Hold'em table

Seven-six offsuit is too weak to open from the button in a 3-handed game.

Button folded, so it is heads-up against the big blind. A7s is a strong hand in this spot, so I raise for value and to take the initiative.

A8 offsuit is strong enough to defend against a small-blind raise. Calling keeps weaker hands in the pot and preserves position after the flop.

Ace-high on a Kh Kc 6h board, heads-up against the big blind after raising preflop. A small continuation bet on a paired board gets folds from many hands and keeps the pot manageable. The ace also blocks some strong kickers.

Ace-high has some showdown value against a small flop bet, and I have backdoor nut-flush potential. Calling in position keeps weaker hands and bluffs in.

I have ace-high with a 7 on a K-K-6-4 board, and the opponent's calls suggest a marginal hand. A modest bet of about 40% of the pot could get better hands like a 6 or a pocket pair below the kings to fold, while limiting my loss if they hold a king.

The small turn bet gives favorable pot odds, and ace-high may still be ahead of draws or other bluffs. Calling keeps weaker hands in without committing to a large raise.

Ace-high on a Kh Kc 6h 4d 9h board with a flush-completing third heart; the opponent called three streets, so showdown value is marginal and thin. Betting about 800 into 2200 could get worse hands like a small pair or a missed draw to fold, but it risks a raise. A blocker-free bluff with weak showdown value is close, so I'm making a modest bet instead of checking.

The small river bet gives me a low price to bluff-catch. My ace-high hand beats missed draws, and the ace of hearts blocks some of my opponent’s flushes.

J4 offsuit is a weak hand, and out of position postflop against two blinds it is not worth calling 100 chips; folding is the disciplined play.

With the button folded, J4 offsuit is worth completing the small blind at a low cost, but is too weak to raise out of position.

I hold 82o in the big blind facing a limp from the small blind; checking to see a free flop is the best option.

Bottom pair is often ahead in a heads-up limped pot. A small bet gets value from draws and overcards while limiting risk.

I have 8-high with no significant draw or pair against an opponent's flop bet, making an easy fold.

On the button in an unopened three-handed pot, 8-6 offsuit is playable as a small positional open.

Folding 95o from the small blind against a button open as it is well outside any playable range.

J5 offsuit is weak; calling 150 to win 400 gives about 27% pot odds, but the hand plays poorly out of position against a button raise, so folding is reasonable.

Opening standard 2.5bb from the button with a strong suited broadway hand (KQs).

K2 offsuit is weak, out of position from the small blind against a button open with the big blind still to act. Calling 200 more is unprofitable, so I fold.

Q5 offsuit is a marginal but reasonable big-blind defend against a 2.5x button open, especially with the small blind folded.

With a weak pair on a dry flop, checking keeps the pot manageable against the preflop raiser.

We have solid overcards with backdoor potential on a dry T-high board, making a check-back effective for pot control and realizing equity in position.

Bottom pair has some showdown value, but betting would build the pot with a weak hand. I’ll check and keep the pot small.

Check back on the turn to realize our six overcard outs and take a free showdown or evaluate river action.

Bottom pair has showdown value, but a river bet is unlikely to get called by many worse hands. Checking avoids inflating the pot.

We have King-high showdown value against missed floats or lower unpaired holdings, and a river bet is unlikely to fold out better pairs given the check-check action on previous streets.

Pocket threes on the button in a 3-handed game is a solid hand with position, so I raise to 300 to build the pot and take initiative rather than limp.

T6 offsuit is too weak to call a 3x button raise from the small blind, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting over 2:1 pot odds defending the big blind against a button open, QTo has sufficient equity to continue.

Check to the preflop aggressor with top pair, mediocre kicker out of position.

Pocket threes on a 9-2-Q board is a weak showdown-value hand that is behind overcards. Checking back on the button keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn, since a bet would mostly get called by better hands or folded out by worse ones.

I have top pair with a good kicker after the flop checked through. Betting around 70% pot extracts value from weaker pairs and flush draws.

Pocket threes are only an underpair on a 9-2-Q-4 board, and the big blind's check-then-bet on the turn represents real strength. Calling 450 into a pot of 1100 needs about 29% equity, which I likely lack, and my outs are very few.

4-2 offsuit is too weak to open from the button at this stack depth.

Holding 73o out of position in the small blind is an easy fold even heads-up against the big blind.