Hold'em table

T7 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game, and a small raise uses position while keeping the pot manageable.

6-high suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still behind.

92 offsite plays poorly out of position against a 2.5x button open, so this is a marginal defend at best. Folding keeps it simple.

6-2 offsuit is too weak to open on the button under standard chip-EV play.

In a blind-vs-blind spot with a 100bb stack, 86o is a standard raise from the small blind, so I'm opening to 3bb to take the initiative.

KJ suited is strong against a small blind open. I’m reraising for value and to take the initiative.

86o from the small blind facing a 3-bet to 10bb out of position: we'd be calling 700 into 2000 with weak equity and no positional advantage, so folding is best.

KJs on the button in 3-handed is a clear open-raise; 2.5bb is a standard size.

K4 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

A5 suited is a strong blocker hand against a button open and plays well as a heads-up 3-bet. Raising applies pressure while retaining strong equity when called.

KJs on the button facing a BB 3-bet to 8.5bb; we are getting good odds and will have position, so calling is better than folding or 4-betting.

Check the open-ended straight draw on this coordinated flop and preserve flexibility versus the caller's range.

KJ high on a wet 876 two-tone board has little equity against a 3-bet range and is hit hard by the BB's suited connectors and pairs, so checking back to realize equity with backdoor hearts and a gutshot on some turns is better than stabbing.

I have a made straight on a paired, draw-heavy board. A substantial value bet charges club draws and extracts from overpairs or trips.

KJ high with no draw on 8-7-6-7 facing a 3-bettor's turn bet. Only about six overcard outs, and those are often no good against an overpair, so I can't get the roughly 29% equity I need.

Nine-three offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players.

Raise the small blind with this playable connected hand to apply pressure and retain initiative heads-up.

A5s in the big blind against a wide small-blind open plays well as a 3-bet: it has the ace blocker, good playability, and fold equity. Going to 900 puts pressure on them while keeping position.

5-6 offsuit is too weak to continue facing a large blind-versus-blind 3-bet out of position.

7-high suited is too weak to open from the button in this short session; folding avoids playing a dominated, low-equity hand.

AJo is a strong hand in SB vs BB after the button folds, so I'm raising for value to 3bb.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind open. Calling keeps weaker hands in and lets me play in position postflop.

Top pair top kicker on a wet board out of position against one caller; a one-third pot bet builds value and charges the flush and straight draws.

The small flop bet gives a good price to continue in position with ace-high and some chances to improve.

The Kc completes the flush draw and puts an overcard over my jack. I'm out of position against a flop caller whose range is full of clubs and kings, so I'll check to control the pot and keep my showdown value.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but I have no club or meaningful draw on this turn. Checking in position lets me see the river without risking chips on a weak bluff.

Four clubs are on board and I hold no club, so a bet with top pair would only get called by better hands. Checking takes the showdown value against a BB whose turn check suggests a medium-strength hand.

Ace-high with no club is unlikely to win at showdown on a four-club board. After the opponent checked both turn and river, a 700-chip bluff can fold out many hands without a club.

On a four-club board, any single club beats my AJ with no club, and a flop-calling range is full of club draws that got there. A 70% pot river bet is heavily weighted to value, so folding beats calling at 29% required equity.

73s on the button in 3-handed play is a marginal hand. Folding is simple and avoids playing a weak holding out of position against the blinds after the flop, though a small raise would also be defensible.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 300 builds the pot while denying a free flop.

Defend the big blind against a small heads-up min-raise with a suited, connected hand that has reasonable realization.

Top pair with a heart flush draw is strong enough to value-bet and charge weaker hands and draws. A half-pot bet builds the pot without committing too much on a monotone flop.

I have a heart flush draw plus a gutshot to the 8-high straight, giving sufficient equity against this small continuation bet. Calling keeps the pot controlled in position.

Top pair plus a heart can get value from weaker aces, kings, and hands with a heart. A moderate bet also charges draws without committing too much against stronger hands.

Call with an open-ended straight draw and a heart flush draw on a relatively small turn bet. The price is favorable given the pot and available river improvements.

Top pair has showdown value, but the river completes several straights and my kicker is modest. Checking avoids a thin value bet into a range that called both earlier streets.

I have an ace-high flush and can value bet against many one-pair ace holdings that checked the river. A modest sizing targets those hands while limiting exposure to stronger flushes.

Top pair with a heart blocker is strong enough to call a 700-chip bet into a 3,200-chip pot, but not strong enough to raise for value.