Hold'em table

On the button with a strong suited connector, I’ll open-raise to apply pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

T3o is a very weak offsuit hand out of position facing a button open raise, making this a clear fold.

A5o is ahead of the price against a wide button open: I need about 27% equity and have more than that. Calling keeps the pot small out of position rather than turning a dominated ace into a three-bet bluff.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a paired board; checking is free and lets the preflop raiser act.

With two overcards and some straight potential, I have reasonable equity to realize for free. Checking back avoids building the pot with only jack-high on this paired board.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a paired board is too weak to bet for value, so I check and keep the pot small.

A small turn bet can take down the pot after the big blind checked twice, while risking little if called. I have some river improvement potential if I check, but the opportunity to fold out their unpaired hands is worthwhile.

Ace-high with no pair and no real draw does not have enough equity to continue against a turn bet on a paired, king-high board. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a hand that rarely wins at showdown.

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

Button folded, so I raise A3o from the small blind to take the initiative and apply pressure on the big blind rather than play a weak ace out of position.

A5 suited is a strong enough blind defense heads-up, and calling keeps the pot manageable with a playable hand out of position.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a king-high board; checking is free and better than bluffing into a caller who can easily have a king.

Ace-high has some showdown value, and checking lets me realize it without inflating the pot against the raiser’s Kx or pocket-pair holdings.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a king-high board; checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into a preflop caller who often has a made hand.

With only ace-high and no meaningful draw, a bet is unlikely to fold better hands and risks being check-raised. I’ll take the free card and preserve showdown value.

Ace-high has some showdown value after both players checked flop and turn, and a river bet is unlikely to fold out better hands. Checking is the highest-EV line.

My pair of fives has some showdown value, but the river completes the club draw and worse hands are unlikely to call a bet. I’ll take the free showdown.

32 suited is too weak to open even on the button in a three-handed game; folding avoids a dominated, low-equity spot.

With the button folded, 9♣7♦ has reasonable equity heads-up and only costs 50 more to continue. I’ll complete rather than inflate the pot out of position.

I have K8o in position against a small blind limp, making a free check to see the flop standard and profitable.

I have a flush draw but no made hand on a monotone board, so checking keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity.

I hold top pair with an eight-high flush draw on a monotone board, betting half-pot for value and protection after the small blind checked.

The small bet offers favorable pot odds, and 9c gives a backdoor flush draw plus some equity from pairing my 9 or 7. I’ll call rather than raise with a weak made hand.

I have a flush draw but no made hand, and checking keeps the pot controlled while preserving the chance to hit on the river.

I have top pair with a weak kicker and a flush draw on a paired board; checking back controls the pot size and lets me see a free river in position.

I have a flush and can target calls from hands like Kx with a small river value bet. Keeping it modest limits exposure against higher flushes or a full house.

Hero has Kings and Eights, beating all other two pairs (Kings and Sixes). Calling the small river bet is very profitable against bluffs and weaker Kings while keeping Hero safe from boats and flushes.

K9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game; raising puts pressure on the blinds while retaining a manageable size.

King-Ten suited plays well as a 3-bet from the small blind against a button open, gaining initiative and fold equity.

A2o is too weak to continue against a button open and a small-blind three-bet to 10bb; folding avoids a dominated, out-of-position spot.

K9 offsuit is too weak to continue against the small blind’s large three-bet, even with position and a favorable-looking price.

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

52 offsuit is too weak to continue against a button open; folding saves the remaining stack.

The minimum raise gives me favorable pot odds from the big blind, and defending this weak hand is preferable to folding at this price.

With only 6-high and no meaningful draw on this paired flop, I’ll take the free option and keep the pot small.

C-betting one-third pot on a dry, paired queen-high board where the button retains a significant range and nut advantage.

I have only 6-high with no meaningful draw on this paired board. Calling 150 offers poor odds against the raiser's range.

A5o is a standard button open in three-handed play. Raising to 2.5bb takes the initiative with position rather than flat-calling the big blind.

8-5 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Avoid investing more from the small blind.

Holding 73o out of position facing a 2.5bb raise, this is a clear fold.