Hold'em table

86o is too weak to open from the button for a full big blind; folding preserves chips for better spots.

J3s is too weak out of position blind versus blind to profitably open or complete.

King-four suited is a standard open from the button in 3-handed play to steal blinds or play in position.

T-2 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

89o has enough equity and playability versus a 2.5bb button open to call 150 into 400, especially heads-up after the small blind folds. Raising bloated the pot out of position with a marginal hand, so calling is the better price.

I have only a gutshot on Tc-5h-7s and am out of position against the preflop raiser, so I check and realize equity cheaply rather than bloating the pot.

I hold King-high with a backdoor flush draw on a connected flop; taking a free card in position is standard against BB's check.

8-9 has only a gutshot to a 6 and no pair on T-5-7-2, so there is no value bet. Checking keeps the pot small and sees the river for free if the button also checks.

After checking through the flop, the opponent checks again on a blank turn. We turn a gutshot straight draw with our four, making K4s an ideal delayed semi-bluff candidate to apply pressure and fold out better king-high or weak overcard combinations.

On the button three-handed, J4 offsuit is weak but playable as a small open; raising applies pressure to the blinds and gives me position postflop.

A2o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open; folding avoids a dominated ace and a poor postflop spot.

Holding QsTs in the big blind against a button open, calling 150 chips into a 400 chip pot offers great direct odds and strong postflop playability.

Flopped top pair with a good kicker out of position; standard play is to check to the preflop aggressor and evaluate their bet.

A small continuation bet can pressure the big blind on this dry, high-card board, and I have a jack overcard plus backdoor flush potential.

I have top pair with a queen kicker on a dry board and am facing a small 1/3 pot continuation bet, making calling standard to keep bluffs and worse hands in.

We hold second pair with Queen kicker on an Ace turn, which heavily favors the preflop aggressor's range. Checking is standard to control the pot.

The ace on the turn favors my preflop-raising range, and I have little showdown value. A moderate bet can pressure pairs that called the flop, while avoiding an oversized bluff.

The turn Ace heavily favors the preflop raiser's range, and second pair with a Queen kicker cannot profitably continue against a second barrel out of position.

Ace-three suited is a profitable button open in three-handed play, so I raise to 2.5bb to take the initiative and fold out weaker hands.

In a rake-free 3-handed environment, calling from the SB with 77 gets great pot odds against a wide button open and allows us to set-mine effectively.

The raise is small and the call gets a favorable price in a multiway pot. K4 offsuit is weak, but defending the big blind is reasonable here.

Flopped bottom set on a dynamic board multiway; checking to the preflop raiser to set up a check-raise.

I have top pair on a coordinated flop, so a moderate bet can get value from weaker kings and charge draws while protecting my hand.

Ace-high with no pair and no draw is too weak to continue against a flop bet from the big blind. Folding avoids putting more chips in with little equity.

I flopped a set of sevens on a coordinated board with straight and flush draws. Check-raising to 1,500 builds the pot against top pairs and charges drawing hands.

Top pair has enough showdown value and the price is favorable; calling keeps bluffs and draws in while avoiding a costly raise against a check-raise.

With a set on a coordinated board with many draws, I bet for value against top pairs and two pairs while charging flush and straight draws.

Top pair gives me enough showdown value to continue at these pot odds, though raising would isolate me against stronger hands and draws with substantial equity.

We hold a full house (sevens full of eights) on an SPR under 0.75. Opponent with any trip eights or two pair will likely call off.

The river shove is a very strong line after raising and calling substantial bets on the flop and turn. My two pair is only a bluff-catcher here and is unlikely to win often enough to justify the call.

J2o is far too weak to open or play from the button, making folding the standard play.

T♠2♠ is weak, but completing costs only 50 into a 150-chip pot and keeps a suited hand in play heads-up.

Button folded and the small blind only completed, so I raise Q9o in position to build the pot and deny a free flop.

T♠2♠ is too weak to continue against a large preflop raise, especially out of position. I'll save the call rather than defend with a dominated hand.

AQ suited is a strong button opening hand; raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and to take initiative.

32 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open; folding saves chips.

Holding 53 offsuit in the big blind against a button open is a clear fold due to terrible playability and negative expected value.