Hold'em table

Pocket deuces are worth opening on the button, where position helps realize their value postflop.

65 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Poor equity realization out of position makes folding preferable to calling or bluff-raising.

A7o has good equity against a wide button open and I only need to call 150 into 400 from the big blind, so calling is profitable despite being out of position.

Bottom pair with ace kicker on a Q-K-7 board is too weak to lead into the preflop raiser, but has showdown value; check and evaluate versus a c-bet.

Pocket deuces have little equity on this K-Q-7 flop and no useful blockers for a bluff. I’ll take the free turn card.

With third pair, ace kicker and the nut flush draw, checking controls the pot and lets me realize equity against the preflop raiser's checking range.

Pocket deuces have some showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot small and preserves position for the river.

Opponent checked flop and turn showing weakness, likely Ace-high or a small pair; my two pair Kings and Sevens with Ace kicker is ahead of that range and a small bet can get thin value.

The small river bet gives me favorable pot odds. My pair can beat missed draws and ace-high bluffs often enough to call.

98 offsuit is a reasonable button open three-handed. Raising pressures the blinds while giving us position and straight potential when called.

J7 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, with poor playability postflop.

T4 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a 2.5-big-blind button raise.

Three-handed on the button, Q7o is ahead of the blinds' ranges and plays well in position, so raise to pressure the blinds rather than limp or fold.

AQ suited is strong enough to three-bet a button open. Raising from the small blind also pressures the big blind and avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

T3 suited is too weak to continue against a large three-bet with the original raiser still to act. Its poor equity realization and lack of useful blockers make both calling and bluff-raising unprofitable.

Q7 offsuit is far behind a small-blind 3-bet range and calling 850 preflop would be unprofitable out of position on later streets.

Six-five suited is a playable button open three-handed, and a 2.5-big-blind raise uses position without risking too much.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a 2.5bb button raise, especially with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids investing more with a frequently dominated hand out of position.

T7 offsuit is too weak to defend the big blind out of position against a button raise; calling would realize equity poorly postflop.

J2 offsuit is too weak for a standard button open with both blinds still to act. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor connectivity and substantial domination risk.

Heads-up against the big blind after the button folded, 7-6 offsuit has enough equity and straight potential to complete for 50 into a 150 pot rather than forfeit the small blind.

8-4 offsuit is too weak to raise for value, and checking lets me see a free flop against the small blind.

Heads-up limped pot on a dry 9-2-4 flop, a minimum stab can fold many unpaired hands while I retain backdoor straight and pair outs if called.

Bottom pair is worth continuing against a small bet on this dry flop, but raising would overplay it.

With seven-high, no pair and no strong draw on a paired board after opponent called the flop, a second barrel has little fold equity; checking preserves chips and keeps a cheap showdown or river decision.

My weak pair has some showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable.

I have only a pair of nines with weak kickers and almost no showdown value, so checking likely loses. A river bet representing the king or a nine can fold opponent's small pairs and missed draws.

Bottom pair is a weak bluff-catcher against a sizable river bet. Few draws missed on this dry board, so I don't expect to win often enough to call.

QTo on the button in 3-handed play is well ahead of a blind defense range and benefits from position, so opening to 2.5bb is profitable over calling or folding.

A6 suited has an ace blocker and plays well as a three-bet against a likely wide button opening range. Raising from the small blind also pressures the big blind and avoids playing a multiway pot out of position.

T9 offsuit is too weak to cold-call a 10bb three-bet, especially with the original raiser still to act. It also lacks useful blockers for a profitable four-bet bluff.

QTo is dominated by a strong small-blind 3-bet range and lacks the equity needed to call 750 in position, so folding preserves stack.