Hold'em table

64 offsuit is too weak for a standard button open against two unknown opponents. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and limited postflop playability.

QJs is a strong heads-up hand; completing from the SB against one player is standard.

Nine-seven suited plays well in position against a small-blind limp. Raising builds the pot and can win it preflop.

QJo out of position against a 4x raise is dominated too often; folding avoids a tough spot with a marginal hand.

A9o on the button is a standard open-raise; I'll take the initiative and try to win the blinds or play a button in position.

A4 offsuit plays poorly out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids committing more chips with a weak hand.

QTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, with 200 to call into a 450 pot and no rake. Calling preserves value against a wide opening range without inflating the pot out of position.

Check top pair with a medium kicker to the preflop raiser, keeping weaker hands and bluffs in their range. This hand is well suited to calling a normal-sized continuation bet rather than leading into a stronger range.

I raised preflop and got one caller; the flop checked to me, so I take the initiative with a small continuation bet on Qh8h7d, which also threatens hearts draws.

Top pair with a ten kicker and backdoor heart and straight potential is comfortably strong enough to call this half-pot continuation bet. Raising would tend to fold out bluffs while building a larger pot against stronger hands.

Top pair with a medium kicker is a good bluff-catcher on this blank turn. Checking keeps the opponent’s bluffs in and avoids building a large pot against stronger queens.

A-high missed the board and my flop bet was called; checking back controls the pot and avoids bloating it with a weak unimproved hand.

The turn check-back makes a small river value bet attractive with top pair. One-third pot can get calls from weaker queens, eights, and pocket pairs while limiting exposure to stronger hands.

I hold ace-high only (As9h) on a board of 8h7dQh3c7c; seat_1's river bet of 450 into 1800 is unlikely to be paid off by ace-high, and calling would need seat_1 to be bluffing with nothing. Folding saves 450 chips.

T7 offsuit is playable as a button steal in a three-handed game. A small raise pressures the blinds while limiting the risk with a marginal hand.

K5 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act. Poor equity realization out of position and domination risk make folding preferable.

Suited connector 56s in the big blind with only 125 to call against a min-plus raise; good odds to see a flop and play for stacks if I hit.

I hold 5s6c with a gutshot to the 9 on a monotone heart board; no made hand and no heart, so I take the free card and fold to any bet.

Top and bottom pair is strong heads-up, but the monotone, connected flop gives many draws a chance to improve. A 350-chip bet gets value from weaker hands while charging those draws.

5s6c has no equity on a monotone Th-8h-7h board facing a flop raise; folding is clearly best.

QJo is a clear button open three-handed, with good high-card strength and position after the flop. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

5c6c is a weak suited connector facing a 2.5x raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

9-3 offsuit is too weak to defend against a 2.5 big blind raise, even from the big blind.

King-six offsuit is weak even from the button with two players left to act; folding preserves chips for better spots.

AJs is a strong heads-up hand against the big blind. Raising builds the pot for value and applies pressure.

85 offsuit is too weak to defend profitably against a 3bb raise, even with position. Its limited connectivity and poor showdown value make folding preferable to calling or bluff-raising.

7-3 offsuit is too weak to open from the button, even three-handed.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to open against the big blind's unrestricted range, and the ace blocks some strong continuing hands. Raising to 3bb creates fold equity and charges weaker hands to see a flop.

AQs is strong enough to continue against a 3x open in position; calling keeps the pot manageable and preserves 3-betting flexibility.

A4 has little equity on this connected, two-spade board, which gives the big blind many pairs and draws that can continue against a bet. Checking avoids inflating the pot out of position with a weak bluff candidate.

I hold AQ on a K-high board with a gutshot-ish equity and position; betting ~2/3 pot charges draws and worse queens while protecting my range after the preflop caller checked.

Ace-high with only weak backdoor draws is a poor defense against a two-thirds-pot bet on this coordinated board. Out of position, I cannot profitably realize enough equity to call, and I have better candidates for a check-raise bluff.