Hold'em table

87 offsuit is too weak to reliably open even from the button in a 3-handed game.

With the button folded, 3♣5♣ is playable heads-up from the small blind, and calling offers favorable pot odds while keeping the pot small out of position.

Button folded and the small blind limped, so Q8s is strong enough heads-up to raise for value and take control preflop.

53 suited is too weak to continue from the small blind against a large preflop raise, even with the current pot odds.

54 offsuit is a weak holding with poor playability, and calling invites both blinds to realize equity. I fold rather than invest from the bottom of my button range.

J3o is too weak to continue out of position for another 50 after the button folds.

J4o is too weak to open from the button; it has poor playability and little equity against continuing ranges, so folding is best.

86s plays well heads-up from the small blind; raising to 300 attacks the big blind with initiative.

98 suited has good playability and equity against a small-blind open. Calling 200 is worthwhile given the pot odds, while avoiding a speculative 3-bet out of position.

I have a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw; a half-pot c-bet applies pressure and builds the pot with strong equity.

I have only nine-high with no meaningful immediate draw, so calling the small flop bet is unlikely to be profitable.

Opening with Ace-Queen offsuit on the button is a standard value raise to 2.5 big blinds.

2♦5♠ is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling out of position risks playing a likely multiway pot against the button’s raise.

76s has enough playability and pot odds versus a 2.5bb button open to continue heads-up rather than fold or inflate the pot with a 3-bet.

I have no pair, draw, or backdoor equity on an ace-high flop against the preflop raiser, so betting is a pure bluff with little fold equity. Checking is free and keeps the pot small.

I have top pair with a strong Queen kicker on an Ace-high board and make a standard one-third pot continuation bet for value.

I have 76s with no pair, no draw, and no equity on A93 rainbow. Calling a flop bet with air is burning chips.

With 6♠3♣, calling is weak and out of position against the blinds postflop; folding avoids investing chips with a poor hand.

Button folded, so I only need 50 more to see a flop heads-up against the big blind. 97o has enough equity versus a random hand to complete, and raising would leave me out of position with a weak hand if called.

Holding K4o in the big blind after the small blind limped, checking to see a free flop in position is standard.

I have no pair, no draw, and no made hand on this flop, so checking is free and keeps the pot small.

I have king-high with no draw, so checking behind in position to realize equity for free is optimal.

I have no pair, no draw, and no showdown value on this turn, so checking is free and avoids bloating the pot with air.

Turned top pair in a limped blind-versus-blind pot; betting half-pot targets value from second pair, low pairs, and drawing hands.

Nine-seven high has no pair, draw, or showdown value against a turn bet, so calling is unprofitable.

Button open with A4o in a three-handed pot; a small raise applies pressure and realizes equity better than calling or folding.

K3o is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button open raise out of position.

A9 offsuit is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button open, and calling keeps weaker hands in without inflating the pot against a stronger range.

Top pair with a strong kicker is a good hand to continue with, but checking out of position lets the preflop raiser act and avoids building the pot unnecessarily.

Dry 952 flop and I am the preflop raiser, so a small c-bet pressures the many missed hands in the big blind's calling range. Ace-high has little showdown value if I check it down, so taking the pot now is the better line.

Top pair with the best kicker is strong on this dry board, and the small bet gives favorable odds. Calling keeps bluffs and weaker hands in the pot without inflating it unnecessarily.

I have a strong two-pair hand on the paired turn and can get value from weaker nines while charging heart draws. A moderate bet also avoids building an unnecessarily large pot against trips or a full house.

Ace-high with no pair or draw on a paired board is too weak to continue against a turn lead. Folding avoids paying off a likely made hand.