Hold'em table

With 4-2 offsuit, I have one of the weakest hands and would rather not limp or build a pot out of position against the blinds.

Button folded, so this is heads-up versus the big blind with A9o. A raise to 300 builds the pot with a playable ace and applies pressure before the flop.

Calling 200 chips getting 2:1 pot odds in position with J6s against a small blind open.

I completely missed this flop out of position, so a small one-third-pot c-bet is a cheap bluff with fold equity rather than checking Ace-high into the caller.

I completely missed this flop with J-high and have no meaningful draws against the small blind's continuation bet.

Pocket aces on the button is a clear open-raise; 3x builds the pot while keeping both blinds in with worse hands.

Holding a weak suited one-gapper out of position facing a 3bb open from the button, folding is the standard and most profitable decision.

Calling with a small pair is reasonable against a button open: the price is manageable, and the deep stacks offer implied odds when I flop a set.

With pocket fours on a queen-high flop, I have a weak underpair and little reason to build the pot. I’ll check and see how the button responds.

Pocket aces on a dry Q53 board; seat_1 checked, so a half-pot value bet builds the pot and gets called by queens and weaker pairs.

The bet is a manageable size, and pocket fours may still be ahead of unpaired continuation bets. I’ll call once and reassess on the turn.

I have a weak pair with a straight draw, so I’ll check and keep the pot manageable while preserving the option to continue if I get a favorable price.

I have pocket aces, an overpair to this board, and the opponent checked the turn. A value bet builds the pot against worse pairs and draws.

I have only a small pair with an eight-out straight draw, which is not enough equity to call this turn bet at the offered pot odds.

Opening from the button with an Ace blocker in 3-handed play is standard to apply pressure on the blinds.

T♦3♣ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling out of position against the button raise is not worth the price or the risk of the big blind continuing.

83 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open; calling or raising would be -EV with a hand that flops poorly.

On the button three-handed, J5 offsuit is playable as an open-raise. A modest raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 2.67-to-1 pot odds in the big blind facing a button min-plus open, T9o has sufficient playability to defend.

I completely missed this ace-king high flop out of position, making a standard check the only reasonable play.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, so checking back avoids putting chips in with very little equity while preserving the chance to improve.

I have ten-high with no draw on an Ace-King high board, so checking to see what the button does is the standard line.

I have no pair or meaningful draw, but checking keeps the pot small and preserves showdown value against missed hands.

Holding ten-high on an A-K-J-4-4 board gives us virtually no showdown value, but our T and 9 block many of opponent's folding missed gutshots like QT and Q9. Checking allows us to see showdown without risking extra chips.

My hand has modest showdown value, but the ace and king make a value bet unlikely to get called by worse. I’ll check behind and avoid turning it into a bluff.

64 offsuit is too weak to open even on the button, so I fold rather than invest chips with a hand that plays poorly postflop.

ATo is a premier holding in blind versus blind play, so raising to 3bb is standard for value and initiative.

K♠T♠ is strong enough to defend from the big blind against the small blind’s raise, and calling keeps the pot manageable with a playable suited hand.

Out of position with Ace-high on a low, somewhat coordinated board, checking to control the pot size.

I have a strong king-high flush draw with two overcards, so a modest bet can win the pot now while building it when called.

We missed the flop completely with A-high and no spade redraw, so folding out of position facing a half-pot bet is standard.

J7o is too weak to profitably open from the button even in 3-handed play, so folding is the standard play.

With the button folded, 7-4 suited is playable heads-up at a favorable price. I’ll complete rather than build a pot with a weak hand.

Q8 suited is ahead of a typical small-blind complete, so I raise to build the pot and take the initiative heads-up.

7♦4♦ is too weak to continue against a sizable raise, especially out of position with no meaningful price advantage.