Hold'em table

J4 offsuit is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play. Folding is standard.

99 is a strong hand heads-up against the big blind, so I’m raising for value and to take the initiative.

82 offsuit is too weak to continue against a 3x small-blind raise, so folding is the highest-EV option.

A♦8♥ is a solid button-open hand in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds for value and to apply pressure to the blinds.

76o is too weak to continue out of position against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding saves chips for better spots.

T2o is far too weak to defend the big blind against a button open.

Queen-ten offsuit is a standard button open against the blinds, so I raise to 2.5 big blinds rather than limp or fold.

A7o plays poorly out of position facing a button open, so folding is standard to avoid difficult postflop spots.

J♦6♦ is a marginal but playable suited hand against a button open, and the price is reasonable for a big-blind defense. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot out of position.

I have a weak-kicker top pair on a relatively dry board, so checking keeps the pot controlled and lets the preflop raiser act.

I have the preflop initiative and a gutshot plus an overcard on a dry J-high board after the big blind checks. A small c-bet pressures their weak range and can win the pot immediately.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against a small bet, but my weak kicker makes a raise unnecessarily risky. I’ll call and evaluate the turn.

Top pair with a weak kicker is worth taking to showdown, but the turn adds straight and flush draws. I’ll check and avoid inflating the pot against the preflop raiser.

I have a queen-high straight plus a club, so I bet the turn for value after the check and charge draws and worse made hands.

The large turn bet after calling the flop represents substantial strength, and my middle pair with a weak kicker has little improvement potential. I fold rather than pay a steep price against likely value hands.

T9o is a standard open from the button in 3-handed play to attack the blinds and realize positional advantage.

9♣7♥ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a sizable raise out of position—especially with the big blind still to act—is not worthwhile.

J7 offsuit is too weak and poorly playable to defend the big blind against a button raise, so folding is best.

On the button in a three-handed game, 8-5 offsuit is weak but playable as a wide open; raising applies pressure and preserves positional advantage.

69 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, so folding is the highest-EV option.

Getting attractive pot odds (150 to call into a pot of 400) defending the big blind against a button open with an Ace-high offsuit hand.

Check with third pair and an Ace kicker out of position on a board favoring the preflop raiser's range.

I have a weak pair with some showdown value, and this board connects well with the caller’s range. I’ll take the free card rather than inflate the pot.

I hold bottom pair with a gutshot to the broadway straight on a very coordinated board; checking to see what the button does is the standard line.

I have only a weak pair and little chance of getting called by worse, so I’ll take the free card rather than build the pot.

I hold the nut straight with the Ace on a non-paired, non-flush board; betting for value against lower straights or bluff-catchers.

My pair of eights is weak on a four-connected river, and calling needs about 28% equity. The opponent’s river bet can credibly represent a straight or stronger made hand.

Jack-six offsuit is too weak to call or open from the button in a three-handed pot, so folding avoids a negative-EV spot.

62o is too weak to complete or raise out of position against the big blind.