Hold'em table

Heads-up in the small blind against the big blind with J2 suited, completing for 50 into a pot of 150 is a good price, and the flush potential gives some playability. Raising or folding are close alternatives.

A♠Q♠ is a strong heads-up blind-versus-limp hand. I raise for value and to build initiative.

J2s out of position against a 4x raise from the big blind doesn't realize enough equity to justify calling 300 more. The 37.5% pot odds are close, but playing the rest of the hand out of position makes this a fold.

63o is too weak to open from the button in a 3-handed game with two players left to act. Folding costs nothing.

AJs suited is a strong heads-up blind-versus-blind holding. I raise for value and initiative against the big blind.

Calling 200 to see a flop with A4o offers good pot odds heads-up, and folding would give up too much equity against a small blind raise.

A small continuation bet applies pressure to unpaired hands while retaining a manageable pot with two overcards and backdoor club potential.

I have overcards and a backdoor, and I'm getting 5:1 pot odds, so calling is profitable to see the turn.

With ace-high and the nut club draw on a board that has added a spade draw, checking preserves equity and avoids overbluffing into a flop-calling range.

I have only ace-high with no draws, and the opponent checked the turn after betting the flop. Checking keeps the pot small and gives me a free river card, which is the safest play with this weak holding.

With only ace-high on a paired, three-spade board, betting is unlikely to get called by worse often enough and risks a bluff-catch. Checking preserves our showdown value against missed overcards.

My pair of twos with ace kicker has modest showdown value, but the opponent's preflop raise and flop bet suggest they may have a better made hand. Since they checked the river, I can take the free showdown rather than risk a bet that only gets called by better hands.

J8 suited has playable button equity in a three-handed pot. A small open-raise applies pressure to the blinds while retaining maneuverability.

JTs in the big blind against a button open to 2.5bb has 150 to call into a 400 pot, which is easily profitable. It plays well postflop; calling beats 3-betting against a wide steal.

JTs completely missed this low board, which favors the button's raising range, so checking to the preflop raiser is standard. We can continue against a small c-bet using the backdoor draws and overcards.

Betting our pair of eights for value against overcards and to deny equity on this low connected board.

Against a small c-bet I only need about 21% equity, and I have two overcards plus a backdoor flush draw on a low, dry board. Calling is better than folding here, and raising would turn my hand into a bluff with poor fold equity.

We have only a gutshot to the nut straight plus two overcards, out of position on a connected board. Checking keeps the pot small and lets us take a free card or respond to the button's sizing.

Betting top pair for value and protection is appropriate on this coordinated board, where many straight and flush draws can call.

The price is 650 to win 2250, so I need about 29% equity. J-high with only a gutshot to the 9 and shaky overcards is well short of that against a double barrel.

AJ offsuit is strong enough to raise from the button against the blinds. I make it 300 to apply pressure and take the pot preflop or get called with worse.

J5o from the small blind facing a 3x button open, with the big blind still to act, is too weak to call or 3-bet profitably. Folding.

8-3 offsuit is far too weak to defend against a button 3x open out of position.

52o is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with 100bb stacks, so folding is the standard play.

Complete from the small blind with A8 suited heads-up for a very favorable price.

We have a decent ace-high hand and position. Raising to 200 puts pressure on the limper and can take the pot down preflop. If called, we have position and a playable hand.

Ace-eight suited is strong enough to defend the small blind against a minimum big-blind raise, especially heads-up.

Check back with ace-high and limited immediate fold equity on this king-high dry board. We retain showdown value and can respond to later information.

Betting half pot for protection and value against worse pairs and overcard draws; we have position with a made pair on a dry board.

Ace-high with no pair or credible draw has insufficient equity to continue versus the preflop raiser’s flop bet.

K2 offsuit is a weak button holding and does not merit entering against two blinds at this stack depth.

9-4 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against the big blind, and folding only loses the small blind.