Hold'em table

Calling 50 gets a favorable price against the big blind, and I can see a flop without inflating the pot with a weak offsuit hand.

Checking our option with T9o in position against the small blind's limp to see a free flop.

Bet 100 into the 200-chip pot with a pair and an open-ended straight draw, getting value and protection while keeping the wager modest.

I have ten-high with no direct draw on a low, connected board, so facing a half-pot bet is an easy fold.

In a blind-versus-blind battle getting 3:1 pot odds, completing with a suited queen has sufficient equity to see a flop cheaply.

AKs is a premium hand heads-up against the limper; raising builds the pot and isolates, and I can check back if raised.

Q3s has low playability out of position against a BB raise, making fold the standard play.

85s is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-max play.

Heads-up against the big blind, Q8o has solid equity and fold equity; a standard 3x raise pressures BB's wide defending range and builds the pot when called.

K7 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend heads-up against a small-blind raise, and the call price is favorable enough to see a flop.

I missed the flop with Q-high on a coordinated 9c-6c-5d board against the preflop caller, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids building it out of position with little equity.

I have a king overcard, a gutshot, and backdoor flush potential, so a small stab can win the pot now while retaining equity if called.

I completely missed the flop with Q8-high and face a bet from the big blind who called my preflop raise; calling 200 for a slim overcard draw isn't profitable, so I'll release and preserve my stack.

5♦2♦ is weak but suited, and calling 50 into a 150-chip pot offers favorable odds to see a flop heads-up.

Checking our option with A5o in position against the small blind's limp.

My hand has no pair or meaningful draw on this coordinated flop, so I’ll take the free card rather than bluff into the big blind.

On a coordinated board that heavily connects with limping ranges, checking back with Ace-high is standard to realize equity or evaluate turn action.

I have no pair or club draw on a board with three clubs, so a turn bluff has little value. I’ll take the free river card.

I have Ace-high with a low flush draw and position; taking a free card to the river makes the most sense.

I have no pair or useful blocker, and the connected three-club board gives my river bluff little leverage. I’ll take the free showdown rather than risk chips.

Ace-high has modest showdown value in a pot checked down all the way, and bluffing risks chips in a small limped pot.

T8 offsuit is playable on the button in a three-handed game. Open-raise to 2.5 big blinds to take initiative and apply pressure to the blinds.

K3o is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

75s is a solid big blind defend against a 2.5x button raise; calling 150 into a 400 pot needs only ~27% equity and this suited hand flops well with implied odds.

I flopped top pair of sevens with a gutshot to the 4 on a coordinated board, so leading out charges flush and straight draws while extracting value from overcards and weaker pairs.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight apparent outs, and the pot odds make calling worthwhile. Raising risks inflating the pot against a strong flop lead.

I only hold third pair with a gutshot on a turn card that completes possible flushes, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids bloating it against a preflop raiser who called the flop.

I have only a weak gutshot draw, and the three-heart board makes a turn bluff risky. I’ll take the free card in position.

The ace is a strong scare card after the turn checked through, so a modest river bluff may fold out better hands. My ten-high has little showdown value.

Opening from the button with 98o to attack the blinds and take positional advantage.

A5o is too weak to call a raise from the SB, but the ace blocker makes it a reasonable 3-bet bluff against a button min-raise, which is often wide in 3-max.

The 4-2 suited is far too weak to continue against a raise and reraise, especially with 500 chips to call.

98 offsuit does not have enough equity or playability to call a 3-bet.