Hold'em table

76 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-max play.

AKo is a premium hand; raising from the SB heads-up builds the pot and applies pressure to the BB, who will often defend too wide.

Calling with a small pair keeps the pot manageable out of position and preserves set-mining value against the small blind’s raise.

AK missed this T-8-6 flop which favors the big blind's calling range, so I'll check back and keep the pot small while retaining overcard equity.

With a small underpair on a connected flop, checking keeps the pot small and preserves some showdown value without risking a raise. I can still improve to a set on later streets.

The turn ace gives me top pair top kicker in a checked-through pot, so I bet around two-thirds pot for value from weaker aces, pairs, and draws while protecting my equity.

The turn ace is a strong scare card for the preflop raiser, and my pair of fives is unlikely to be ahead of a value bet. The price is not worthwhile without meaningful improvement equity.

Pocket sixes on the button play well as a small open-raise to build a pot and take initiative; calling also works but raising gives better ways to win.

QTo has enough equity against a button open to continue at these pot odds, though calling keeps the pot manageable out of position with the big blind still to act.

74o is far too weak to defend multiway out of position, even getting reasonable pot odds.

With second pair on an ace-high flop, checking out of position keeps the pot controlled and lets the preflop raiser act.

Pocket sixes has little equity on an A-T-2 board against a preflop caller's range full of aces and better pairs; checking behind keeps the pot small and preserves any showdown value.

I have a pair of tens plus a flush draw, so checking preserves showdown value and lets me realize my river equity without building the pot against stronger hands.

Seat_3 called preflop then double-checked into me on a scary three-spade board with an ace; my 66 has almost no showdown value, so betting ~70% pot represents the flush or ace and should fold out their weak pairs and ace-high hands often enough to be profitable.

Call the modest turn bet with a pair of tens; the price is favorable, and the flop checks leave room for a delayed bluff or weaker value bet. Raising would mostly isolate us against stronger hands.

I have a strong but non-nut flush; the four-spade board makes higher spade holdings plausible, while worse hands may not call a river bet. I’ll take the showdown value and avoid exposing myself to a raise.

My pocket sixes are a weak pair on a four-spade board, so there is no value in betting; a bluff only folds out worse pairs while aces and flushes call. Checking realizes my thin showdown equity at no cost.

As the button in a three-handed game, K4 offsuit is playable as an open-raise; the minimum raise applies pressure while limiting risk with a weak hand.

A5o plays poorly out of position postflop against a button open, making fold the standard play.

Ace-high out of position against a small 2x button raise; calling 100 into a 350 pot is cheap and keeps the pot small with a marginal hand.

I only have bottom pair with an ace kicker out of position against the preflop raiser, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me gauge their continuation before committing chips.

King-high has some showdown value and only backdoor diamond potential; this low, connected board favors the caller, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff.

I only hold bottom pair (threes) with an ace kicker on a paired board against a preflop raiser; checking is safe since no bet is pending, and I can fold cheaply if a bet comes on the river.

With only king-high and no meaningful draw, a turn bet is unlikely to improve my position against a paired board. I’ll take the free river and preserve the chance to win at showdown.

With only king-high on a paired board, a river bluff is unlikely to fold many hands that beat me after the big blind called preflop. I’ll take the free showdown and preserve the chance of beating a weaker unpaired hand.

Folding 43o on the button as it is too weak to open profitably.

9-3 offsuit from the button is far too weak to play even 3-handed; folding preserves 100bb for better spots.

With the button folded, completing the small blind costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot. 9-7 offsuit is weak, so I’ll avoid raising and see a flop cheaply.

I have 65o in the big blind facing a small blind limp, so taking a free flop in position is standard.

I have no pair or meaningful draw on a king-high board, so checking avoids investing chips with a weak hand.

I have six-high with no draw on a coordinated king-high board, so taking a free card by checking back is best.

I have no pair or heart, and the third heart makes a bluff less attractive. I’ll check and take a free card.

I have fourth pair with no flush draw on a wet board; checking back preserves showdown value with low risk.

I have no meaningful showdown value, and the opponent’s checks on the flop and turn suggest some hands may fold to a small river bet. Betting 100 risks half the pot while credibly representing a queen or a made hand.

I hold fourth pair on a board containing multiple broadways and three hearts; facing a river bet, my showdown value is very low.

K6 offsuit is a reasonable open from the button in a three-handed game. Raising applies pressure to the blinds while taking advantage of position.

K8o is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind left to act.

Three-handed, a button open is wide, and A4o in the big blind has well over the ~27% equity needed to call 150 into 400. Defending is cheap and keeps my range intact out of position.

A small value bet can get called by weaker pairs and deny equity to overcards while keeping the pot manageable with my weak kicker. The checked-to player may have a queen, so I avoid betting large.

My pair-of-queens with weak kicker is dominated by AQ, KQ, AK, and sets, and a preflop raiser barreling this board rarely has air. Calling 180 just builds a pot I'll likely have to abandon on later streets.