Hold'em table

Nine-six offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players with no reads.

Holding an Ace in a blind-versus-blind scenario after the button folds, raising to 3 bb is standard to apply pressure and build the pot with card advantage.

I have a strong suited broadway hand in position. I'll 3-bet to apply pressure and build the pot with good equity.

A4o is too weak to call a 3-bet out of position or 4-bet bluff against seat_3's sizing.

Q2o is too weak of a holding to open-raise or limp from the button in 3-handed play, making fold the clearly +EV decision.

Calling 50 closes the action with JTo against a random big blind; raising would build a pot out of position with a marginal hand, and the call has positive expected value given the pot odds.

A-J suited is strong against a small-blind limp. Raising for value also charges weaker hands to see the flop.

Closing the preflop action with JTo, getting 1.5:1 pot odds. The big blind's raise after a button fold and small-blind limp is likely an isolating raise with a wide range, so JTo has enough equity to continue.

I flopped trip tens with a J kicker, and the board has flush and straight draws, so I want to bet for value and protection against the remaining opponent.

I have a strong flush draw and overcards, with favorable odds to call. Raising on a paired board risks building a large pot against a ten or a full house.

I have trips with a J kicker and want to bet for value and protection against the flush draw. A bet of 1800 charges draws and gets called by worse overpairs.

I have the nut flush. Raising for value targets trips and weaker flushes while keeping the remaining river bet manageable.

I have trips but the turn raise suggests a flush or a better ten. Calling preserves my stack for implied odds if the board pairs on the river.

I have trips but the board is highly coordinated and opponent has shown extreme strength. Checking controls the pot and may induce a bluff from missed draws, while raising only gets called by better hands.

I have the nut flush. After calling the turn raise, the opponent can still hold weaker flushes or trips that may call a river shove.

Pot odds are 4:1, and my trips with J kicker beat overpairs and worse trips; opponent could have a full house or flush, but I only need 20% equity to call.

Q2o is a very weak offsuit hand from the button, and facing a full big blind with three players, folding avoids playing a dominated, low-equity hand out of position postflop.

JTo is strong enough to open heads-up against the big blind, and raising to 300 applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable out of position.

K8s is a standard defend in the big blind against a small blind open, closing the action in position getting 2:1 odds.

As the preflop raiser, I can make a small continuation bet on this ace-high flop. It may fold out some unpaired hands while keeping the risk modest with jack-high.

I completely missed this ace-high board with King-eight offsuit/no draw, making an easy fold facing a continuation bet.

On the button in a three-handed pot, I’ll open this marginal hand small to use position and give the blinds a chance to fold.

J6o is an easy fold from the small blind against a button open.

Getting 3:1 pot odds to close the action with a Q-high hand; calling is cheap and keeps my range wide against a button open.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board and am first to act; checking controls the pot and avoids bloating it against the preflop raiser's stronger range.

A small continuation bet can fold out missed hands at a modest cost. My seven-high has little showdown value if I check.

I have middle pair with a backdoor straight draw, and calling 175 into a 675 pot gives good odds against a likely continuation bet that includes draws and weaker pairs.

I have middle pair with a weak kicker on a coordinated board. Checking controls the pot and lets me evaluate opponent's action; I can call a reasonable bet or fold to heavy aggression.

The turn is a blank, and my seven-high hand has little equity or useful blockers. After the flop call, a second bluff is unlikely to fold enough better hands.

Seven-high is unlikely to win at showdown. A river bet can fold out missed draws and some weak pairs after the opponent checked twice.

I have two pair (Queens and Fours) with a K kicker. The opponent's line could be a bluff or a value bet with a K. Given the pot odds (calling 650 to win 1500, ~30% equity needed), and the possibility of missed draws, I call.

74s is too weak to open profitably from the button even in 3-handed play.

A2o is a reasonable raise from the small blind against a lone big blind; raising takes initiative and can fold out better hands. We can fold to a 3-bet.

6-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a three-big-blind raise, even with position after the flop.

83o is too weak to continue from the button in a 3-handed pot; calling 100 or raising risks chips with very low equity, so folding is the best chip-preserving play.

With 4-2 offsuit out of position, completing the small blind is unlikely to be profitable despite the low price.