Hold'em table

6-4 suited is a weak button opening hand in this setup, and folding avoids playing a dominated, low-equity pot.

AQ offsuit is a strong heads-up hand. Raising from the small blind builds the pot and puts pressure on the big blind.

T5s in the big blind is getting about 36% pot odds against a likely wide small-blind steal, and we'll have position postflop. Calling beats folding, and the hand is too weak to 3-bet for value.

Trip aces with a strong kicker can get value from weaker aces, nines, and pocket pairs. A small bet keeps those hands in the pot.

T-high with no draw or backdoor potential on AA9. Our equity against the small-blind raiser's c-bet range is likely below the roughly 22% needed to call, and we'd realize it poorly.

K5 offsuit is playable as a button open three-handed, and a modest raise applies pressure while preserving position.

T4o from the small blind facing a button open is a clear fold, since the big blind is still to act behind and we would be out of position.

Defend the big blind against the button min-raise with K9 suited, which has solid equity and playability heads-up.

With only king-high on a coordinated ace-high flop, checking preserves pot control and allows us to respond to the button's action.

A small continuation bet leverages my preflop range advantage and can fold out weaker unpaired hands. The king of hearts also gives me some backdoor potential.

Call the small continuation bet with two overcard outs that may be live and a gutshot to Broadway. The price is favorable in position for realizing equity.

Checking preserves showdown value with king-high on an ace-high board and avoids bloating the pot against a range that called the flop. We can reassess on the river.

My pair of fives has some showdown value, but the flop call can represent many stronger hands. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids a difficult raise.

With only king-high, checking rarely wins against any made pair. A sizable river bluff can fold out small pocket pairs and missed broadway hands that beat or chop poorly.

The river lead is substantial, and my two pair loses to any ace, queen, or higher pocket pair. Holding the king of hearts also blocks some missed flush draws that could be bluffing.

85o on the button 3-handed is marginal and 100bb deep; it's below a solid opening range, so folding is fine.

J7 offsuit is a weak blind-versus-blind holding and will often be dominated when called or continued against.

Q9 suited is a playable button opening hand in a three-handed game. Raising to 3bb applies pressure and retains initiative.

Five-three suited is too weak to call a three-big-blind button open from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

K6o has enough equity against a wide 3-handed button open to defend at about 31% pot odds, and we close the action. Calling beats both folding and 3-betting here.

K-high with a backdoor flush draw and a gutshot-ish backdoor out of position against the button's raising range; checking keeps the pot small, and I can continue against a small c-bet.

A small continuation bet applies pressure to the big blind's broad range while retaining equity with a gutshot to a jack and a backdoor club draw.

The Kh gives me a king-high flush draw with an overcard, and I only have to call 220 into 870. That is an easy call, and calling keeps the pot manageable out of position.

With only king-high and no real draw, betting into the preflop raiser has little value. Checking lets me see what they do and give up cheaply if they bet.

With only queen-high and limited immediate draw equity, checking preserves showdown value and avoids bloating the pot against a caller whose flop range contains many made pairs.

Villain's turn check-back caps his range at many weak Tx, 7x and small pairs, which the ace and the completed club flush will scare. King-high has little showdown value, so a ~65% pot bluff should get enough folds.

Qc9c has no made hand or meaningful blocker versus this river lead. Folding avoids paying off a range containing many aces, tens, sevens, and slow-played draws.

On the button in a three-handed game, T5 offsuit is a marginal but playable steal. A small raise uses position while limiting the risk with a weak hand.

K9s plays well as a 3-bet against a wide 3-handed button open. Calling out of position with the big blind still to act is less attractive.

J8 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large small-blind 3-bet after an open, especially out of position to the button.

T5 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large preflop three-bet, even in position.

93o is too weak to open profitably from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb, so folding is standard.

Pocket sixes are a strong heads-up blind-versus-blind hand and benefit from building the pot while applying pressure to the big blind.

K8 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, but not strong enough to build a large pot with a reraise.

A small continuation bet leverages the preflop initiative and can deny equity to unpaired overcards while risking little on this coordinated board. The 6d provides a useful diamond blocker.

Middle pair and a king-high flush draw comfortably justify calling the small bet. Calling keeps weaker hands in and lets me use position on the turn.

The paired sixes have modest showdown value plus a diamond redraw, but the flop call on a monotone board makes a turn bet unlikely to get better hands to fold. Checking controls the pot and allows us to react to a river or an opponent bet.

Middle pair with the king-high flush draw has strong equity. Betting protects against overcards and weaker draws while pressuring some better one-pair hands.

We have a queen-high flush on a coordinated board, strong enough to continue but vulnerable to many higher diamond holdings. Calling realizes value while avoiding inflating the pot against a range that can contain stronger flushes.

Our pair has some showdown value against missed straight draws, while a river bluff is unlikely to fold out the opponent's many flushes and made pairs after the turn bet.

The river changes little, and my pair of eights has some showdown value. Betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough to be worthwhile.