Hold'em table

2♣4♠ is a very weak offsuit hand, and opening from the button is not worth the risk here.

Blind vs blind, Q5o is a reasonable raising hand from the small blind against a single opponent, so I'm raising to 3bb rather than limping.

A-T offsuit is strong against a small-blind opening range. I’m reraising for value and will have position after the flop.

Q5o is too weak to call a 3-bet out of position, even though the price is 700 into 1300; folding is clearly best.

62o is too weak to open even from the button in 3-handed play, so folding is the most profitable option.

Completing costs 50 chips against a random big blind. This hand is playable heads-up, but not strong enough to raise out of position.

With weak offsuit A2 and no additional cost, checking keeps the pot small while retaining a chance to realize equity in position.

A small flop bet can fold out many unpaired hands that beat my eight-high while risking little on this paired board.

Call with a weak-kicker two pair: this keeps bluffs and worse hands in while avoiding a raise that could isolate me against a better ace or trips. The small bet is worth continuing against.

I have no meaningful draw on this board, and the opponent called my flop bet. Checking avoids putting more chips into a weak hand.

Bet 200 into the 400-chip pot for value from weaker aces and queens while charging straight draws. My two pair is strong, but the turn adds potential draws and improved hands to the board.

I have eight-high with no meaningful draw, and the opponent called the flop bet before betting the turn. Calling or raising is unlikely to be profitable.

Pocket queens are a premium hand three-handed, so I raise the button for value.

Ace-king offsuit is strong enough to 3-bet for value and initiative from the small blind. Raising to 1,000 pressures the button while leaving room to play postflop if called.

62o facing an open and a 3-bet from the small blind is a clear fold; calling 900 with the trash hand and a player still to act behind is -EV.

Pocket queens are strong enough to four-bet for value against a small-blind three-bet. Position also helps if called.

AK offsuit is too strong to fold given the price, but a shove is unlikely to get better hands to fold. Call and play the flop with position against a likely strong range.

Top pair with the best kicker is strong, but the opponent’s preflop 4-bet range is narrow and the flop has a flush draw. I’ll check to let them continuation-bet before deciding how much to invest.

QQ has showdown value, but the king-high flop favors part of the 3-bettor's calling range. Checking back controls the pot and keeps weaker hands in.

I have trips with the best kicker and should start extracting value from weaker pairs and any opponent holding a king. A modest bet keeps those hands in while limiting exposure to a slow-played stronger hand.

Queens are strong enough to continue against this small turn bet, which could come from a draw or a weaker pair. Raising would risk folding out worse hands while getting called by stronger ones.

I have trip kings with an ace kicker and can get value from overpairs or weaker made hands that called the turn. A modest river bet keeps those hands in while limiting the cost if raised.

The river bet gives me favorable pot odds, and QQ beats missed draws and some thinner bets. I’ll call rather than turn it into a bluff.

74 suited is a weak hand, but the button has position and only needs to complete for one big blind. Calling keeps the pot small while retaining reasonable postflop playability.

52 offsuit is too weak to complete out of position in a multiway pot even at 50 into 250, and the big blind is still left to act behind. Folding is the cleanest option.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to build a pot out of position against the button's limp. Checking takes a free flop.

Queen-high has some showdown value on this paired flop, but little incentive to build the pot out of position. I’ll check and reassess against a bet.

I have no made hand, but a free turn lets me realize my straight and backdoor flush equity. There is little value in bluffing into the big blind on this paired board.

My open-ended straight draw has eight river outs, and a modest turn bet can also win the pot now against hands that missed the board.

I have two pair on the turn and enough showdown value to continue against this moderate bet, though raising risks building a pot against trips or a stronger two pair.

Queen-high is unlikely to win at showdown. The river king gives me a credible card to represent, and a 500-chip bet can pressure weak pairs and ace-high hands that called the turn.

The large river bet follows a turn lead and is likely value-heavy on a board where many hands beat my weak two pair. I don’t expect enough bluffs to justify calling the pot odds.

Three-handed on the button, K2o sits at the edge of a standard wide opening range, and a steal against the two blinds is profitable. A 2.5bb open keeps the risk small.

Nine-five offsuit is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

QTs is a strong suited hand to defend from the big blind, and the 150-chip call offers favorable pot odds against the button raise.

Check out of position with queen-high and a gutshot to a broadway straight; this hand benefits from taking a free card rather than betting into the preflop raiser.

The ace-high board favors my button raising range, so a small one-third-pot c-bet should fold out much of the BB's weak range. My king-high has little showdown value, but the king blocks some strong aces.

The small bet offers tempting pot odds, but my only strong improvement is a four-out gutshot to a king, with no meaningful backdoor flush draw. Calling is unlikely to realize enough equity out of position.

On the button in a three-handed, rake-free game, Q3 offsuit is a marginal but playable open. A small raise uses position without risking much.

8-2 offsuit is too weak to continue from the small blind against a raise, especially with the big blind still to act.

Getting 3:1 against a wide 3-handed button open, and T3s has enough equity and playability to defend the big blind.

T3s has only a weak backdoor draw on a dry, paired board that favors the preflop raiser, so checking to the button is standard; donk-betting here gains little.

A small continuation bet pressures unpaired hands on this dry, paired board while risking little with queen-high.

Getting about 4:1 against a small c-bet, and T3s has enough raw equity plus backdoor spade and straight potential to continue on a paired board.

Ten-high with no real draw on a paired board; check and give up unless the action is cheap.

The turn completes the club flush draw, and Q-high has little equity when called. Checking avoids building a pot against the big blind’s flop-calling range.

Top pair with a weak kicker is likely ahead of a range that checked back the turn, which should hold many 9x, 5x, and missed overcards. A small thin value bet can get called by worse hands, and I keep the sizing small to limit losses against the stronger hands in their range.

Queen-high has little showdown value, and this small river bet can represent many hands that would call a bluff raise. Folding avoids investing more with a poor bluff candidate.