Hold'em table

Suited connector in position, raising to build pot and take initiative.

Q5 offsuit is too weak to call a 3x button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act, and playing out of position would be unprofitable.

T6 suited in the big blind facing a 3x button open; we're getting 450:200 and closing the action, so a call is marginally profitable with a suited playable hand.

T6 suited missed the A-K-9 flop entirely with no draw; checking to the preflop raiser is standard and I will fold to a bet.

Flop A-K-9 hits our perceived range as the preflop raiser, and the big blind checked, showing weakness. A half-pot c-bet bluffs with our range advantage, aiming to take the pot now.

T6 suited with no club on board, no pair, no draw on A-K-9 rainbow-ish board facing a c-bet; folding is clearly correct.

On the button three-handed, T7o is within a wide opening range and raising leverages position while denying cheap entry to the blinds.

A8s in the small blind facing a button 2.5x open in 3-handed play; A8 suited is strong enough to 3-bet for value against a wide button range and avoids playing out of position in a 3-way pot.

K6s is too weak to call a 3-bet out of position, and the pot odds are not attractive enough to justify continuing against a strong range.

T7 offsuit is too weak to call a 9bb 3-bet out of the small blind; folding preserves stack versus a strong range.

J6 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb to take initiative and play in position.

Kh2s is a very weak hand, especially out of position against a button raise. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

47 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind out of position against a button raise, even for 150 more.

Q6s on the button in a 3-handed game has enough playability and fold equity to raise; 2.5bb is standard pressure without overcommitting.

A9 suited is strong 3-handed with an ace blocker against a wide button open. 3-betting from the small blind avoids playing out of position in a multiway pot and can take it down or isolate.

Q7 offsuit facing a raise and a 3-bet from the small blind is an easy fold from the big blind; the hand is dominated and plays poorly out of position in a bloated pot.

Q6s is too weak to call a 3-bet out of position and cannot profitably 4-bet bluff against a likely strong range.

J7 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is well within opening range, with position and suited equity. Raising to 2.5bb applies pressure on the blinds and builds value over folds.

T9s is a solid suited connector with good playability; facing a 2.5x button open from the small blind, calling 200 more into a 400 pot is reasonable, though 3-betting is also viable. Calling keeps the pot manageable with the BB still to act.

Q8o is a weak hand out of position facing a raise and a call, and the pot odds do not justify continuing given the high reverse implied odds.

Top pair with a gutshot out of position against the preflop raiser; checking to let the aggressor continue and then call keeps the pot controlled with a medium-strength hand.

In position as preflop raiser after opponent checked, I have a gutshot to the ten plus a jack overcard. A half-pot c-bet has fold equity against missed hands and builds pot for my outs if called.

Top pair with a decent kicker against a button open and half-pot c-bet; calling keeps bluffs in and controls the pot rather than bloating it with a one-pair hand out of position.

Turned top two pair (tens and nines) on a very wet 4-8-9-T two-diamond board; betting out for value and protection against straight and flush draws rather than checking and risking a free card.

I have a jack-high straight on a wet board with diamond draws and a possible higher QJ straight; raising for value and protection against draws that could outdraw me on the river.

Top two pair (tens and nines) on 4-8-9-T against a wide button range that opens, c-bets, and raises turns with sets, two pair, overpairs, and plenty of diamond/straight draws. Stack-to-pot is low enough that money goes in on most rivers anyway, so shoving now denies draw equity and gets value from worse made hands; folding top two here is far too tight.

I have a jack-high straight with a heart flush draw. Against even the nut straight I have about ten heart outs, and against a chop or lower hand I am ahead or freerolling, giving enough equity for the 7050 call into 13050.

8-4 offsuit on the button is a clear fold against two unopened blinds in a 3-handed game; not worth opening or calling.

K8o in SB vs BB after BTN fold: raising to 200 puts pressure on BB, can win the 150 pot immediately or with a cbet on many flops, avoiding a tough out-of-position postflop with a marginal hand.

67 suited is a strong BB defend heads-up against a small SB raise, getting good pot odds to see a flop in position postflop relative to the SB.

We have top pair with a straight draw on a dangerous board; betting protects our equity and builds the pot against weaker hands or draws.

With 6-high on Q-J-T and no meaningful draw, I have far less than the ~28% equity needed to call 250 into 650 against a preflop raiser's flop bet.