Hold'em table

7-5 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two blinds without opponent-specific tendencies.

AKs is a premium hand in the small blind against the big blind alone, so I'm raising for value. A 3x open is standard.

Weak offsuit hand out of position facing a raise; folding is the lowest-risk play.

T8 suited on the button in 3-handed play is a clear opening hand, so I raise to 2.5bb to steal the blinds with good playability if called.

A3o is too weak to continue out of position against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

6-4 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise at this depth without additional reads.

Raising from the button with a marginal hand to pressure the blinds and take down the dead money. A minimum raise limits my risk while keeping position if called.

Suitedness is absent, but 7-8 offsuit has enough playability and pot odds to defend the small blind versus a min-raise in a three-handed pot.

Getting 5:1 on the call (100 into a 500 pot) in a multiway min-raised pot, 53o has enough raw equity to defend despite being out of position.

I have top pair plus a heart flush draw and should bet for value and protection into two opponents. A moderate sizing builds the pot while charging draws.

With an open-ended straight draw (an ace or a 6 makes the straight) plus a backdoor flush draw, I have enough equity to call 400 into a 1000 pot. Raising is riskier because the preflop raiser still acts behind me.

I missed this flop completely and face a bet plus a call, so continuing with J-high has poor equity. Folding saves chips for a better spot.

The Qd is unfavorable for a one-pair eight after the flop caller continues, and checking preserves showdown value while avoiding a difficult response to a check-raise.

With an open-ended straight draw (an ace or a six completes it), I'm betting as a semi-bluff after the flop leader checked the turn. This can take down the pot now, and I still have 8 outs if called.

Our pair of eights has a weak kicker and faces a substantial turn bet on a coordinated board. Calling is unlikely to realize enough equity against queens, stronger pairs, and draws.

On the button in a three-handed game, 9-7 offsuit is a profitable opening candidate with positional advantage. A small standard raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

72o from the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold.

Calling 120 into a pot of 370 gives me about 24.5% pot odds, and T7o has enough equity against a typical button open to make the call profitable. I'm out of position postflop, but the price is cheap and I have a chance to see a flop.

I have only a gutshot and no made hand on a paired board, so I prefer to take the free card and see the turn.

Betting our open-ended straight draw applies pressure to unpaired overcards and lower pairs while retaining strong improvement equity.

I have a double-gutshot straight draw and an overcard, and I'm getting reasonable pot odds to continue on the flop. Calling lets me see the turn and realize my draw.

We have trips but the board is paired with three 8s, making it likely our opponent has a full house or quads. Checking lets us see their action without inflating the pot, as betting could lead to a raise we can't call.

I have a straight on a paired board and can value-bet against many one-pair, pocket-pair, and draw holdings after the opponent checks. A moderate sizing keeps weaker calls available while avoiding excessive exposure to boats or quads.

KQs on the button in a 3-handed game is a strong open, so I'm raising to 2.5bb to take the initiative and put pressure on the blinds.

Calling 200 with a small pair is cheap and gives good implied odds to hit a set against the button's open. Folding is too weak and raising with 33 is unnecessary out of position.

Defend the big blind with Qs6c getting favorable pot odds in a multiway pot; the suited queen retains playable equity.

My pair of threes is weak on this monotone diamond flop, so I check to see the turn cheaply.

A small continuation bet can fold out unpaired overcards without a diamond while charging weaker draws. Bottom pair has some showdown value but is vulnerable on this coordinated board.

Gutshot plus two overcards gets a decent price at 300 into 1050, and I have position. On a monotone board with no diamonds, raising makes little sense, so I'll call and re-evaluate on the turn.

We have a weak pair of threes with no draws on a coordinated diamond board, facing a bet and a call. Our equity is poor, so folding is the best play.

With only a weak pair and no diamond on a four-diamond board, checking keeps the pot controlled and preserves whatever showdown value remains.

Holding K-high with no diamond on a four-flush board, I have little equity, and a bluff is unlikely to fold out the diamonds a flop bettor often holds. Checking takes a free card at a non-diamond jack for the straight.

Our pair of sixes has modest showdown value but cannot credibly value-bet this coordinated board after the flop call. Checking avoids being raised off a weak hand and realizes our equity.

King-high has a little showdown value, and a bluff on this four-flush, straight-heavy board is unlikely to fold out the diamonds and made hands the flop bettor often holds. Checking back takes a free showdown.

On the button with K8s, I have position and a playable hand. Raising to 300 applies pressure and can win the blinds immediately, while I can fold to a big re-raise.

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

Getting about 3.25:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, J6o has enough equity to defend from the big blind despite being out of position.

We have a gutshot (K for KQJT9... actually needs K or 9: J-T-Q with a K or 9 makes a straight) plus a jack overcard-ish, out of position against the button raiser. Checking to see the preflop raiser's action is standard here.

I have K-high with a gutshot and backdoor flush draw; a small continuation bet can take the pot now and sets up further aggression if called.

Jack-high with no pair and only a backdoor straight draw against a c-bet on Q-T-5 isn't worth calling out of position, even at 300 into 950.