Hold'em table

Q4o is too weak to complete or raise from the small blind out of position against the big blind, making a fold standard.

Opening A9o on the button in 3-handed play is a standard value raise to apply pressure on the blinds.

7♦3♣ is too weak to continue from the small blind facing a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

64 offsuit is far too weak to defend the big blind against a button raise while out of position; despite the small call price, poor playability and domination risk make folding clearly best.

J4 offsuit is weak, but on the button it can be opened profitably with position and the small blind already invested. A minimum raise risks little while applying pressure to both blinds.

T5 offsuit is far too weak to defend my small blind against a button raise, especially out of position. Folding and saving 150 chips is clearly best.

6c 2h is far too weak to defend out of position against a button raise, even getting favorable pot odds.

2h4c is the worst type of hand from the button with two players still to act; folding avoids bleeding chips with no equity or fold equity worth 100bb deep.

In a blind-versus-blind situation, J9o is strong enough to open-raise for value and pressure rather than just completing.

87 offsuit has enough playability and equity to defend the big blind against this raise at the price offered. Calling keeps weaker hands in without inflating the pot out of position.

We missed the flop completely with J9o out of position, making a check the prudent line.

I have a weak pair with some backdoor flush potential, but little reason to inflate the pot. I’ll take the free card and keep the showdown value of my pair.

Holding jack-high with no draw out of position, checking allows us to see the river for free or evaluate against a bet.

I have a weak pair of sevens with a poor kicker, so checking behind controls the pot and avoids value-owning myself against a queen or better hand.

With only Jack-high, we have almost no showdown value. After the hand checked through flop and turn, a bet of 400 into 600 can credibly represent a slowplayed Queen or induce folds from better Ace-high and weak pairs.

A river bet after checking back both earlier streets is likely to come from a queen or a pocket pair that beats my sevens. This hand is too weak to call without a stronger read that they bluff often.

96o is too weak to open from the button even in a 3-handed game.

T-5 offsuit is weak, but the price to complete the small blind is favorable heads-up. I’ll call rather than inflate the pot out of position.

3-8 offsuit is far too weak to raise for value, and the small blind merely limped, so I take the free flop from the big blind rather than bloating the pot with a marginal bluff.

I have a weak middle pair on a connected, two-diamond board, so checking keeps the pot controlled and lets me respond to the big blind's action.

I flopped middle pair with 3c8h on T-J-8, which is likely ahead of the SB limper's wide checking range. A small bet builds the pot and charges draws/overcard hands rather than letting free cards kill my hand.

I have second pair and enough equity to continue against a modest heads-up flop bet. Calling keeps weaker hands and draws in while avoiding inflating the pot with a vulnerable hand.

I have a modest pair with a weak kicker, and the turn completes the flush draw after the big blind called my flop bet. Checking keeps the pot manageable and preserves my showdown value.

My pair of eights is weak on a three-diamond board, and seat_3 called a flop bet, suggesting a flush draw or better. Checking back controls the pot and avoids bloating it without a strong hand.

With only a pair of tens and no diamond on a four-diamond river, a value bet is unlikely to be called by worse hands. I’ll check and take the showdown.

I only hold third pair with an 8, and the four-diamond board means any bet gets called by hands that beat me (pairs, flushes) while better hands fold only if they were bluffing anyway. Checking is free and may win at showdown against a missed draw.

On the button, J5 offsuit is marginal but playable as a small open with position and a chance to take the blinds. I raise to the minimum legal size to keep the risk low.

A4s has decent suited-ace playability and I'm getting good pot odds (150 to call a 350 pot) against a button min-raise. Calling keeps the pot small and preserves fold equity for later streets rather than 3-betting a dominated ace.

96o is too weak and disconnected to profitably defend out of position multiway, despite the favorable pot odds.

I hold the nut flush draw (Ad) on a two-diamond board heads-up; a half-pot bet builds the pot with strong fold equity and sets up profitable semi-bluff lines if raised.

J-high has only backdoor draws on this board and is unlikely to improve enough to continue. The 300-chip call is not justified against a flop raise.