Hold'em table

Holding 84o on the button in a 3-handed game is too weak to open raise profitably.

Pocket fives are strong heads-up from the small blind after the button folded. A 3x raise builds the pot with a hand well ahead of the big blind's range.

K6 offsuit has enough equity to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise to 300, especially with position after the flop.

Pocket fives with an 8-T-2 board is a middling pair, likely ahead of many hands in a heads-up pot as the preflop raiser. A bet of about 2/3 pot gets value from worse pairs and draws and protects against overcards.

K-high has limited equity on this two-club flop, and calling a sizable bet with only weak backdoor draws is unlikely to be profitable.

9-7 offsuit is a weak hand out of position postflop against two opponents, so folding on the button is the safe choice; calling 100 to win 150 is marginal at best.

Heads-up against the big blind, A3 offsuit is strong enough to raise for value and deny equity to weaker hands.

Nine-three suited is too weak to defend against a 3x open from the small blind.

Offsuit 6-4 is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players.

In a blind-versus-blind situation after the button folds, A5o is strong enough to open-raise for value and initiative.

J8s in the big blind is getting 2:1 (200 to call into a 400 pot) against a small blind raise, and the button has folded. Suited with position over the SB postflop makes calling profitable, while a 3-bet would be too loose.

Check out of position on a paired board to control the pot and realize equity with Ace-high and backdoor draws.

I have trips eights with a jack kicker on 8c 8d 3d. The opponent checked as the preflop raiser, so I'll bet about two-thirds of the pot for value and to charge flush draws.

I hold unimproved Ace-high out of position with minimal equity and a weak backdoor draw against a two-thirds pot bet, making this a clear fold.

Opening AJo on the button is standard value and aggression in 3-handed play; raising to 2.5x BB.

5s4h offsuit is weak out of position against a button raise, with a big blind still to act behind me. Calling 200 more is not profitable, so I fold.

QTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a 2.5bb button raise, especially with the small blind folded.

Top two pair is strong, but checking lets the preflop raiser continuation-bet and keeps their bluffs in the pot. I can raise for value if they bet.

C-betting 200 chips on a Q-T-5 board with an overcard and a gutshot straight draw to leverage range advantage in position.

Top two pair is strong on this flop. Raising builds the pot against worse queens and straight draws.

Holding an overcard and a gutshot to the nut straight in position, calling the check-raise is justified given our implied odds and equity against semi-bluffs.

Two pair can still get value from weaker pairs and draws. A moderate bet also charges hands that could improve on the river.

We hold the nut straight on a wet board against an opponent who check-raised the flop and led the turn. Raising builds the pot against sets and two-pair hands while charging draws.

Two pair is strong enough to continue at this price, especially since the turn raise can include draws and weaker value hands. Calling keeps those hands in while avoiding a large re-raise against a possible straight or set.

After the turn raise, the opponent can have straights or better two pair. Checking preserves showdown value without committing more chips against that range.

We hold the absolute nuts with the broadway straight on an un-paired, non-flush board, so we shove for maximum value against opponent's strong calling range.

Top two pair is strong enough to call at these pot odds. The turn raise and river shove can represent a straight, but they can also come from worse kings or missed draws.

T6 offsuit is a weak hand, and out of position postflop against two opponents it is not worth calling 100 to see a flop, so I fold.

Pocket nines are strong heads-up, so I raise for value and to deny the big blind a free flop.

Defending the big blind with A8o in position against a small blind open, getting 2:1 pot odds.

A small bet with 99 on this paired flop can get value from weaker pairs while denying equity to overcards.

Facing a one-third pot c-bet on a paired, dry board in a blind versus blind pot, Ace-high has sufficient equity and pot odds to float in position.

The queen makes my nines a weaker value hand after the flop call. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess if my opponent bets.

I have Ace-high with showdown value and equity to improve; checking behind allows me to see the river for free.

Pocket nines have showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called often enough by worse hands. Checking avoids inflating the pot against a queen or jack.

I rivered two pair with an Ace kicker, which has solid showdown value against missed floats or weak pairs, but betting rarely gets called by worse.

Q9 suited is a strong enough button hand to open, and a 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

T7o is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button open out of position.

KTo in the big blind getting 400 to 150 (about 2.7:1) against a button min-raise-ish open of 2.5bb. It's a comfortable call with a wide opening range, and playing in position is not an issue since I can see the flop cheaply; a 3-bet with a marginal offsuit hand is not needed.

Top pair with a decent kicker on a fairly dry flop, heads-up and out of position. A bet of about 64% of the pot builds the pot and charges draws and weaker Kx hands.

Against a sizable flop bet, queen-high has only a backdoor flush draw and limited straight potential. Calling is unlikely to be profitable without a stronger draw.