Hold'em table

Holding 84o on the button is too weak to open raise or call, making fold the clearly best play.

Pocket fives are strong enough to raise heads-up against the big blind, building value while denying a free flop.

K6o has sufficient equity against a likely wide small blind raising range, and calling 200 into a 400 pot closes the action preflop, allowing me to evaluate the flop.

My underpair has some showdown value, but this connected, two-club flop favors the caller enough that checking is preferable to building the pot.

I have king-high with a backdoor flush draw and no made hand; checking behind controls the pot and lets me see a free turn.

My pocket fives have little showdown value on this coordinated turn, but betting is unlikely to fold out enough better hands. I’ll check and avoid building the pot.

We hold a club flush draw plus a live overcard, and both opponents showed weakness by checking flop and turn. A semi-bluff here has strong fold equity and good equity when called.

My low pair has no club or straight draw on a coordinated turn. Even against a possible stab, calling out of position leaves too many difficult river decisions.

On the button, 9-7 offsuit is a marginal but playable open with position and no rake.

A3o is dominated and out of position against a button raise; folding avoids playing a weak ace in a multiway pot.

93s is too weak to defend out of position against a button open, even getting decent pot odds.

4-6 offsuit is a very weak hand, and calling 100 with only 1.5:1 pot odds would be -EV. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

In a blind-vs-blind battle after the button folds, A5o is a prime candidate to raise for value and fold equity, utilizing the Ace blocker.

J8 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind 3x raise, and calling keeps weaker hands in the pot.

C-betting one-third pot on a paired board to maintain range advantage and fold out unpaired overcards.

Trips are strong enough to raise for value against overpairs and diamond draws. The raise also charges draws to continue.

Holding only Ace-high with minimal backdoor potential out of position facing a flop raise on a paired board, folding is standard.

Opening from the button with AJo is a standard value raise in 3-handed play.

54 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

Closing the preflop action with QTo against a likely wide button open, getting good pot odds. Calling keeps the pot manageable while avoiding a risky 3-bet out of position.

I flopped top two pair and am first to act; betting around 2/3 pot builds value against a preflop raiser's Qx, overpairs, and straight draws.

I have a gutshot draw to the nut straight plus an overcard Ace and position, getting sufficient pot odds to call a lead.

I hold two pair (queens and tens) on a Q-T-K board; it's strong but vulnerable to straights (AJ/J9) and sets, so I'll bet ~2/3 pot for value and protection rather than give a free card out of position.

Turned the broadway straight on a board with no flush possible. Raising for value against two pair, sets, and lower straights.

The king on the turn completes straights and gives many button hands (KQ, KT) a higher two pair; facing a large raise with only two pair and no redraw, folding is best. Pot odds are insufficient against this strong line.

On the button in a three-handed, no-rake game, T6o is a marginal but playable steal. A small raise uses position while limiting the risk.

Pocket nines are strong against a button open in 3-handed play; 3-betting takes initiative and isolates the raiser while folding out the big blind.

A8o is easily dominated facing an open and a 3-bet, making this a clear fold out of position.

T6 offsuit is too weak to continue against a large three-bet, even with position.

Q9s on the button is a reasonable speculative hand to raise with, applying pressure on the blinds and taking initiative with position.

T7o is too weak to defend out of position against a 3bb button open with the big blind left to act.

KTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps weaker hands in without building a large pot out of position.

Top pair with a middling kicker is strong enough to continue, but checking to the preflop raiser keeps weaker hands and bluffs in their range.

I raised preflop and the big blind checked on a K-high flop. A small continuation bet can fold out better unpaired hands, and I have backdoor spades plus an overcard if called.

Top pair with a ten kicker is strong enough to continue against a small continuation bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding an unnecessary large pot against stronger kings.

Top pair with a modest kicker has showdown value, but betting risks building a large pot against stronger hands. Checking lets the button act and keeps weaker hands in.

Semi-bluffing the turn with a gutshot straight draw and overcard. Opponent's check suggests weakness, so a bet can fold out pairs and draws, and I still have outs if called.

Top pair with a straight draw is strong enough to continue against this bet. Raising would risk isolating against stronger hands.

Top pair has showdown value, but betting risks getting called or raised by better hands on this connected river. Checking also gives missed draws a chance to bluff.

My Q9s has no showdown value on this board, and my line represents a straight. A 2000 bet gives me a good chance to fold out Kx and missed draws.

Top pair with a ten kicker is strong enough to bluff-catch heads-up. The river bet requires about 30% equity to call, and I block some T9 straights.