Hold'em table

Nine-four offsuit is too weak to open from the button with two players yet to act.

7-9 offsuit in the small blind, heads-up against the big blind after the button folded. Calling 50 more to win a 150 pot is a good price (needs about 25% equity), and the hand is playable.

Holding strong suited connectors in position against a limping small blind, raising for value and to seize initiative.

7-9 offsuit is a weak hand, and calling 250 more out of position against a big blind raise to 350 is not profitable, so folding is best.

8c7d is a suited-connector-like offsuit hand; on the button in 3-handed play it has decent playability, and calling 100 to win a 250 pot is a good price.</br>

J6o is too weak and disconnected to complete from the small blind out of position.

T7 suited plays well enough to see a free flop, but raising out of position against the button's limp would build a pot with a marginal hand.

With middle pair and no heart on a monotone flop, I prefer to control the pot and reassess after the button acts.

Middle pair (sevens) on a monotone flop with no heart in hand; the big blind checked, so a small bet takes a stab at the pot and charges draws while limiting risk.

Middle pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, though the monotone board makes raising unattractive.

With a weak pair and no heart on a four-heart board, betting is unlikely to get called by worse. I’ll check and evaluate the button’s action.

Board is 2h 7h 3h 6h with four hearts and I hold a pair of sevens with no heart, so my hand is a weak showdown hand. Any heart beats me, and the opponent has shown some strength by checking then calling. I'll check to keep the pot small and take a free river card.

The board is a flush, and I have no heart. Checking preserves a possible split pot without risking chips against an opponent holding a heart.

The board is all hearts (2h 7h 3h 6h Kh) and I hold no heart, so I only play the board's king-high flush. A bet would only be called by a better hand, such as one with the Ah, so checking is best.

J9o is playable from the button in a 3-handed game, so I open with a standard 2.25bb raise to steal or play in position.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A3s in the big blind is getting a good price (125 to call into 375) against a wide button open, and it has good playability. A call is simpler than a 3-bet out of position.

I have ace-high with a backdoor nut-flush draw and a gutshot to Broadway (J completes A-K-Q-T-J) on a Q-K-T two-tone board. I'm out of position against the button's preflop raiser, so checking to realize equity is reasonable.

I flopped a King-high straight on a monotone board, so I bet half pot for value and protection against diamond draws.

Ace-high with a backdoor-free nut-flush-draw-less board is weak, but I have the As, which blocks the nut straight? No, but I hold an ace for a Broadway straight draw (need J for AKQJT). Facing a small 250 bet into 750 (about 25% equity needed), a gutshot to the nut straight plus ace-high outs justifies calling against a button c-bet range.

I hold A-high with a backdoor nut-flush blocker only in spades, which is not relevant. On a Q-K-T-7 board with two diamonds, the button showed strength by betting the flop, so I'll check and take a free card rather than bluff.

We have a straight on a monotone board without a diamond; checking back controls the pot and prevents facing a check-raise from made flushes while seeing a safe river.

I hold ace-high on a Q-K-T-7-4 board with three diamonds, and I have no diamond. The button checked back the turn, so my hand has some showdown value but would not be called by worse, so I check rather than bluff or bet thin.

We hold a King-high straight, but the board contains three diamonds and any Ace makes a higher straight. Checking behind realizes showdown value safely without risking a check-raise.

K7 suited is strong enough to open from the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

5-6 offsuit out of position in the small blind, facing a button open with the big blind still to act, is a weak hand that plays poorly. Calling 200 more is not worth it, so I fold.

J4o is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5x open from the button.

9-2 offsuit is the weakest hand type in a three-handed game. Out of position postflop against two players, it is not worth calling 100 chips, so I fold on the button.

In the small blind getting 3:1 direct pot odds heads-up against the big blind, Q7o has sufficient equity and high-card value to complete.

T3 suited is playable in position against the small blind, but too weak to build a larger pot preflop. Checking sees the flop for free.

Check with Queen-high on a dry board out of position in a limped pot.

Top and bottom pair is strong on this dry, low flop. A 150-chip bet builds value from weaker pairs and straight draws.

I hold Queen-high with no significant draw on a Ten-high board and cannot profitably continue against the flop bet out of position.

Open-raising A7o from the button in 3-handed play is standard for value and positional advantage.

9♠2♠ is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 400 into 150 (about 2.7-to-1) from the big blind against a button open, 6-5 offsuit has enough equity and playability to call heads-up. A 3-bet bluff is unnecessary and would put too many chips at risk.

I have 6-5 with a gutshot draw (needs 3 or 8) and a backdoor flush draw on a 7-K-4 board, and I act first out of position against the button's preflop raise. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see a free card.

We have middle pair with top kicker on a dry K-7-4 board. Checking behind controls the pot and protects our showdown value in position.

I have a gutshot straight draw (6-5 on 7-K-4-T needs an 8 or 3... actually 6-5 with 7-4 gives an open-ended-style draw needing 3 or 8). The button checked the flop, which signals weakness, so a small semi-bluff bet builds fold equity and I still have outs if called.

We have third pair with top kicker in position after checking back the flop. The price is reasonable against a wide turn probe range, and we have outs to improve.

With 6d5h on a 7d Ks 4c Th Td board I have only a straight draw that missed, so nothing better than ace-high-less air. Seat_3 called the turn bet and can beat me with any pair, so I check and give up rather than bluff.

I have two pair, Tens and Sevens with an Ace kicker, which has decent showdown value against missed draws, but very few worse hands would call a value bet. Checking back guarantees getting to showdown safely.