Hold'em table

Nine-four offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two opponents with deep stacks.

I have 7-9 offsuit in the small blind with only 50 to call into a 150 pot, getting 3:1. Even out of position, this is a profitable call against a random big blind hand, and I can fold to a raise or unfavorable flop.

Holding strong suited connectors in position against a small blind limp, raising to 4bb builds the pot and asserts initiative.

With 7h9d offsuit in the small blind, calling a 300-chip raise from the big blind is unprofitable given poor hand strength and likely domination. Folding avoids further investment with a weak offsuit hand out of position.

Three-handed on the button, 87o is a reasonable open. Raising to 300 applies pressure on the blinds and gives me initiative with position.

Holding J6o in the small blind against a button 3bb open is a standard fold out of position.

T7 suited has enough equity and playability to defend the big blind against a button raise, especially with the small blind folded.

I have middle pair on a monotone flop but no heart, so I’ll check to control the pot against the preflop raiser.

With middle pair on a monotone flop and no heart, I prefer to control the pot and avoid getting raised by made flushes or strong draws. Checking also keeps weaker hands in and lets me evaluate the turn.

With no heart on a four-heart board, my pair of sevens has limited value. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into a possible flush.

We have a weak pair on a four-flush board and opponent has shown no aggression. Checking allows a free river and avoids risking chips against a likely flush.

The board makes a king-high flush for both players, and I have no heart to improve it. Checking preserves a likely split against another heartless hand without risking chips against a higher flush.

The board is a five-heart flush and I hold no heart, so checking likely splits at best. A small bet can fold out a non-heart hand that cannot beat a flush, while risking only 100 if called or raised.

With no heart, I play the board and lose to any opponent holding a heart. The 100-chip bet is small enough to call for a possible split if they also have no heart.

J9o is playable from the button in 3-handed play; raising to min-raise to apply pressure on the blinds.

4-2 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more with a weak hand.

Getting 3.5:1 pot odds with an ace against a likely wide button raise, so calling is profitable despite being out of position. A3o is too weak to reraise for value here.

Ace-high with only a gutshot on a monotone, highly coordinated board, out of position; checking controls the pot and avoids bloating the pot with a weak made hand.

We flopped a King-high straight on a monotone board. We bet small to get value and charge single diamond draws before a fourth diamond potentially hits.

K7 suited is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

56o is a weak offsuit hand out of position, and the big blind could still squeeze. Calling 200 with poor postflop playability is not profitable.

J4o has poor playability and equity out of position against a button raise, making it an easy fold.

With 9-2 offsuit on the button facing a full big blind call, this hand has very poor playability and equity, so folding preflop is the disciplined choice.

Q7o is too weak to complete or open-raise profitably out of position from the small blind.

Opening from the button 3-handed with an ace-high hand is standard for stealing blinds and exerting positional advantage.

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

Getting 3.5:1 pot odds with a speculative hand that can flop well; calling closes the action preflop and keeps the pot manageable out of position.

I have only a gutshot straight draw and no pair on a king-high flop. Checking out of position lets me see a free turn card and avoid building a pot with a weak hand.

We have second pair with top kicker on a dry board, making a check behind standard for pot control and showdown value.

We have third pair with an Ace kicker on a relatively dry runout. Checking behind controls the pot size and realizes our showdown value safely.

My hand has almost no showdown value, but the opponent's checked-back line on flop and turn suggests weakness. A bet can fold out better hands like A-high or missed draws.

With two pair (Tens and Sevens with an Ace kicker) on a board with no possible straights or flushes, calling a 300 bet into a 750 pot offers attractive pot odds against missed draws and river stabs.