Hold'em table

94o is too weak to open from the button in a 3-handed game with 100bb stacks, so folding is standard.

The button has folded, leaving a heads-up pot. 9♦7♥ is playable at the small blind price, so I’ll complete rather than inflate the pot out of position.

JTs plays well heads-up in position against a small-blind limp. Raising builds the pot with a strong, playable hand.

Facing a large 4.5bb raise out of position, offsuit 9-7 has poor equity and playability. The additional call is not justified by the pot odds.

As the button in a three-handed game, 8♣7♦ is playable as an open-raise. A modest raise pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

J6 offsuit is too weak to call a button raise from the small blind with the big blind still to act.

T7s in the big blind against a button 2.5x open is getting good odds (150 to win 400), and it's a clear defend; flatting keeps the pot manageable out of position.

Middle pair with no heart on a monotone board is out of position against the preflop raiser, so it plays best as a check for pot control and bluff-catching. Leading gets called by hearts and better hands and folds out worse.

I have a modest pair on a monotone flop and no heart, so checking keeps the pot small and avoids betting into a range that may have a flush or strong draw.

With four hearts on board and none in my hand, top pair is weak, since any heart beats me. I'll check to control the pot size and let the button's flop check-back tell me more.

My pair of sevens has some showdown value, but the four-heart board is dangerous and I hold no heart. I’ll take the free river rather than bluff into a checked-through pot.

The board is a five-card heart flush and I hold no heart, so I can only split by playing the board. Betting gains nothing from hands without a heart, which should just call for a chop, and any heart beats me, so I check.

The five-heart board gives everyone at least the same king-high flush, and my hole cards do not improve it. With no meaningful value or blocker-based bluff, I check.

J9 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5 big-blind raise puts pressure on the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

42o in the small blind facing a button open with the big blind still to act is a clear fold; it lacks the equity and playability to call or 3-bet.

A♠3♣ is a reasonable big-blind defend against a button open, and calling 150 offers favorable pot odds. I avoid 3-betting a weak offsuit ace that can be dominated when called.

I have only ace-high with a gutshot to Broadway and no diamond, so betting into this coordinated flop is unattractive. I’ll take the free card and keep the pot small.

I have a king-high straight on a three-diamond flop. Betting for value also charges hands drawing to a flush.

I have only ace-high with a gutshot to Broadway, and no diamond on a monotone board. The price is not enough to continue against a likely made hand or strong draw.

K7 suited is a standard open from the button in 3-handed play. A 2.5x raise to 250 builds the pot with position.

Fold the offsuit 5-6 from the small blind facing a 2.5× raise; the hand plays poorly out of position, especially with the big blind still to act.

J4 offsuit is a weak, easily dominated hand to play out of position against a 2.5-big-blind button raise. Folding avoids a difficult postflop spot.

9♣2♠ is too weak to invest from the button, even in a three-handed pot.

With Q7 offsuit in the small blind, completing for 50 chips is preferable to building a larger pot out of position.

T3 suited is weak; checking the option in a limped pot keeps the pot small and lets me see a free flop in position.

I have queen-high with no meaningful draw on a dry flop. Checking avoids building the pot out of position.

Top two pair on a dry board in a limped pot, so I bet for value and protection. Around two-thirds of the pot gets called by worse Tx, 3x and draws.

Queen-high has no pair or meaningful draw on this flop. Calling out of position against the bet is unlikely to be profitable.

A7 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button three-handed. A 2.5-big-blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

92s from the small blind facing a button open, with the big blind still to act behind, is a clear fold; it plays poorly out of position.

Calling the modest additional 150 chips with a connected hand gets reasonable pot odds against a likely wide button raise. I avoid a re-raise with a weak offsuit hand.

I have only 6-high with no immediate draw, so I’ll check and avoid building the pot.

A small continuation bet with second pair gets value from weaker pairs and draws while charging unpaired overcards.

I have an open-ended straight draw with eight apparent outs, and the small bet offers reasonable pot odds. Calling keeps the pot manageable while letting me realize my draw.

I have an open-ended straight draw but no made hand, so checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me see the river without investing more.

My pair of sevens has showdown value, but a turn bet is unlikely to get called by enough worse hands. Checking keeps the pot manageable and lets me reassess on the river.

I have no meaningful showdown value, so I’ll use the paired river to represent a strong hand and pressure weaker pairs. A sizable bet gives the bluff a chance to fold out hands that checked back the turn.

The turn check may have encouraged a bluff on the river. My pair of sevens is a bluff-catcher, and the price is reasonable enough to call.