Hold'em table

Heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, Q9o is well above average for the small blind, so I raise to pressure the blind and build value despite being out of position postflop.

T8 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defend against a small-blind raise, and calling gets a favorable price without inflating the pot with a marginal hand.

Second pair with a weak kicker on a wet A-Q-J board has showdown value but is vulnerable; checking controls the pot and avoids bloating it against Ax, better Qx, and strong draws.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight outs and can apply pressure after the preflop raiser checked. A modest bet gives me a chance to take the pot now while building it when called.

Second pair with weak kicker on Ad Qd Jh faces a 60% pot bet; against Ax, better Qx, KT and diamond draws my equity is below the ~27% needed to call, with many bad turns.

T3 offsuit is a very weak hand even on the button in 3-handed play; calling 100 chips has negative expected value against the blinds' ranges.

With the button folded, 9♣6♥ has enough equity to complete from the small blind at this price. Calling keeps the pot small while avoiding an unnecessary raise out of position.

JTo is decent but I'm in the BB with a free check option; I can raise later if the flop hits or fold cheaply otherwise.

With only 9-high on a dry, paired low flop, betting has little value and risks building a pot with a weak hand. Check and retain the option to continue if the price is favorable.

I have T-high on a paired low board with a free check available; no need to bluff into the small blind who already showed passivity.

I have no meaningful made hand or draw on this paired board, so I’ll take the free card and avoid inflating the pot.

Heads-up with JTo on a paired board, I can take a cheap stab at the 200-chip pot; a small bet folds most unpaired hands and I retain fold equity on the river.

With only nine-high and no meaningful draw, calling the turn bet is unlikely to realize enough equity. A raise bluff would risk too many chips against a range that can contain a king or a made hand.

A3 suited is a profitable button open in a three-handed game. Raise to 250 to apply pressure while keeping the sizing moderate.

King-two offsuit is far too weak to defend against a 2.5x raise out of position.

84o is very weak out of position against a button raise; calling 150 more is not profitable.

AQo on the button is a premium raising hand; a standard 3x open builds the pot with position.

Q8 suited is playable 3-handed against a wide button open, and calling 250 into 450 gives a good price to see a flop despite being out of position.

J7 offsuit is a weak hand against a 3x button raise and a small-blind caller. The multiway situation makes calling or raising unattractive, so I fold.

With Q-high, only backdoor flush and straight draws on a low board, checking preserves equity cheaply and lets me realize a free turn against the preflop raiser.

Heads-up with A-high on a dry board after a check; a small c-bet takes the initiative and can win the pot outright.

Q-high with only backdoor flush and straight draws does not have enough equity to call a 57% pot bet, and will face further pressure on the turn.

64 suited on the button in a 3-handed game has good playability in position; calling 1bb offers favorable pot odds and implied odds.

With A♣Q♣, raise to isolate the limper and build the pot with a strong hand. A 400-chip total is a substantial but measured raise from the small blind.

5h7c is a weak suited-connector-less hand facing a 4x raise out of position; folding is clearly best.

64 suited is a speculative hand with position on the small blind; calling 300 into 600 gives sufficient pot odds and implied odds to realize equity in position.

A small flop bet gets value from weaker queens and draws while charging hands with live equity. With top pair and a strong kicker, checking would give up too much initiative.

With 6c4c on Kh9cQd I have no pair or real draw, only weak backdoor clubs, giving far less than the 25% equity needed to call 300 into 1200 against a preflop raiser's flop bet.

J♣T♠ is a strong button hand, so raise for value and initiative while putting pressure on the blinds.

King-five offsuit is too weak to call a 3x raise out of position against an opener; folding is the profitable play.

2-5 offsuit is very weak against a button raise to 300, and calling 200 from the big blind would be unprofitable.