Hold'em table

94 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button in a 3-handed game at 100bb, so folding is the standard play.

With 9-7 offsuit in the small blind against the big blind, completing cheaply is preferable to building a large pot out of position.

JTs is strong against a small blind limp, so raise for value and take initiative while isolating heads-up.

9-7 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against this raise.

8-7 offsuit is playable as a button open in three-handed hold’em. Raising gives us a chance to win the blinds or play the hand in position.

J♠6♦ is a weak offsuit hand from the small blind, and calling a raise risks entering a pot with the big blind still to act.

T7s in the big blind against a 2.5x button open is getting 150 to win 400, and the hand is easily good enough to defend. Calling beats 3-betting here.

Middle pair on a monotone board with no heart, out of position against the preflop raiser. Checking controls the pot, and I can decide against a c-bet.

Middle pair is likely ahead of many hands that called preflop, but the monotone flop makes it vulnerable. A small bet gets value from weaker pairs and charges hands with a heart.

The pot is 750 and I need 200 to call, so I only need about 21% equity. Middle pair with a 7 and no heart has showdown value against a small c-bet, so a call is fine, though I'd be cautious on further hearts.

The board is four hearts with a possible straight (45). My top pair with no heart is weak now, so I'll check and aim for a cheap showdown.

With second pair and no heart on a four-heart board, betting is unlikely to get called by worse hands or fold out a flush. Checking preserves showdown value and controls the pot.

The board is a heart flush and we hold no heart, so we can only split the pot. Bluffing is pointless because any hand without a heart can call and chop, so we check.

The five-heart board plays for us, and we have no heart to improve it. After calling the flop, the opponent may have a heart, so betting risks chips while checking preserves our chance to split.

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

42o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. It has too little equity and plays poorly out of position.

A3 offsuit has enough equity against a typical button opening range to defend the big blind for 150 chips, though it is not strong enough to value-raise.

I have a gutshot to Broadway but no diamond on a coordinated flop. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me assess the button's action.

I have a king-high straight on a coordinated, three-diamond flop. A substantial value bet charges diamond draws while still giving the big blind room to continue with pairs or draws.

I have only ace-high and a gutshot on a monotone, connected flop. Calling out of position against this bet is unlikely to be profitable.

K7 suited is a clear opening hand from the button in 3-handed play, so I open-raise to 2.5bb to steal the blinds or take the initiative postflop.

Offsuit 6-5 is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

J4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against the button's raise; its poor playability and domination risk outweigh the pot odds.

Nine-deuce offsuit is too weak to open from the button at this stack depth without a reason to expect the blinds to fold often.

With the button folded, calling 50 to contest a 200-chip pot gives Q7o favorable pot odds against the big blind's wide checking range.

T3 suited is weak; the small blind limped, so checking to see a free flop in position is the best option.

With only queen-high and no meaningful draw on this low, disconnected flop, checking avoids building a pot while out of position.

Top two pair on a dry board, and the small blind checked to us, so bet for value. About two-thirds pot gets called by worse tens, draws and pairs.

Q-high has no pair or meaningful draw on this dry flop, and calling 130 would require too much equity against the big blind’s bet.

A7 offsuit is a reasonable button open in a three-handed game. Raising applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the sizing modest.

92s from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is too weak to call out of position or to 3-bet profitably. Folding.

The button's raise costs 150 more to call, and the folded small blind improves the pot odds. A connected hand like 6-5 offsuit is worth defending at this price.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand. Checking lets me see how the preflop raiser responds without building the pot out of position.

A small bet can get value and protection from weaker pairs and overcards on this dry board, while keeping the pot manageable with second pair.

An open-ended straight draw has eight outs, and the small flop bet gives me a good price to continue.

I have an open-ended straight draw, and checking preserves the chance to see a free river while keeping the pot manageable.

With bottom pair and a strong kicker, I have some showdown value but little reason to build the pot after being called on the flop. Checking keeps weaker hands in and avoids betting into the opponent’s Kx and stronger pairs.

My straight draw missed, leaving almost no showdown value. After the turn checked through, a river bet can pressure missed draws and weak pairs.

The river lead is a substantial bet, and my two pair is only tens and sevens with an ace kicker. The line can credibly represent a king, a ten, or a pocket pair higher than sevens, leaving too few likely bluffs or worse value hands to justify calling.