Hold'em table

7♥5♦ is a weak offsuit hand with poor playability, so it is not worth entering from the button even at a discount.

Button folded, so A8o is strong enough against the big blind's wide range; raising applies pressure and can win the pot immediately or gain initiative heads-up.

4-2 offsuit is one of the worst starting hands; facing a 2.5x raise from the small blind out of position, folding is clearly correct despite the decent pot odds.

JTs on the button is a strong speculative hand with position. Raising applies pressure on the blinds and builds a pot when I have the best position.

K3 suited in the small blind facing a 3x button open with the big blind still to act is a standard fold; it plays poorly out of position and is dominated by much of the button's range.

K9 offsuit is a reasonable big-blind defense against a button open, and calling gets a playable price while avoiding a marginal out-of-position 3-bet.

Top pair is strong enough to continue, but K9 is vulnerable to better Kx and the button has a range advantage on this board. I’ll check and keep the pot controlled while allowing the preflop raiser to act.

Heads-up on a K-J-4 flop after the big blind checked, my pair of jacks with a backdoor straight draw is likely best and benefits from protection, so I make a standard continuation bet.

Top pair is strong enough to continue against a small flop bet, but the 9 kicker makes raising unnecessarily risky. Call and keep the opponent’s bluffs in their range.

Top pair with a king and a nine-high heart draw has solid showdown value, but the turn also improves the button’s range. Check to control the pot and let them continue with bluffs or weaker hands.

I have two pair (jacks and tens) on a coordinated board. Seat 1 checked the turn, so I will bet for value and to charge flush/straight draws.

One pair of kings is strong enough to continue against this moderate turn bet, and calling preserves the chance to improve or reach showdown without inflating the pot against stronger made hands.

I have a modest pair of kings, but the ace on the river improves many hands in the opponent’s betting range. I’ll take the free showdown rather than risk a value bet or bluff into stronger hands.

The river ace completes a Broadway straight for any Qx, and opponent's passive check-call line could easily include Qx or two pair. Checking back avoids a check-raise and realizes our two pair's showdown value.

87o on the button in a 3-handed game is a reasonable open; raising to 2.5bb puts pressure on the blinds and lets me play in position.

J5 suited is too weak to continue from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act.

With 4d9h out of position and only 150 to call into 400, the hand is too weak to continue against a button raise.

On the button three-handed, 7♠8♠ is a playable hand to open-raise. A 250-chip raise applies pressure to the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

99 is a strong 3-handed hand; I will 3-bet for value, isolate the button opener, and take initiative rather than call out of position.

T7 offsuit facing a 3-bet with the button raiser still to act is an easy fold from the big blind; the hand is far too weak to continue for 650 more out of position.

Calling in position with a suited connector offers useful equity and playability at these deep stacks. A four-bet would overcommit this hand against a likely strong range.

I have an overpair to the board with 99 and was the preflop aggressor, so I will bet for value and protection against overcards and draws. A bet of about two-thirds pot keeps worse pairs and draws calling while denying free cards.

Facing a sizeable flop bet with only 8-high and backdoor draws, my hand has too little equity to call profitably.

With AQo on the button in a 3-handed game, raising is best to take initiative and charge the blinds.

T5 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind out of position against a button open with the big blind still to act; folding loses only the 50 chip blind.

65 offsuit is a weak, poorly realizable hand out of position against a 3x button raise. The pot odds are not enough to make continuing attractive.

Pocket threes on the button in a 3-handed game is a standard open; raising to 2.5bb takes initiative and can win the blinds or set-mine cheaply in position.

99 is strong against a button open, and a 3-bet from the small blind can take initiative while denying equity to the big blind. I choose a sizable out-of-position raise rather than invite a multiway pot.

Jh4h is a weak offsuit-ish hand facing a 3-bet to 850 with only 100 invested; folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position against two aggressive opponents.

33 on the button facing a 3-bet to 850; with 9150 behind and position, calling 600 for set-mining gets ~15x implied odds, which is acceptable in position.

Nines have some showdown value but are below the queen and offer little value from worse hands on this two-heart board. I’ll check out of position and keep the pot manageable.

Flopped bottom set on a two-tone board; villain 3-bet preflop and checked, so bet for value and protection against flush draws and overpairs that will continue.

The button called a substantial preflop 3-bet and now bets two-thirds pot on a Q-high, two-heart flop. Pocket nines are behind much of that value range and have little reason to continue.