Hold'em table

K5o is slightly too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

Q4 offsuit is playable heads-up for one more small blind, but it is too weak to build a large pot out of position.

A2o is a marginal hand with position; checking controls the pot and lets me see a free flop rather than bloating the pot with a weak ace.

Bottom pair is a marginal hand on an ace-high, two-heart flop. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me evaluate the big blind's action.

I flopped top pair with a weak kicker and the small blind checked; betting for value and protection against draws is best.

Bottom pair can be ahead of a big blind's stab after my check, and the 150-chip call offers sufficient pot odds to continue.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but it is too weak to build the pot out of position. I’ll check and reassess if the opponent bets.

I have top pair on a draw-heavy board and position. Betting for value and to charge flush draws.

The bet is small relative to the pot, and the big blind can have draws or weaker pairs. I’ll call with bottom pair and reassess on the river.

My two pair has showdown value against missed draws, but a bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands. Checking avoids building a larger pot against an ace, king, or six.

Opponent check-called flop and turn on an ace-high board. My A2 has showdown value but is beaten by many aces. Checking back avoids risking chips against a possible better ace or slowplayed six.

A6 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds without committing too much.

KJo has enough equity against a wide button open, and calling 200 more gives a good price while keeping the pot controlled out of position.

Holding 85o out of position against a button raise and small blind call is an easy fold despite decent direct pot odds.

I have king-high with no pair or strong draw on an ace-high flop, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn.

Top and bottom two pair is strong on this dry flop. A 400-chip bet builds the pot against weaker aces while charging draws.

I have only king-high on an ace-high flop with no draw and face a 400 bet into 1000, so folding is clearly best.

T6o is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability; folding avoids investing 100 chips in a marginal spot and preserves my stack for better opportunities.

Blind vs blind situation after the button folded; raising with Q9o to take initiative and apply pressure.

The small blind can raise a wide range after the button folds. With position postflop and no rake, 9-6 offsuit is worth defending for 200 more.

As the preflop aggressor, this dry Ace-high board heavily favors my range. A small continuation bet of 1/3 pot applies pressure while floating a gutshot straight draw.

I have no pair or immediate draw on this ace-high flop, so calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

76 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

Heads-up against the big blind, ace-high is strong enough to raise for value and initiative.

Getting 3:1 with Q9o in the big blind against a small-blind open; calling is cheap and keeps a hand with decent equity versus a wide range.

A small continuation bet pressures unpaired overcards and protects ace-high while keeping the pot manageable on a paired flop.

Getting 5:1 with position and some backdoor equity, calling is cheap and keeps my range wide; raising would risk too much with Q high.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but the queen may improve the caller's range. Checking avoids building a larger pot out of position with a weak hand.

I have top pair with Q9 on a paired board; opponent checked the turn, so I bet for value and to charge flush draws.

Ace-high has limited equity against a turn betting range on this paired board, and calling out of position risks facing another bet on the river.

Q8 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the investment modest.

98o is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act, and playing it out of position deep-stacked is unprofitable.

62o is an unplayable hand that does not warrant defending even facing a min-plus open from the button.

K5s on the button has decent equity and plays well with position. Raising to 300 applies pressure on the blinds and takes initiative in a 3-handed pot.

T6s is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 3x button open with the big blind still left to act.

7♠3♠ is too weak to defend out of position against a 3× button raise.