Hold'em table

64 offsuit is too weak for a standard button open against two unknown opponents. Folding avoids investing in a hand with poor equity and limited postflop playability.

QJo is strong enough to raise against the big blind after the button folds. Raising to 300 builds value while keeping the sizing standard.

7h9h is a weak suited connector facing a 3x raise out of position; calling with marginal equity against a likely strong range is -EV, so I fold and preserve chips.

A9 offsuit is a strong button opening hand three-handed. Raising to 250 pressures the blinds while keeping the pot manageable.

A4 offsuit is too weak to call a 2.5x raise out of position with two players behind; folding is the profitable play.

QTo is strong enough to defend the big blind against a button raise, needing only 27.3% equity at this price. Calling preserves its value against a wide opening range without unnecessarily inflating the pot out of position.

Check to the preflop raiser with top pair and a medium kicker, keeping weaker hands and bluffs in their range. This hand is a good candidate to check-call against a typical continuation bet.

Ace-high has some showdown value, but this connected, two-heart flop favors the big blind’s calling range. Checking in position keeps the pot manageable and lets me see a turn.

After the flop checks through, top pair is strong enough to bet for value against weaker pairs and draws. This sizing also denies a free river to overcards and straight or flush draws.

Ace-high has no meaningful draw on this turn, and calling 350 into a 900-chip pot is unlikely to be profitable against a turn lead.

K5 offsuit is worth completing blind versus blind at 3-to-1 pot odds. Calling keeps the pot small with a weak kicker while playing out of position.

With 6-5 offsuit out of position against a small-blind limp, I can see a flop for free without building a pot with a marginal hand.

King-high with the second-nut flush draw has useful equity but little immediate value to extract on this connected board. Checking keeps the pot manageable out of position and lets me evaluate the opponent's bet size.

I have an open-ended straight draw, and the small blind checked. A modest bet can win the pot now while keeping my investment limited on a three-heart board.

The king-high flush draw and potential king outs give enough equity to continue against a 130-chip bet into 200. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while avoiding a large pot against made flushes or the ace of hearts.

With king-high and a king-high flush draw, checking preserves our equity without inflating the pot out of position. The jack strengthens some of the flop bettor's hands, making a lead unattractive.

My draw is weak on a coordinated board, and a nine would put a straight on the board rather than give me a strong one. Checking avoids building the pot with little showdown value.

Our hand has little showdown value, and the king of hearts blocks some strong flushes. After the turn checks through, a substantial river bluff can pressure ace-high hands and weak pairs.

I only play the board's pair of sevens and have no useful kicker. Calling a 350-chip river bet with this hand is unlikely to be profitable.

QJo is a clear button open three-handed. Raising to 2.5 big blinds pressures the blinds while retaining positional advantage if called.

Six-five suited is a reasonable occasional three-bet against a button open. Raising avoids a difficult multiway pot from the small blind and can win the pot immediately.

93o is dominated trash facing a 3-bet; folding is clearly best.

QJo is a marginal offsuit hand facing a sizable small-blind three-bet, with substantial domination risk. Position alone does not justify calling 750 more, and stronger bluff candidates are available for four-betting.

K6 offsuit is strong enough to open on the button in a three-handed game, and a 2.5 big blind raise applies pressure while keeping the pot manageable.

AJ suited is strong enough to call a 2.5x raise in position; flatting keeps the pot manageable and allows postflop play against the button raiser.

85 offsuit has poor multiway playability and will struggle to realize equity out of position. Despite the favorable pot odds, folding is better than defending this weak hand against a raise and a call.

I have ace-high with a gutshot on a paired board and it checked to me; checking keeps the pot small with little fold equity risk and avoids bloating the pot out of position.

King-high has some showdown value, but this paired flop gives me little incentive to build the pot. I’ll check in position and reassess on the turn.

A-high with a gutshot (QK) on a checked flop; I take initiative and can barrel or give up cheaply.

King-high has little chance of improving against a made hand, and calling the turn bet without a draw is unlikely to be profitable.

Seven-three offsuit is a very weak hand even from the button; folding avoids playing a dominated spot out of position postflop.

A4 offsuit is strong enough to open blind versus blind, and the ace blocks some of the big blind’s strongest continuing hands. Raising to 3 big blinds pressures weaker hands while keeping the investment modest out of position.

AQ offsuit is strong against a small-blind opening range. A three-bet builds value while applying pressure to weaker hands.

A4 offsuit is a weak, frequently dominated hand facing a substantial three-bet out of position. Without evidence that the big blind is overbluffing, folding is preferable to calling or four-bet bluffing.