Hold'em table

9-4 offsuit is too weak to open from the button against two unknown opponents.

Blind vs blind with 97o is a reasonable raising hand from the SB; a 3x open takes initiative and can win the pot preflop.

JTs is a strong, playable hand from the big blind, and calling the extra 200 keeps the pot manageable against the small blind's raise.

We have a gutshot to the Q-high straight (needs a 10) plus a backdoor flush draw, and preflop raiser's range connects well with this J-Q board. A small c-bet of a third pot applies pressure while keeping those draws.

Top pair has reasonable showdown value, and the modest bet offers a good price. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in without inflating the pot with a vulnerable kicker.

A semi-bluff with a 9-high flush draw keeps the pressure on after my flop c-bet, and it can win the pot immediately. If I get called, I still have about nine outs.

The turn bet is substantial, and the third diamond makes this a difficult spot, but top pair is still strong enough to continue at the price offered. I’ll call and reassess on the river.

My pair of sevens has some showdown value against missed draws. Villain's calling range has plenty of Qx and Jx that won't fold to a river bluff, so I'll check.

I have a modest pair of jacks, and the opponent’s flop and turn aggression plus the completed flush draw make a river value bet risky. I’ll take the free showdown rather than expose myself to a check-raise or get called mostly by better hands.

Three-handed on the button, 87o is a standard open with only the blinds left to act. A 2.5bb steal applies fold equity and keeps position.

J♦6♠ is a weak, poorly connected hand and would be out of position against a sizeable preflop raise. The call is not worth the cost, especially with the big blind still to act.

T7 suited has enough playability to defend the big blind against a button min-ish raise, especially with the small blind's chips in the pot.

I have middle pair but no heart on a monotone flop. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me assess the button’s action.

Middle pair with no heart on a monotone board has showdown value but is vulnerable, so checking back controls the pot and lets me realize equity. A bet would mostly fold out worse hands and get called or raised by flushes and better.

I have a pair of sevens but no heart on a four-heart board. Checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into hands that are unlikely to fold.

Middle pair with no heart on a four-flush board has showdown value but can't comfortably take a raise. Checking behind keeps the pot small and gets to a cheap showdown.

With no heart, I can only play the board's flush. A small river bluff may fold out another hand without a heart while limiting my loss when called by a heart.

All five board cards are hearts, so my best result is a split pot, while any heart in the bettor's hand beats me. A call risks 200 to gain 275 on a chop, which needs about 42% chop equity, and a river lead here is more likely to mean a heart.

J9 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 2.5 big blinds to apply pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

A3o in the big blind against a button open, getting 150 to win 400 (about 27% equity needed), is a clear defend. Calling keeps the pot manageable, and 3-betting is also viable, but a call is fine here.

I hold A3 offsuit with no diamonds on a monotone QKT board, so I have a gutshot to Broadway (any J) plus overcard equity. Checking to the preflop raiser keeps the pot small and lets me realize my equity cheaply.

I have a strong king-high straight and should get value while charging diamond draws. A modest bet controls the risk on this monotone board.

Against a small 200 bet into 550, A3o with a gutshot to broadway and some ace-high showdown value can profitably call. The pot odds are cheap and this button c-bets wide.

I only have an ace-high gutshot with no diamond, so there's little value in betting into a wet board. I'll check and look for a cheap river or a fold, depending on the bet size.

I have a strong king-high straight and should value-bet while charging hands with a diamond or other draws. A moderate sizing can also get calls from two pair and sets without overcommitting on a board where a flush or ace could change the river.

A3o holds only a four-out gutshot (about 9% equity), while the call needs roughly 28% given the pot odds. A turn bet on a wet board usually signals strength, so folding is best.

K7 suited is a solid button opening hand three-handed, so I raise to build the pot while retaining position.

Offsuit 65 from the small blind facing a button open is a clear fold: we'd be out of position with the big blind still to act behind us.

J4 offsuit is a weak, poorly realized hand out of position against the button's raise. The price does not justify continuing with it.

92 offsuit is too weak to open from the button in 3-handed play with two blinds left to act; folding is standard.

Q7 offsuit is marginal, but completing costs only 50 chips into a 150-chip pot and keeps the pot small out of position.

T3 suited is too weak to raise out of position, and I can see the flop for free.

Q-high has no pair or meaningful draw on this dry flop. Check and avoid building a pot without a clear value or bluffing advantage.

Top two pair is strong on this flop. A 150-chip bet builds value against weaker pairs and draws while denying free cards.

Q-high has no pair or meaningful draw on this board, so calling the flop bet is unlikely to be profitable.

A♠7♥ is a solid button hand in a three-handed game, so I’ll raise for value and initiative. A 2.5× big-blind open is a reasonable size.

9-2 suited is too weak to defend the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

The button opened to 2.5bb and the small blind folded, so I have 1.5bb to call into a 4bb pot, needing about 27% equity. 65o has enough equity and playability against a wide button range to defend.

A gutshot with a backdoor draw OOP on a K-high board that favors the preflop raiser; checking realizes equity cheaply and keeps my range protected.

A small continuation bet can get value from weaker pairs and deny equity to overcards while keeping the pot controlled with second pair.

The button bet small (180 into 550), so I only need about 25% equity. 65o has a gutshot to the 3 plus backdoor diamond and straight draws, which is enough to call in position-neutral spots against a wide c-bet range.

With an open-ended straight draw (8 outs), I'm checking out of position to see the river cheaply. I can call a reasonably sized bet.

A7 has some showdown value, but the K-T board and flop check-call make a turn bet unlikely to get called by enough worse hands. I’ll take the free card and avoid inflating the pot against likely Kx or Tx.

Six-high with a missed straight draw has no showdown value. The button checked back the turn, which caps its range, and the river ten gives us a credible trips story, so a roughly two-thirds-pot bluff should get enough folds.

The river bet is a meaningful portion of the pot, and my two pair (tens and sevens) loses to most Kx and pocket-pair value hands that plausibly check-call the flop. I’d need enough bluffs or weaker value bets to justify calling, and this line doesn’t provide enough evidence for that.