Hold'em table

On the button with 5s4s, a suited connector with position, raising applies pressure on the blinds and builds a pot I can play in position if called.

Q5o is a weak hand, especially out of position in the small blind against a button raise. Calling would require 33% equity, but Q5o has poor playability and the big blind could still squeeze. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

Button min-raise-ish to 2.5bb, SB folded; I'm getting 400:150 (~2.7:1) in the BB with T6 suited, which plays fine as a defend against a wide button range. Call and see a flop.

Tc6c on A-K-9 rainbow missed completely; checking to the preflop raiser is standard, and I'll likely fold to a bet unless it's tiny.

As preflop raiser in position, this A-K-9 board strongly favors my range. A small continuation bet can fold much of the big blind's wide calling range while my suited 5-4 retains backdoor flush and straight equity.

T6 suited missed completely on an A-K-9 board that favors the button's raising range; no draw, no pair, so folding to the c-bet is clearly correct.

On the button with 7To, raising to steal the blinds and apply pressure from position.

A8s in the small blind versus a button open in 3-handed play is a solid 3-bet hand; raising to 800 takes initiative, denies the BB cheap entry, and is a standard-sized 3-bet out of position.

K6 offsuit is dominated and plays poorly out of position against a button raise and small-blind 3-bet to 800; calling 700 risks much more postflop for little equity.

7c Ts is a weak hand and does not have enough equity to call a 3-bet, even in position. Folding preserves my stack for better opportunities.

J6 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and pressures the blinds.

K2 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind out of position; folding preserves stack.

74o is a very weak hand out of position with little equity or playability. Folding to the button's raise avoids further loss and preserves our stack for better spots.

Q6 suited on the button in a 3-handed game is well within a profitable opening range, and raising leverages position while pressuring the blinds.

A9s is too strong to fold from the small blind against a button open, but raising out of position risks bloating the pot; calling keeps the pot manageable and allows us to realize equity.

Q7o is a weak, easily dominated hand facing a button raise and a small blind call; even with 4:1 odds it plays poorly out of position against two opponents, so folding is the lowest-variance choice.

Top pair with mediocre kicker out of position; checking allows me to evaluate villain's action and control pot size.

As preflop raiser in position on a dry Ace-high board, a half-pot c-bet credibly represents an Ace and can fold better hands, with backdoor club equity if called.

I have top pair with a medium kicker and a backdoor flush draw. Calling is prudent to control the pot and see the turn, as raising could isolate me against better aces.

Checking to the preflop aggressor with top pair and a medium kicker on a draw-heavy board; I can evaluate his turn bet and avoid bloating the pot out of position.

With Q-high, only a 5 on the river improves to a higher straight and pair outs likely lose to an Ace that called the flop. Checking in position takes a free card and avoids bluffing into a calling range.

I have top pair with a medium kicker, but the board is coordinated and villain could have a straight or two pair. Checking controls the pot and allows me to evaluate his river action.

I have only queen-high and lose at showdown, but a river bluff is not credible after checking the turn and the opponent called an ace-high flop, so they likely hold an ace or better and will call.

Jh7h suited is a playable hand on the button; raising to 2.5bb applies pressure and allows us to play a small pair or draw in position if called.

T9s is a solid suited connector with good playability; facing a 2.5x button open from the SB, calling 200 into a 400 pot (getting 3:1) is reasonable, though 3-betting is also viable. Call keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Q8 offsuit plays poorly out of position in a three-way pot against a button raise and small-blind call; the extra 150 is not justified despite closing the action.

Middle pair with gutshot/open-ender potential on a dry-ish board; out of position against the preflop raiser, checking to let them bet and then call or raise is better than leading.

I represent strength with a preflop raise and a c-bet on a dry board, aiming to take down the pot immediately while holding backdoor draws.

Top pair with a gutshot (T9 on 4-8-9) is a solid hand to continue against a half-pot c-bet; calling keeps the pot controlled while retaining equity and bluff-catching value.

Turned top two pair on a very wet board (8-9-T with two diamonds); leading for value and protection against straight and flush draws rather than risking a check-back.

We have only a gutshot straight draw with no showdown value, and the opponent's turn lead seems like a medium-strength hand testing the board. By raising we represent a strong made hand like a straight or set, leveraging our position. With the pot offering decent fold equity, we need the opponent to fold about 39% of the time for this bluff to be profitable.

Top two pair (tens and nines) on a wet board facing a turn raise from a button opener whose range includes straights (QJ, 76) and sets as well as combo/flush draws; pot odds are excellent so folding is out, but raising folds out worse and gets action only from hands that beat me, so I call and reevaluate the river.

Top two pair on a board where villain's turn raise represents sets/straights/overpairs; checking lets missed diamond draws bluff and overpairs value-bet while avoiding being raised off a bet. Will evaluate a call based on sizing.

I have a J-high straight on a board of 4h 8d 9c Td 2h, which is very likely the best hand. Seat 3 checked the river, so I'm betting 3000 into a 5200 pot for value against possible two pair, sets, or lower straights.

Top two pair on a bricked river; villain's turn raise/river bet range includes straights and sets but also overpairs, missed diamond draws, and Jx bluffs. Getting ~27% pot odds, a call is clearly profitable while raising only gets called by hands that beat us.

8-4 offsuit on the button is a weak hand that plays poorly postflop even in position; folding preflop avoids negative-EV spots.

K8o is well ahead of a big blind's random range heads-up after the button fold, so raising builds value and takes initiative instead of limping.

6c7c is a playable suited connector getting 2:1 pot odds, worth seeing a flop against a small blind open range despite being out of position.

I have an open-ended straight draw to the nuts on a wet board that favors the big-blind caller. Checking realizes my equity cheaply and avoids getting raised off the draw.

I have a weak 67s with only backdoor straight and flush draws on a highly coordinated Q-J-T board. The preflop raiser checked, but the board strongly favors his range, so I take the free card rather than risk a bluff with little equity.

Semi-bluff on the turn: flop checked through suggests weakness, and I have Ace and Nine straight outs plus King-high showdown value, so betting can win now or improve on the river.

I have 6-high with no pair and no realistic draw on a coordinated board, so calling or raising would be spewy.