Hold'em table

9-4 offsuit is too weak to continue against two blinds, so I fold and preserve my stack.

Blind vs blind with 97o, raising to 3bb is a standard SB open that works well against a single opponent; limping is also fine, but raising takes the initiative.

JsTs is a strong, playable suited connector heads-up against a small-blind open. Calling keeps in weaker hands while realizing equity in position after the flop.

We have an open-ended straight draw (need a 10 or 8) plus a backdoor diamond draw on a board that favors the preflop raiser. A small c-bet of a third pot uses our range advantage and keeps plenty of equity when called.

Top pair has sufficient showdown value to continue versus this small flop bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while controlling the pot with a moderate kicker.

I only have a 9-high flush draw, out of position on a board that is now three diamonds, so I check to realize equity cheaply. Betting risks a raise from a bigger diamond or a set.

Betting top pair for value and protection after the turn check, while keeping the sizing moderate on the four-diamond board.

I have the 9d, so any diamond on the river makes me a flush. I'm getting 3:1 on the call, and with stacks this deep the implied odds justify it, even though a 4-diamond board carries some risk of running into a higher flush.

A weak pair of sevens has some showdown value but can't bet for value against a player who bet the turn. Checking controls the pot size.

With a marginal pair on a four-diamond board, a river value bet is unlikely to be called often by worse hands and risks paying off stronger holdings. Checking realizes showdown value.

87o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard open; a small raise to 2.5bb steals the blinds with a playable hand.

J6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind versus an early 2.5bb raise in a three-handed game.

We have a suited connector with decent equity against a button raise, and we're getting good pot odds to call from the big blind. We'll play a flop out of position but can fold if we miss.

Middle pair on a monotone board wants protection and thin value, and the opponent's timed-out check suggests a bet may win the pot outright via fallback fold. A small sizing keeps risk low.

J9 suited is a playable button hand and benefits from applying pressure to the blinds. A small open raises the chance to win immediately while retaining maneuverability.

4-2 offsuit is a very weak hand out of position against a preflop raise, so calling more chips has poor expected value.

A3o in the big blind against a button open to 2.5bb gets 150 to win 400, so it's an easy defend with good equity against a wide button range. Calling keeps their bluffs in and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

I have ace-high with a gutshot to Broadway using the As, but no diamond, on a monotone board that hits the raiser's range hard. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity; I can decide versus a c-bet with pot odds in mind.

I flopped a strong straight and should value-bet while charging single-pair hands and diamond draws. The sizeable bet also protects against the many dangerous turn cards.

A-high with only a gutshot and no diamond on a monotone broadway board leaves me with too little equity for a 30% pot-odds call. A bluff-raise is also poor here because this board hits the preflop raiser's range hard.

K7s is a reasonable hand from the button, and a small raise pressures the blinds while keeping us in position for the flop.

56o from the small blind against a button min-raise, with the big blind still to act behind, is a weak out-of-position spot. Folding is standard; 3-betting it as a bluff is unnecessary.

The min-raise gives excellent pot odds heads-up, and J4 offsuit retains enough equity to defend the big blind at zero rake.

I have top pair heads-up after the preflop raiser checked. A moderate value/protection bet charges weaker kings, eights, draws, and ace-high hands.

92 offsuit is too weak to open even on the button in 3-handed play, so folding is standard.

Complete the small blind with a playable queen-high hand and realize equity heads-up rather than inflate the pot out of position.

With T3s and no one raising, I can see a cheap flop and evaluate from position. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids unnecessary risk preflop.

A small continuation bet can fold out many unpaired overcards and random hands from the big blind while risking little. Q-high has some backup equity if called.

Top two pair is very strong on this dry board, so I raise for value against top pairs and draws.

Q-high with no meaningful draw is far too weak to continue versus a substantial flop raise in a heads-up pot.

A7 offsuit is a strong button open three-handed, and raising applies pressure to the blinds while retaining initiative.

92s is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, and calling would be speculative with poor postflop playability. I fold to preserve chips.

Getting 400:150 odds in the big blind versus a button open, 65o is a standard defend with good playability heads-up.

Gutshot plus backdoor draws out of position on a K-high board that favors the preflop raiser; checking keeps the pot small and lets me see what the button does.

I will make a small continuation bet with second pair to gain value from worse pairs and draws while charging overcards.

We hold a gutshot plus backdoor draws, getting 200 into 750 against a small c-bet (3.75:1), which is enough to continue by calling. Raising as a bluff is less attractive on a K-high board that favors the button's range.

The turn gave me an open-ended draw: any 3 or 8 makes a straight, so 8 outs. Checking out of position keeps the pot controlled, and I can call a reasonable bet with those odds.

Betting for value and protection with middle pair and an ace kicker, targeting worse pairs and straight draws while denying free river equity.

I have an open-ended straight draw (any 3 or 8 makes it), and the pot odds of about 24% plus implied odds with deep stacks justify calling. Villain's bet is a small third of the pot.

Six-high can't win at showdown. The Td lets my check-call line represent a ten, so a bet can fold out weak kings and missed high-card hands.

Our ace gives the best kicker among 7x hands, and this line contains enough missed straight draws and weaker 7x value bets to justify calling at this price. Raising would mostly isolate us against trips or stronger two pair.