Hold'em table

Q7 suited is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

7-6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

J6o in the big blind facing a 2.5x button open, needing to put in 150 to win a 400 pot (about 27% equity required). That price makes a defend reasonable against a wide button range, while J6o is too weak to 3-bet.

Middle pair with a weak kicker and a backdoor heart draw, out of position against the button raiser. Checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me decide against a c-bet.

Top pair with a flush draw is strong enough to bet for value and charge draws on this board.

Middle pair plus a backdoor flush draw, facing a small c-bet. That is 375 into 925, so I need about 29% equity, and my hand is well ahead of the button's wide range of bluffs.

The turn gave me trip jacks, which is well ahead of most of the button's range. A lead of about two-thirds pot gets value from queens and draws and denies free cards to heart draws, since the button might check behind.

Top pair and a flush draw give me enough equity to call the turn bet in position, though the paired board makes a raise unattractive.

Trip jacks with a weak kicker is still ahead of Qx, pocket pairs and missed heart draws that could call the turn, so a moderate bet (about 40% pot) gets thin value. It also keeps the loss small if a better jack raises.

Top pair beats missed heart draws and some weaker value bets. The 1200-chip bet offers enough pot odds to call, though a jack is possible.

T9 suited is a strong, playable button opening hand in three-handed play. I raise to apply pressure and build a pot with position.

J2o from the small blind facing a button open is a clear fold, with the big blind still left to act behind.

J5 offsuit is marginal, but the price and no rake make defending the big blind against a button open reasonable.

With bottom pair on a dry king-high flop, I prefer to check and keep the pot manageable against the preflop raiser.

A small continuation bet leverages the preflop range advantage and can fold out unpaired hands while retaining equity with a spade flush draw.

Bottom pair with a jack kicker has enough equity to call this small flop bet, especially against a button raiser who can bet with unpaired hands.

I have a weak pair and no strong draw. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what the button does.

With T-high and a double-gutshot straight draw, checking back preserves equity rather than bluffing into a range that called the flop and is unlikely to fold many pairs on this turn.

Rivering two pair gives me a value bet against Kx and weaker pairs. The opponent's turn check makes a modest bet preferable to risking a check-back.

We have only ten-high on this board and lack meaningful blockers to strong river value. Folding avoids investing further against a credible delayed river bet.

Q8s on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; a 2.5bb open keeps pressure on the blinds.

A-T suited is strong enough to 3-bet a button open from the small blind. Raising to 1000 pressures the opener and discourages the big blind from entering cheaply.

A9 offsuit is not strong enough to continue profitably against a raise and a large cold 3-bet from the blinds in this multiway configuration.

Q8s facing a 4x squeeze-style 3-bet from the small blind is too weak to continue profitably, even in position. Folding costs only the 250 already invested.

On the button in a three-handed, unraked game, Q6 offsuit is a marginal but playable steal. A small raise uses position while limiting the risk.

9-high with a weak kicker is not worth continuing from the small blind versus a button raise with the big blind still behind.

92o is too weak to defend against a 2.5x button open, even with 3.7:1 pot odds; its equity and playability are too poor.

K4 offsuit is a weak button open at this stack depth, and folding avoids playing a dominated hand from a marginal spot.

ATo is a strong hand in blind-vs-blind, so I raise to 3bb for value and initiative.

Pocket sixes are strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, but calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

AT with the heart flush draw and Broadway gutshot plus an overcard on K-Q-4 is a strong semi-bluff, and as the preflop raiser I'll c-bet small out of position. That applies pressure while building a pot for when I hit.

My pocket sixes are an underpair on a K-Q flop with a heart draw. Even facing a small bet, I have too few good ways to improve or continue on later streets.

Pocket fives on the button in a 3-handed game is a clear open-raise. A 2.5bb open takes the blinds often and plays well in position.

Q9 offsuit is a marginal hand to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

K8 offsuit has sufficient equity to defend the big blind against a button min-raise heads-up, especially with favorable pot odds.

Checking keeps the opponent's bluffs and weaker showdown hands in while controlling the pot with a modest kicker on a paired board.

On a dry paired board where BB checked, a small c-bet with 55 protects my equity and gets folds from overcards; it's also good for range advantage.

Top trips with a solid kicker is far ahead of the button's broad continuation-betting range. I raise for value against weaker kings, sixes, and pocket pairs.

On a dry, paired board, a check-raise is polarized and includes many bluffs. Our 55 beats all of them, and 24% pot odds justify a call rather than folding or bloating the pot.

I have trip kings with a reasonable kicker and should value bet against worse kings, heart draws, and pairs that raised the flop. A substantial turn sizing builds the pot while charging draws.

BB check-raised the paired flop and then bet big on the turn. That line is weighted toward trips, sixes, sevens and overpairs, which all beat 55. We need about 28% equity and the river would still be tough to play, so folding is best.