Hold'em table

9-4 offsuit is too weak to continue against the blinds, so I fold and preserve my stack.

Blind vs blind with 97o, a raise to 3bb is a reasonable part of the SB opening range and puts pressure on the big blind, which is better than limping out of position.

JsTs is a strong suited connector heads-up versus a small blind open. A 3-bet to 900 applies pressure and builds value with a hand that plays well postflop.

97o out of position against a 3-bet from the big blind is too weak to call profitably, even though the price is 600 into 1200. Folding avoids a dominated, positionally disadvantaged spot.

87o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open, since only the two blinds are left to act. A 2.5bb raise steals the blinds often and plays well in position postflop.

J6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still behind.

Facing a small 2.5bb raise, I have a suited hand and am getting good pot odds to defend the big blind. Calling is cheap and keeps the pot manageable out of position.

I have a pair of sevens but the board is monotone hearts, so I prefer to check and see how the opponent reacts before committing more chips.

Top pair on a monotone low board is likely ahead of the big blind's checking range. A small one-third-pot bet gets value from weaker pairs and makes single high hearts pay to keep drawing, while keeping the pot small if I face a raise.

I have second pair with a decent kicker, but the monotone board is dangerous. The call is cheap relative to the pot, so I'll see the turn and reassess.

On a four-heart board, middle pair with no heart has showdown value but gets called only by better hands, so I'll check back and take the free card.

The board has four hearts and a king, so my pair of sevens is unlikely to be best if called. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a cheap showdown.

The board is a five-card heart flush and I hold no heart, so I can only chop. A bet would not get called by worse hands, since any hand at least chops, so I check and take the split when they also lack a heart.

J9 offsuit is a strong enough button opening hand three-handed and benefits from initiative. I use a standard 2.5bb open.

4-2 offsuit is a very weak hand out of position facing a preflop raise, so folding preserves chips.

A3o in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open is getting 150 to win 400, so it's a clear defend. Calling keeps the hand heads up, and folding would be too tight against a wide button range.

A3o with a gutshot to the nut straight (a J makes Broadway) but no diamond; this board smashes the button's opening range, so checking to the raiser is best. Plan to evaluate a call against a small c-bet.

We have a made king-high straight on a highly coordinated board. A substantial value/protection bet charges diamond draws and weaker made hands while retaining flexibility versus a check-raise.

Ace-high with only a gutshot, and we hold no diamond on a monotone broadway board that hits the preflop raiser's range hard. Calling 400 into 1350 needs about 30% equity, and we have far less than that.

K7s is playable from the button against a single raise, and calling keeps the pot small while seeing a flop with decent equity.

Button limped, so completing the small blind for 50 more into a 250 pot gets good odds with a suited-connector-like 56o in a multiway limped pot. Raising out of position with a weak hand isn't worth it.

Checking the big blind with J4 offsuit is preferable to inflating a multiway pot with a weak, dominated hand.

With 6-5 offsuit on J-K-8 I have no pair and only a weak gutshot needing a 7. Leading out of position into two players is a poor bluff, so I'll check and look for a free card.

With a weak jack in a three-way limped pot on a coordinated board, checking keeps the pot controlled and avoids facing unnecessary pressure from stronger jacks or kings.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a board that can improve opponents, so I bet for value and protection.

65 offhand has no pair and only a weak gutshot-less backdoor on JhKh8d, facing a bet with a player still to act behind; folding is clearly best.

We have top pair heads-up at a favorable price against a small continuation bet. Calling keeps weaker jacks, draws, and bluffs in while avoiding unnecessary inflation with a weak kicker.

With a marginal pair facing a flop bettor on an ace-king board, checking controls the pot and preserves showdown value. Our jack of diamonds also reduces the number of available diamond draws.

The turn brings an ace and completes many draws, so my top pair is often behind. I check to control the pot and see the river cheaply.

With only a pair of jacks and no diamond flush, checking preserves showdown value and avoids turning a marginal hand into a bluff.

I have a pair of kings but the board shows a possible diamond flush and an ace, so checking behind avoids a check-raise and still wins against worse hands at showdown.

92 offsite is too weak to open profitably from the button in a 3-handed game against two blinds, so I fold.

Closing the action from the small blind, Q7 suited has sufficient equity and plays reasonably heads-up for the additional 50 chips.

T3s is playable but not strong enough to raise out of position; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a flop cheaply.

Top pair with a good kicker is strong in this limped heads-up pot. I bet for value and protection against overcards and straight draws.

I flopped top two pair on a dry board. Raising for value and protection against draws is best, while still leaving room to fold if the opponent shows serious strength.

Q-high with no meaningful draw on this dry board is far too weak to continue facing a large raise.

On the button with A7 suited, I raise to isolate the blinds and leverage positional advantage with a strong enough opening hand.

92s is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, so I fold to save chips.

Facing a 2.5x button open from the big blind, calling 150 into a pot of 400 needs only about 27% equity, and 65o has enough playability to defend against a wide button range. Heads-up with position closed, a call is the standard play.

With 65 on K74 I have an open-ended straight draw (a 3 or an 8 completes it), but I'm out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking to the aggressor is standard here, and I can check-raise or call a c-bet with this equity.

Betting top pair with a strong ace kicker for value and protection on this dry board.

An open-ended straight draw (any 3 or 8 completes it) facing a small c-bet gets good pot odds, needing about 24% equity. Calling keeps the villain's range wide and the pot manageable, with good implied odds if the draw hits.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight outs, out of position against the preflop raiser who c-bet. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me realize my equity; I can decide against a turn bet using pot odds and implied odds.

We have modest showdown value with bottom pair but are unlikely to get called by many worse hands on this coordinated board. Checking preserves pot control and lets us realize our equity.

Six-high cannot win at showdown. The button checked back the turn, which caps their range to weak pairs and air, so a two-thirds-pot river bluff can fold out 7x, 4x and A-high.

Our sevens make two pair on the paired board, and the river bet is small enough relative to the pot that we should bluff-catch against missed draws and weaker pairs.