open in a three-handed game, so I’ll 3-bet for value and initiative while out of position.

Facing a sizeable 3-bet from the big blind to 9bb, pocket fours lack sufficient implied odds and playability postflop to justify calling 6.5bb.

5-4 offsuit from the button in 3-max is too weak to play profitably, especially out of position postflop against two blinds. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

With pocket nines in a heads-up blind-versus-blind pot, I want to raise for value and take the initiative. A raise to 300 is a solid size without overcommitting preflop.

In a blind versus blind situation, ATo is strong enough to easily defend against the SB's 3bb raise, and calling allows us to play in position post-flop without bloating the pot.

A small continuation bet uses our preflop range advantage and can deny equity to overcards and weaker pairs, while keeping the pot manageable with a vulnerable pair below the ace.

I have top pair with a ten kicker in position facing a 1/3 pot continuation bet, making a call standard to keep their bluffs in and control the pot.

With 99 below both overcards and an opponent who called the flop, betting offers little value and risks being raised. I’ll take the free card and preserve showdown value.

I have top pair with a mediocre kicker on a board with an Ace and a King; checking behind controls the pot size and allows me to see a river safely.

With a pair of nines on an A-K-J board, I have little value to gain from betting and can avoid getting raised. Checking keeps the pot controlled and may still beat missed draws or weaker pairs.

I have top pair with a moderate kicker on a board that has brought several broadway cards. Checking back safely realizes showdown value against missed draws and weaker pairs without risking facing a raise or getting called only by better hands.

With the button and only the blinds behind, 7♣6♥ is a reasonable wide-range open. A small raise applies pressure while keeping the risk modest.

A6s is an excellent candidate to 3-bet from the small blind against a button open, using our Ace blocker and postflop playability.

K2 offsuit is badly dominated against a 3-bet range; calling 900 with a weak king and deuce kicker has no profitable equity edge here.

A 7-6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large 3-bet; calling needs substantial equity, and raising would risk too many chips against a strong range.

A8o is a standard opening hand on the button in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5bb to build the pot in position.

Out of position with 45s facing a 2.5x button raise; the hand plays poorly multiway and I'd be committing 200 chips with a marginal suited connector. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Suited connectors have reasonable playability heads-up, and the 150-chip call is a modest price relative to the pot.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a king-high flop, so I’ll check rather than build the pot with a bluff.

Check back to control the pot with Ace-high and realize equity against the big blind's check.

The third club makes this a favorable bluffing card after the flop checked through, and a small bet can pressure hands without a club. My hand has little showdown value, so checking is unlikely to win the pot often enough.

Getting over 3.7:1 pot odds in position with a flush draw (8c) and an overcard Ace, calling is profitable against a small probe bet.

The river ace is a strong scare card after my turn bet, so I’ll use a substantial bluff to pressure one-pair hands. I have no showdown value and no club blocker, so checking is unlikely to win the pot.

We rivered top pair with our Ace, and getting roughly 2.5:1 pot odds, our hand is strong enough to catch bluffs from missed draws or turned semi-bluffs.