Hold'em table

9-4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button with deep stacks; folding avoids entering a low-equity pot.

Blind vs blind, 97o is well within a standard small-blind opening range. A 3x raise takes the initiative and puts pressure on the big blind.

We have a suited T-J in position against a small blind raise, and we are getting good pot odds to call and see a flop.

The 9-7 offsuit has only weak backdoor draws on a J-Q board that connects well with the big blind's calling range. Checking out of position keeps the pot small and avoids a low-equity bluff.

I have top pair with a decent kicker and the preflop raiser checked to me, so I can bet for value and protection against draws. A half-pot bet puts pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

With only 9-high, backdoor draws and no pair, calling out of position against a pot-sized-ish bet on a Q-J-2 board lacks the equity to continue profitably.

87o on the button 3-handed is a standard open-raise; a 2.5bb open steals the blinds often and plays well in position.

J6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a preflop raise, especially out of position. Folding saves chips for a better spot.

Defend the big blind against the button min-raise with a suited, connected-enough hand that realizes equity well heads-up.

Checking preserves showdown value with middle pair on a monotone board while avoiding building a pot without a heart.

Top pair on a monotone board is vulnerable but still ahead of much of BB's check range, so a small bet takes value and denies equity cheaply. It also keeps the pot manageable if a flush is out there.

We have top pair and a spade blocker-free but still viable bluff-catching hand versus a small continuation bet. Calling keeps weaker pairs and bluffs in while avoiding inflating the pot on a monotone board.

With a marginal pair and no heart on a four-heart board, checking preserves showdown value and avoids getting called by strong flush-heavy ranges.

With a pair of sevens and no heart on a four-heart board, betting mostly gets called by hands that beat us. Checking back keeps the pot small and lets us reach showdown cheaply.

With no heart, checking chops the board flush, while a small bet can profitably make non-heart hands fold. A heart will call and beat the board, so I use the minimum sizing.

The board plays as a K-high flush, so we at least chop against any hand without a heart. The small 100-chip bet into 910 gives us huge pot odds, and raising only gets called by hands holding a heart.

On the button with a playable hand, I raise to pressure the blinds and take the pot preflop or continue with position.

4-2 offsuit is far too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open, especially with the big blind still behind.

A3o in the big blind against a button 3x open is getting good pot odds (200 to win 650) and is well ahead of a wide button range, so calling is clearly profitable while a 3-bet is marginal.

A3 offsuit with no club or diamond draw has only a gutshot to Broadway with the jack, and the ace high is weak on this wet flop, which favors the preflop raiser. Checking out of position keeps the pot small, and I can decide on a single bet if I face one.

This is a semi-bluff with a gutshot to broadway and an ace blocker on a board where the button checked the flop. The button's flop check was a timeout fallback, so if they time out again the fallback folds to this bet and I win the pot.

I have a straight on a wet board, so I raise to charge diamond draws and extract value from worse made hands.

On a monotone, very connected board, ace-high with only about three clean jack outs is too weak to call a big turn raise at roughly 28% pot odds. Folding is the disciplined play.

Button opening range can be wide three-handed; K7 suited is strong enough to raise for initiative and steal equity.

65o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet profitably. Folding is standard.

J4o is a weak hand out of position against a button raise. The pot odds are not compelling enough to call with such a marginal hand, so folding is the best choice.

92 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play at 100bb. Folding costs nothing.

Completing from the small blind with Q7o is profitable given the pot odds and position postflop.

With a weak offsuit-equivalent T3 suited holding in a limped blind pot, checking realizes equity cheaply rather than inflating the pot out of position.

We have no made hand on this flop, only overcards with Q7, so checking keeps the pot small and lets us see the turn for free.

We have top two pair on a dry board and should value-bet against weaker tens, threes, and straight-draw backdoors. A moderate sizing keeps those hands in.

Q-high with no draw is too weak to continue against a flop bet out of position, so folding preserves chips.

I have a strong offsuit ace in the big blind and only need to call 100 chips into a 150 chip pot, so calling is profitable and keeps the pot small preflop.

9-2 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button limp with the big blind still to act.

65o in the big blind against a button limp has little to gain from a raise, so I'll take the free flop and play in position-neutral heads-up.

With an open-ended straight draw on K74 rainbow in a limped pot, a small semi-bluff can win the pot now and still has good equity if called.”

I have top pair with a strong Ace kicker on a dry board. Raising for value and to protect against draws is the best play, while also gaining information about my opponent's hand.

I have an open-ended straight draw (any 3 or 8) and need to call 170 into 850, about 20% equity required. That is an easy call, and it keeps the pot controlled against a button min-raise that may be strong.

I have an open-ended straight draw (a 3 or an 8 completes it) against a flop raiser, so checking lets me realize my equity cheaply. I can then decide whether to call based on the size of any bet.

Six-high cannot win at showdown, and the opponent's turn check was a timeout fallback, so if they time out again facing a bet the fallback folds for them. A ~65% pot bluff also tells a credible story of a ten or a slowplay.