Hold'em table

9-6 offsuit is a weak hand that plays poorly out of position postflop against two opponents, so folding on the button is the disciplined choice.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds, rather than limp out of position.

Holding JTs in the big blind facing an open from the small blind, calling gives excellent pot odds and lets us play in position postflop.

Top and bottom pair is strong on this draw-heavy flop. Betting 400 chips builds the pot while charging flush and straight draws.

I completely missed the ace-high board with no pair and no real draw, so folding to a two-thirds pot continuation bet is standard.

Q2 offsuit is a weak button hand with poor playability against two unknown blinds. Folding avoids a marginal preflop investment.

JTo is well ahead of an average holding in a blind-versus-blind scenario, so raising to 3bb applies pressure and takes the initiative.

AJs is a strong hand heads-up against a small blind open to 3bb; a 3-bet to 10bb in position-disadvantaged big blind builds the pot with a strong, well-blocked hand.

JTo is too weak to call a 3-bet out of position against the big blind's re-raise.

Q2o is too weak to open on the button even in 3-handed play, making it a clear fold.

Heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, JTo is a strong hand, so raising for value and initiative from the small blind is profitable.

K8 suited is strong enough to defend the big blind against a small-blind raise, and calling keeps weaker hands in the pot while preserving position.

Ace-high board with only a gutshot (KQ needed) and a backdoor flush draw, no pair. I was the preflop raiser, but I'm first to act out of position against a big blind who called, so checking to control the pot is reasonable.

I have no made hand or strong draw, and this ace-high flop favors the preflop raiser’s range. Checking avoids investing more chips with little equity.

Board 9c 4c As 4d with only jack-high and a gutshot to a straight (Q or 8 needed) is weak; opponent checked the flop and can call with pairs. Checking keeps the pot small and lets me see the river cheaply.

After the preflop raiser checked twice, a turn bet can win the pot against missed broadways and other weak hands. King-high has little showdown value if called.

Holding only jack-high with a gutshot straight draw (needs a Q or 8 for the straight, 8 outs) on a paired board, facing a bet of 375 into 975 (about 28% pot odds needed... actually roughly 27.8%). One card to come gives ~17% equity by outs alone, so calling is unprofitable without strong implied odds, and the bettor's range after a check-check flop is likely to include an Ace or better.

7-5 offsuit is a weak hand that plays poorly out of position postflop against two opponents; folding on the button costs nothing extra and avoids a marginal spot.

J6 offsuit has enough equity against a random big blind hand to complete for 50 chips, but it is too weak to build a large pot out of position.

Holding Q5o in the big blind after the small blind limped, taking the free flop with position is optimal.

Jack-high has little equity on this flop, and a free card is preferable to bluffing into the big blind.

I have second pair with a weak kicker in position. Checking back controls the pot and allows me to see a turn safely.

The turn is a blank, and the big blind’s flop check leaves many missed hands in their range. A small bet can win the pot without risking much.

I have second pair with a gutshot straight draw in a limped blind-versus-blind pot and am getting 3:1 to call a single bet.

Jack-high has little showdown value. A 300-chip river bet can fold out ace-high, weak pairs, and missed draws without risking an outsized amount.

I hold two pair, Queens and Fours with a King kicker, in a limped blind-versus-blind pot where several draws missed. Getting 30% pot odds, calling is profitable against missed draws and split Queen holdings.

Seven-four suited is playable from the button three-handed. A modest open can win the blinds or let me play in position.

A2o is too weak to call out of position against a button raise, and makes a poor 3-bet candidate compared to suited wheel aces.

4-6 offsuit is a weak hand. The button opened to 250 and I would be out of position, so calling 150 to win a 400 pot is not worth it. I fold.

8d 3h is far too weak to open raise or play even from the button in 3-handed play.

Button folded; in the small blind I need only 50 more to see a flop with pot 150, getting 3:1. 2-4 offsuit is weak, but the price is cheap, and heads-up against the big blind the pot odds justify a call over folding. Raising with this hand is unnecessary. Chat is off so the message is empty.

J7 offsuit is a marginal hand, and checking lets me see a flop for free in position against the small blind.

I have 4-2 on a 7-6-5 flop, which gives an open-ended straight draw: any 3 or 8 makes a straight. That is 8 outs, and the 2 and 4 could also make a wheel-type hand. I act first in a heads-up pot, so a small 100 bet, half the pot, builds the pot with a strong draw and can win the pot now if the big blind folds.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, but this connected, two-heart board makes raising with a weak kicker risky.

Board 7-6-5-9 gives me a 4 for an unlikely straight (8 makes 5-6-7-8-9 for anyone; I hold 4 with 2 giving 4-5-6-7 open-ended, needing 3 or 8). Actually I have an open-ended straight draw needing 3 or 8, so a small semi-bluff bet as first to act is reasonable. ~8 outs plus fold equity.}

The small turn bet offers a reasonable price to continue with a pair of sevens against a range that can include draws and weaker pairs. Raising would risk too much on this connected board.

Board 7-6-5-9-K gives me 4-5-6-7 (a 3-high-card straight draw missed; actually 4,5,6,7 with no 8 or 3), so I have just ace-less air with 2-4 and no made hand; the opponent called two bets and likely has a straight or pair, so I check rather than bluff. Wait: 4-5-6-7 is four to a straight, not a made straight, so checking is best.}

My pair of sevens has some showdown value against missed draws and weaker pairs. A river bet is unlikely to get called by worse hands or fold out many better ones.