Hold'em table

A7 offsuit is strong heads-up versus the big blind after the button folds, so I raise for value and initiative.

A8o in the big blind against a small-blind open in a blind-vs-blind spot is well ahead of the SB's wide range and closes the action. I'm getting 3:1 (200 to win 600 total), so calling is clearly profitable, and it keeps dominated hands in the pot.

A small continuation bet on this paired board pressures the opponent's missed pocket pairs and unpaired holdings while risking little with ace-high showdown value.

Ace-high with a backdoor nut flush draw is getting 4:1 on a small bet into a paired board, so calling is clearly profitable. Raising would mostly fold out worse hands.

A turn stab can credibly represent a king and pressures the opponent's many pocket pairs, missed overcards, and weak sixes after their check.

Getting 3:1 against a small turn bet, ace-high with an ace blocker has enough showdown value against a wide small-blind c-betting range that includes many overcard and air bluffs.

With only ace-high on a paired board and the heart draw completing, checking preserves showdown value and avoids a poor bluff spot against a player who called both prior streets.

Ace-high has some showdown value against missed straight draws. The villain's double barrel suggests a lot of Kx and pairs that won't fold to a bluff, so I'll check back.

J4 offsuit is a weak button open at this stack depth, so folding avoids entering with a dominated hand.

Blind vs blind, J4o is a reasonable open from the small blind, and raising takes the initiative. A 3x raise to 300 applies fold pressure on the big blind.

8-2 offsuit is far too weak to continue against a raise out of position, and calling would risk too much with poor equity. Folding preserves my stack for better spots.

Three-handed on the button, 86o is near the bottom of a wide opening range, so a small open steals the blinds with position.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to continue out of position against a raise, so I fold.

J5 offsuit has sufficient equity to defend the big blind against a small button open, especially heads-up.

Check to the preflop raiser with middle pair on this coordinated board, keeping their bluffs and weaker hands in range.

Top two pair on a wet, draw-heavy board, and the big blind checked to me. Betting about two-thirds pot gets value from draws and weaker pairs while protecting my hand.

Bottom pair has sufficient showdown value against a heads-up continuation bet from a wide button range, and calling preserves the opponent's bluffs.

I have trip fives and should value bet while charging straight and flush draws. A moderate sizing can still be called by weaker made hands and draws.

Two pair is still strong, but the board now allows flushes and 7-straights, so raising risks running into better hands. Calling 700 into 1950 is a good price, and I have full-house outs if behind.

My pair of fives is too weak to value bet on this coordinated board, and the opponent's flop and turn calls suggest substantial continuing strength. Checking preserves showdown value.

Two pair is badly outdrawn on a board with three clubs where any 7 or 3 makes a straight. Villain led the turn and then checked the river, so a bet would mostly get called by better hands and fold out worse ones; checking back takes the showdown.

KQs is a strong hand on the button, so I raise to build the pot and put pressure on the blinds.

K2 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open in a three-handed game.

The button opened to 3x and I'm in the big blind with Q5o. I need 200 to win a 650 pot, about 31% equity, and against a wide 3-handed button range Q5o is a borderline defend. I'll call and play carefully after the flop.

Middle pair with a weak kicker, out of position against a button raiser, is best played as a check-call; the board favors the raiser's range.

C-betting with two overcards to apply pressure and take the pot now; if called I still have overcard outs and position on later streets.

Middle pair with an overcard and a backdoor diamond draw is getting 3.6:1 against a small c-bet (250 into 650), so it defends comfortably as a call. Raising would fold out worse hands and get called by better ones.

Our middle pair of fives has showdown value but is vulnerable on a board that now makes straights and flush draws possible. Checking out of position controls the pot and lets us bluff-catch against the button's c-bet range.

We have overcards with no made hand, and opponent check-called flop and checked turn. Checking behind controls the pot and gives a free river card to try to hit a pair. Betting again risks a check-raise and we have no strong draw.

Middle pair is a bluff-catcher on a board where the straight and wheel got there. Checking lets the button bluff with busted heart draws, and worse hands rarely call a bet.

Pocket threes are strong enough to open on the button, and a 3bb raise applies pressure while retaining maneuverability.

T6o from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still left to act, is a clear fold. It plays poorly out of position.

QTo is playable from the big blind against a button open, and calling 200 more gives good pot odds with position to act after the flop. No need to inflate the pot with a marginal hand.

I have top pair with a decent kicker on a moderately coordinated board, so I bet for value and to charge draws. A roughly two-thirds pot bet puts pressure on the preflop raiser while keeping control.

Pocket threes have too little equity versus a flop lead on this coordinated board, and calling does not get an adequate price to chase a set.

42o is one of the worst hands and is a clear fold even from the button in 3-handed play.

I'm getting 3-to-1 pot odds to see a flop and I have position, so completing the small blind is a profitable call despite the weak hand.

Check behind with Q7 offsuit against the small blind limp; it realizes equity cheaply without inflating a marginal pot.

I have a weak pair with a spade draw, and checking keeps the pot small while I see the turn for free.

A small continuation bet can fold out many unpaired hands in this limped pot while risking little. If called, we can reassess with our limited showdown value.