Hold'em table

Seven-nine offsuit is a weak hand, but calling 100 from the button is cheap and keeps me in the pot with positional value against the blinds.

Getting 5:1 to complete with J5o in a limped pot, so calling is cheap. Raising out of position with a weak hand isn't worth it.

With a weak offsuit hand and no raise to face, take the free flop rather than build the pot.

J-high with a gutshot (needs 8 for 7-8? no—J5 has no real draw) on a wet board in a 3-way limped pot, out of position; checking is best and folding to aggression is likely.

J-high has no meaningful draw on this coordinated flop, and the button still has to act. Check to avoid investing in a weak multiway spot.

I have a modest pair of sevens on a three-way board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free next card.

The flop checked through three ways, so both opponents' ranges are capped. Our gutshot to the 6 gives us equity, which makes a small semi-bluff stab worthwhile to take down the pot or build it for when we hit.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, and calling 200 with only a weak chance to improve is not worthwhile.

Pair of sevens facing a 200 turn bet into a 500 pot gives about 29% pot odds, so calling is reasonable without a stronger hand to raise with.

J-high has almost no showdown value. The button's limp-call range contains many missed draws and weak pairs, so a modest river barrel only needs about 39% folds.

A pair of sevens with a nine kicker is likely behind after the turn and river aggression, and calling 450 into a 1150 pot needs about 28% equity that this hand is unlikely to have.

K9o on the button in 3-handed play is a clear open-raise; 2.5x pressures both blinds.

7♣4♠ is a very weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a raise leaves the big blind yet to act. Folding avoids investing more chips in a poor spot.

Facing a 150-chip call into a 400 pot from the big blind against a button raise, the price is good enough to defend a weak hand like 5-10 offsuit once.

I hold 5-high with a T kicker and no pair on a paired 9-9-3 board, so I have little showdown value. Checking is free and keeps the pot small while I see the next card.

Trips with a king kicker on a dry paired board is the nuts in practice. A small c-bet gets called by weak pairs and floats, and it builds a pot while looking like a routine range bet.

I have T-high with no pair against a flop raise into a board pairing the nines, so calling 200 into a 750 pot needs more equity than this hand has.

A4 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising to 250 puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable if called.

King-eight offsuit is out of position against a button raise with a big blind still to act, so the price to call 200 isn't enough to justify playing this weak hand.

Getting 150 to win 400, T8o is well ahead of the calling threshold against a wide button open in 3-handed play. Calling defends the big blind without bloating the pot out of position.

T8 offhand has nothing on the A-K-6 board apart from a gutshot to the Q-J-T wheel... actually a weak backdoor gutshot, and this board heavily favors the button's raising range. Check, and plan to fold to a bet.

I have top pair and can get value from weaker pairs and draws while charging hands with equity. A small bet controls the pot with my weak kicker.

T8 offhand with no pair and only a gutshot (needs Q-J... actually no real draw) on an A-K-6 board that hits the button's range hard; we are getting 4:1 but have too little equity and will rarely realize it, so we fold.

K9 offsuit is a marginal button hand, but calling the 100-chip big blind is cheap and keeps me in with a playable kicker and position.

KQo in the small blind facing a button limp is strong enough to isolate. Raising to 4.5bb punishes the limp and helps me take the initiative.

7-5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a sizable raise, especially with the limper still in the pot and poor playability out of position.

King-nine offsuit facing a 450 raise from the small blind with 350 to call; the hand is weak out of position in a 3-handed pot, so folding avoids a marginal investment.

AQo on the button 3-handed is a strong open; a standard 2.5bb raise builds the pot with a hand well ahead of both blinds' ranges.

A4 offsuit is a marginal defend, but the price is reasonable against a button raise in a three-handed game. Calling keeps the pot manageable while preserving the chance to make a strong ace-high hand.

Holding 4-2 suited, the worst starting hand, facing a raise plus a call with a 150-chip price, I lack the equity to continue profitably against two opponents.

I have a strong nut-flush draw but no made hand, so checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me respond to the button’s action.

We have top pair with the second-best kicker plus a backdoor nut flush draw, in position against an SB flatter who checked to us. A small c-bet of a third of the pot gets value from Kx, 7x and draws while protecting our equity.

The small bet gives favorable pot odds, and ace-high retains some showdown equity with an overcard and backdoor flush possibilities. Calling is preferable to turning this hand into a bluff-raise.

I have only ace-high with no meaningful draw, so betting is unlikely to improve my position. Check and reassess if the opponent bets.

With a club flush draw, a gutshot to Broadway, and overcard outs, a semi-bluff of about two-thirds pot builds the pot and can win it immediately against the SB's capped check-call range.

I have only ace-high with no meaningful draw, and calling a substantial turn bet is unlikely to be profitable.

KJo is a strong hand on the button three-handed, so I’m opening for value and initiative with a modest raise.

Pocket jacks are strong in a 3-handed pot, so raising isolates the button's open and builds the pot while I have the best hand against a wide range.

43 offsite facing an open and a 3-bet with the button still to act is a clear fold, since calling 700 out of position has poor equity and realization.

KJo offsuit is often dominated by a small blind 3-bet range, and the large sizing makes continuing unattractive. I fold rather than risk a difficult, low-equity spot.