Hold'em table

2-5 offsuit is too weak to profitably enter from the button against two blinds.

Blind vs blind with 53o, a raise-or-fold spot at 100bb; raising to 3bb to pressure the big blind is reasonable, and limping is also acceptable.

K9 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, and I’ll have position after the flop.

As the preflop raiser on a K-high board, a small c-bet takes advantage of range advantage and folds out weak hands; 53 has a backdoor straight draw (gutshot potential with 2) and little showdown value.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in without building a large pot with a modest kicker.

I have pure air with no real draw, and the big blind's flop-calling range is full of Kx, Jx and club draws, so barrelling out of position is unlikely to get enough folds. Checking and giving up keeps my losses small.

Top pair is likely ahead after the small flop bet and turn check. Betting 550 gets value from jacks and draws while protecting against club draws.

With 5-3 high, no pair and no draw, I can't call against a BB who called the flop and then bet the turn. Bluff-raising into that range also isn't profitable.

KQs on the button in 3-handed is a strong open; a standard 2.5x raise gets value and fold equity.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

KJ offsuit is comfortably strong enough to defend against a button min-raise, and calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while realizing a good price.

I have very strong trips with a king kicker on this dry paired board. Checking lets the preflop raiser continuation-bet their broad range and keeps their weaker hands involved.

Paired, dry, J-high board favors the preflop raiser. A small c-bet with two overcards and backdoor diamonds folds out many hands and keeps the pot manageable.

I have trip jacks with a strong king kicker and should build the pot while extracting value from pocket pairs, weaker jacks, and floats.

The small check-raise gives about 22% pot odds. Two overcards plus backdoor flush and straight draws have enough equity against a paired-board check-raising range, which includes bluffs and 2x, to continue.

I have trip jacks with a strong kicker and should value-bet against overpairs, eights, draws, and weaker jacks. A substantial turn sizing builds the pot while retaining calls from those hands.

We have only king-high on a paired board facing a flop check-raise and a turn barrel, a line that usually means trips or better. Our outs are weak even when they hit, so we are not getting the ~28% equity this call needs.

Pocket sevens are strong enough to open on the button. A 2.5-big-blind raise builds the pot while preserving flexibility postflop.

Q9 offsuit has sufficient equity and playability to defend against a button min-raise at this price, while avoiding an unnecessarily bloated pot out of position.

Getting 150 into a 600 pot with A5o in the big blind is a clear defend. The ace-five has blocker and wheel potential, but calling multiway keeps it simple versus a button open plus a small blind call.

With Q-high and no spade on this paired flop in a three-way pot, checking preserves equity and avoids bloating the pot with a weak hand.

A5 with the nut flush draw and a backdoor wheel draw is out of position in a 3-way pot, with the preflop raiser left to act. Checking lets me see the button's action and consider a check-raise semi-bluff, while keeping the pot manageable.

A small bet protects my pair against overcards and draws while getting value from weaker pairs and flush draws.

Q-high with no spade or pair has very little equity in a multiway pot facing the preflop raiser's continuation bet.

Getting 1050:300, I hold the nut flush draw with an ace overcard and a backdoor wheel draw against a small c-bet on a paired board, so calling is clearly profitable. A check-raise is also reasonable, but calling keeps his bluffs in and lets me realize my equity in position-neutral spots.

With the nut flush draw and ace-high, I can check and plan to call a reasonable bet, keeping the pot manageable out of position while retaining the option to check-raise.

Pocket sevens have showdown value on this double-paired board, but a turn bet is unlikely to get much value from worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess on the river.

Ace-high has real showdown value against the busted broadways and weak draws in a range that checked back the turn. A bluff would mostly fold out hands we already beat, so I'll check and take the free showdown.

Pocket sevens have showdown value, but the river spade completes a flush and a bet is unlikely to get called often by worse hands.

As button with a suited? no—an unsuited low connected hand, I apply a small opening raise to leverage position and retain playability.

76o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold; calling out of position with a weak offsuit hand loses money.

Nine-five offsuit is a weak hand to play out of position against a button raise, and defending for another 150 chips is unlikely to be profitable.

A7s on the button 3-handed is a clear open-raise; 2.5x sizing puts pressure on the blinds.

K7 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

Defend the big blind versus the button's small raise with a connected hand that realizes equity well heads-up.

We have no made hand or direct draw on this ace-high board. Checking preserves our equity and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

Top pair with a backdoor flush draw on a dry board. A small c-bet gets value from worse aces, wheel draws and pocket pairs.

With no pair and no meaningful direct draw on an ace-high flop, calling the continuation bet is unprofitable.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds uses position and gives the blinds a chance to fold.

K3 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 150 to win 400 (27% equity needed) against a wide button open, Q2 suited has enough equity and playability to defend from the big blind.

Queen-high flush draw out of position on an A-K board that favors the raiser; checking to let the button c-bet keeps the pot controlled, and I can check-raise or call with good equity.

This A-K-high flop favors my preflop raising range. A small continuation bet can fold out the big blind’s unpaired hands at low cost.

Queen-high flush draw facing a small c-bet of 180 into 550 gives an easy call on price; calling keeps the button's weaker c-bets in and preserves the implied odds.

This is a queen-high spade draw out of position on a board that favors the preflop raiser, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river. I can reassess if the button bets.

J-high has little showdown value, but this turn gives me no useful draw or blocker for a bluff. After the flop call, I prefer checking to risking more chips against a likely pair or flush draw.

The river gave me a Q-high flush, and only the Ks beats it, so this is effectively the second nuts. I'm betting about two-thirds of the pot for value, since villain's turn check suggests a medium hand that can call.

I have only jack-high and no spade blocker on a board where the flush completed. Calling has little chance of winning, and this is a poor spot to bluff-raise.