Hold'em table

9-2 suited is too weak to continue from the button against two live blinds, especially with more action possible behind. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Completing costs 50 chips, and T3 offsuit has enough heads-up equity to see a flop at that price.

Holding A6o in the big blind against an SB limp, checking allows us to see a free flop with decent high-card equity without building a pot out of position with a weak kicker.

With ten-high, no club, and little backdoor potential, I’ll check rather than build the pot out of position.

I bet half pot with top pair to extract value from weaker pairs, flush draws, and gutshots in SB's limping range.

Ten-three has no pair or meaningful draw on this ace-high flop. Calling the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

A7 offsuit is a profitable button open three-handed. Raising gives me a chance to win the blinds while retaining position postflop.

Folding 76 offsuit from the small blind facing a button open.

Facing a button raise with 3d6s out of position, this hand has poor equity and playability. Folding avoids putting more chips in with a very weak offsuit hand.

Opening with premium holding AKo on the button to build the pot and take initiative in position.

I have 2d6s in the small blind facing a button raise, a weak offsuit hand with poor playability. Folding avoids investing more chips out of position.

Against a button open, 6-5 offsuit is worth defending in the big blind for 150 more, especially with the small blind's chips already in the pot.

With a weak hand and little immediate equity on this paired ace-high flop, I’ll check rather than build the pot out of position.

Flopped trips with top kicker on a dry, paired board. A small c-bet extracts value from pocket pairs, gutshots, and spade draws while maintaining range equity.

With no pair and only remote backdoor draws, calling out of position against a flop bet is unlikely to be profitable.

AsKd is a premium starting hand on the button; raising applies pressure and builds value against the blinds.

A4 suited is a good three-bet candidate against a button open: it blocks strong ace hands and plays better when I take the initiative from the small blind.

Holding T3o against a raise and a 3-bet is an easy fold out of the big blind.

AKo is a premium 3-handed hand and my button open was reraised; a 4-bet to 2500 applies pressure, denies equity, and can get called by worse Ax/dominated hands while I have position.

A4 suited is a reasonable three-bet bluff, but calling this four-bet out of position risks a dominated ace and commits too much of the stack.

A3 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game. A 2.5-big-blind raise pressures the blinds while keeping the investment modest.

Folding 95o from the small blind against a button open; this hand has negligible playability out of position.

A8o is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and I am closing the action with favorable pot odds.

With A-high out of position on a coordinated K-Q-7 board, checking keeps the pot small and avoids building a large pot against the button's stronger preflop range.

I have position and the preflop initiative. A small continuation bet can fold out weaker hands while keeping my investment modest.

Q5o is too weak to open even from the button in a 3-handed game.

Button folded, so I'm heads-up in the small blind getting 3:1 to call with J9o. Raising would likely be called by the big blind and leave me out of position with a marginal hand.

Ace-high is ahead of many hands in a small-blind limping range. I’ll raise for value and play the hand in position.

J9o is too weak to continue out of position against a big blind raise, and calling would leave us with a marginal hand in a bloated pot.